A Christmas Carol Themes
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- A Christmas Carol THEMES
- CHRISTMAS
- Title of the novella - refers to traditional carol singing
- Unusual layout - 5 staves rather than chapters
- 5 staves - reflect the structure of a carol and link the story to joy and singing
- Unusual layout - 5 staves rather than chapters
- FRED (Scrooge's nephew) - cheerful approach to Christmas
- Opposite of Scrooge
- Celebrates with family and friends
- Opposite of Scrooge
- Tiny Tim - Importance of Family and Love
- Title of the novella - refers to traditional carol singing
- REDEMPTION
- BEGINNING- Scrooge is miserable and miserly
- Rejects all offers of Christmas cheer
- Christmas is a 'humbug'
- Rejects all offers of Christmas cheer
- Ghost of Christmas Present- shows Scrooge how unpleasant he is
- Uses his own words against him, Scrooge was 'overcome with penitence and grief'
- REDEEMED
- Scrooge wakes up on Christmas day a new man
- BEGINNING- Scrooge is miserable and miserly
- SOCIAL INJUSTICE
- Scrooge refuses to give money to the poor
- Scrooge's refusal, represents the selfishness of the richer elements of Victorian society
- IGNORANCEAND WANT (represent the poor)
- Ghost tells Scrooge that the children are the responsibility of mankind
- Thieves dividing up Scrooge's belongings
- Thieves sort through Scrooge's things and comment on how miserable his life was
- Makes Scrooge and the reader realise the failure of only think of oneself
- To show Scrooge how his death will be received
- Thieves sort through Scrooge's things and comment on how miserable his life was
- Scrooge refuses to give money to the poor
- CHRISTMAS
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