Fred
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- Created on: 20-12-22 12:53
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- Fred
- Key moments
- he welcomes Scrooge into the family Christmas without question, never berating him for his past errors
- ” Let him in! It is a mercy he didn’t shake his arm off.'
- Fred holds a jolly family orientated Christmas party where he refuses to be derogatory about his uncle
- 'I mean to give him the same chance every year'
- I pity him'
- Fred is authentically benevolent towards Bob, expressing his genuine sorrow for the death of Tiny Tim
- Visits Scrooge in his office to wish him a merry Christmas
- 'a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time'
- he welcomes Scrooge into the family Christmas without question, never berating him for his past errors
- Why is he important
- Dickens utilises Fred as a model for embracing Christmas and its associated virtues e.g. goodwill, family, love, community
- Fred’s concern is revealed by his persistence and pity – his manner is what Dickens sought to inspire in others.
- Both Bob Cratchit and Fred are important characters in bringing about the transformation of Scrooge’s character.
- Fred is a foil to Scrooge in the opening of the novella, so helps to heighten Scrooge’s absolute misery nature and need for change.
- Key moments
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