Fred


	Personality	Role
	Jovial: "Scrooge's nephew revelled in another laugh" Enthusiastic: "A merry Christmas uncle! God save you!" Caring: "Bob told them of extraordinary kindness of Mr Scrooge's nephew" Even-tempered and refuses to argue with Scrooge: "I'll keep my Christmas humour to the last" Empathetic: "heartily sorry" for the Cratchit family after Tiny Tim dies Generous: invites Scrooge to his party despite Scrooge's behaviour, "It is a mercy he didn't shake his arm off"	He's a complete contrast to Scrooge Arrives in Scrooge's offices "all in a glow" and "his eyes sparkled" - emphasises the warmth and friendliness of his character (Scrooge is associated with cold) He's a foil to Scrooge's character (a character who may share similarities, but also some important differences) the differences emphasise Scrooge's negative qualities
	Development (Growth & change)	Other information
	At the end of the novella Fred can be seen in Scrooge	Dickens presents Fred as someone who shows lots of values associated with Christmas and the Christmas spirit Defined by his distinctive and pleasant laugh. Narrator says he'd like to meet "a man more blest in a laugh than Scrooge's nephew" - illustrates his cheerfulness and optimism

Jovial: "Scrooge's nephew revelled in another laugh"
Enthusiastic: "A merry Christmas uncle! God save you!"
Caring: "Bob told them of extraordinary kindness of Mr Scrooge's nephew"
Even-tempered and refuses to argue with Scrooge: "I'll keep my Christmas humour to the last"
Empathetic: "heartily sorry" for the Cratchit family after Tiny Tim dies
Generous: invites Scrooge to his party despite Scrooge's behaviour, "It is a mercy he didn't shake his arm off"

He's a complete contrast to Scrooge
Arrives in Scrooge's offices "all in a glow" and "his eyes sparkled" - emphasises the warmth and friendliness of his character (Scrooge is associated with cold)
He's a foil to Scrooge's character (a character who may share similarities, but also some important differences) the differences emphasise Scrooge's negative qualities

Dickens presents Fred as someone who shows lots of values associated with Christmas and the Christmas spirit
Defined by his distinctive and pleasant laugh. Narrator says he'd like to meet "a man more blest in a laugh than Scrooge's nephew" - illustrates his cheerfulness and optimism

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