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- Warm - 'he had so heated himself with rapid walking, he was all in a ruddy glow' - contrast to Scrooge's cold attitude
- Joyful - See warm; (voice) described in first section using positive adjectives and adverbs, e.g. 'gaily' and 'cheerful' - makes Fred's happiness obvious from start and as happiness is portrayed in speech,shows he wants to spread joy
- Loving - 'he was all in a ruddy glow' - 'ruddy' means pink (glow), colour symbolism to represent love (for Scrooge and humanity); keeps inviting Scrooge to his Christmas celebrations to form a relationship with him
- Forgiving - 'I mean to give him the same chance every year, whether he likes it or not, for I pity him' - able to look past Scrooge's insults in order to try and help Scrooge; even when Scrooge is bitter towards Fred regarding Christopher, Fred 'left without an angry word' - opposite of Scrooge who is extremely volatile (shown by the fact that a few pages on 'Scrooge seized the ruler' to stop a boy singing a Christmas carol)
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- Represents the middle class - Shows that people can be reasonably wealthy but still good, happy people
- Explores the idea of family - Explores the idea of unconditional love (Fred keeps inviting Scrooge to Christmas celebrations and being kind and respectful towards him despite Scrooge's constant bitter attitude); shows the joy that family can bring (when Scrooge celebrates Christmas with Fred's family)
- Explores Christmas - Shows the joy of Christmas, tells people of the good of people (the fact that it brings people together) through his short monologue on pages 5-6
- Acts as a foil to Scrooge - Emphasises Scrooge's bitter attitude; linked to 'represents the middle class'
- Role model for reader
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