Ebenezer Scrooge CHARACTER PROFILE

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first he only cares about money "squeezing, ?, grasping..."
he begrudges bob's ? and won't allow him a decent ?
belle says "a ? idol has ? you" suggesting that scrooge worships money as if it's ? and his love for it is greater than his love for ?
only cares about money "squeezing, wrenching, grasping..."
begrudges bob's wages and won't allow hima decent fire
belle says "an idol has displaced you" suggesting that he worships money as if it's god and his love for it is greater than his love for bel
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no ? in helping the poor
refuses to donate to ?, he thinks he's done enough by paying taxes for the ? and ?
he believes it's not his "?" to care about the poor
"? within him" that "? his old features", association with the cold emphasises his ? nature
no interest in helping poor
refuses to donate to charity, he thinks he's done enough by paying taxes for the workhouses and prisons
believes it's not his "business" to care
"cold within him" that "froze his old features", association with cold emphasises
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the characters of ignorance and scrooge show that different types of ignorance can lead to people being ? in different ways
scrooge's ignorance of ? means that he lacks friends, so he's trapped in his ?
ignorance could suggest the lack of ? leaves the poo
different types of ignorance can lead to people being trapped in different ways
scrooge's ignorance of others means he lacks friends, so he's trapped in his loneliness
ignorance could suggest the lack of education leaves the poor trapped in poverty
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the events of his ? are partly responsible for how he is
he's shown as a "? boy"at his school
scrooge had a close relationship with ?, suggesting he isolates himself from ? because he's a reminder of the sister he had lost
when he sees ? family, he pleads
events of his past
"lonely boy" at his school
close relationship with little fan, suggesting he isolates himself from fred because he's a reminder of the sister he had lost
when he sees belle's family, he pleads "in a broken voice" to be shown no more, su
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scrooge if forced to see himself how others see him:
mrs cratchit "? man"
fred "not so ? as he might be"
businessman "Old ?" (nickname for the devil)
a couple , who owe him money "?less"
mrs cratchit "unfeeling man"
fred "not so pleasant as he might be"
businessman "Old Scratch"
a couple, who owe him money "merciless"
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he asks the spirit if tim will die with "an ? he had never felt before", making him start to ? about other people
christmas ? uses tim to show him his wrong beliefs about "? population", and forces him to think about the poor as ?
"overcome with penitence
"an interest he had never felt before", making him start to care about other people
christms present uses tim to show him his wrong beliefs about "surplus population", and forces him to think about the poor as individuals
"overcome with penitence and grie
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he eventually changes:
he ? at himself and says he's "as merry as a ?-boy"
charitable, buying the cratchits a ? and making a donation to ?
he "knew how to keep ? well"
he embraces his fred's ? and becomes a father figure to ?
raises ? salary
he laughs at himself "as merry as a school-boy"
charitable, buys cratchits a turkey and making a donation to charity
he "knew how to keep christmas well"
embraces fred's family and becomes a father figure to tim
raises bob's salary
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Card 2

Front

no ? in helping the poor
refuses to donate to ?, he thinks he's done enough by paying taxes for the ? and ?
he believes it's not his "?" to care about the poor
"? within him" that "? his old features", association with the cold emphasises his ? nature

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no interest in helping poor
refuses to donate to charity, he thinks he's done enough by paying taxes for the workhouses and prisons
believes it's not his "business" to care
"cold within him" that "froze his old features", association with cold emphasises

Card 3

Front

the characters of ignorance and scrooge show that different types of ignorance can lead to people being ? in different ways
scrooge's ignorance of ? means that he lacks friends, so he's trapped in his ?
ignorance could suggest the lack of ? leaves the poo

Back

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Card 4

Front

the events of his ? are partly responsible for how he is
he's shown as a "? boy"at his school
scrooge had a close relationship with ?, suggesting he isolates himself from ? because he's a reminder of the sister he had lost
when he sees ? family, he pleads

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

scrooge if forced to see himself how others see him:
mrs cratchit "? man"
fred "not so ? as he might be"
businessman "Old ?" (nickname for the devil)
a couple , who owe him money "?less"

Back

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