(including. But the ghosts do not follow a protocol, and when things don't go as planned Scrooge becomes nervous. What does Bloody Sunday suggest about the relationship between the czar and the Russian people? Description of Scrooge to Tiny Tim, shows the reader how he has chosen to change and help the Cratchit family. The children are poor and ragged, showing how the vice that Scrooge has indulged inIgnorance-- has a real effect on the children in the workhouses and on the streets. LitCharts Teacher Editions. Dickens appears to be criticising through the charitable and kind and loving Cratchits the way family is rejected by Scrooge, due to his greed, while those with the least are celebrating Christianity and Christian values. A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens about Ebenezer Scrooge, an old man, who is well-known for his miserly ways. Stave 1 Quotes Oh! Explain Ignorance and Want, who appear in stave 3 of A Christmas Carol The Beacon School- English Faculty - A Christmas Carol - Google Sites Teachers and parents! Scrooge, as a man of business, a man who is cold and relies solely on his mind (not feelings) to be prepared for all business situations, tries to be prepared again. Family here is shown as important as they all collectively share in the hardship and even though they are poor they dont complain or grumble, they just focus on making the best of their situation. "I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now.". A Christmas Carol: Plot - Stave 4. This poignant moment arrives when Scrooge is looking at Christmas yet to come. It is a dark, sad moment but Bob Cratchit handles the situation with grace and dignity. This is a juxtaposition to Scrooges office and house that have a very small fire because darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it!. This almost prompts a realization in Scrooge as he catches on to the fact that his wealth provides him (and indeed Fezziwig) with the power to make people happy. A Christmas Carol is a didactic text in which Dickens presents family as incredibly important. He refuses an invitation to his nephew Fred's Christmas party and will not. A Christmas Carol - Key plot details On Christmas Eve, Scrooge makes his clerk, Bob Cratchit, work in the cold. Description of Scrooge, which is a contrast to before as now he smiles at everyone even if they are poor or rich. The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.". A Christmas Carol - Characters overview - Characters - AQA - GCSE English Literature Revision - AQA - BBC Bitesize GCSE AQA Characters Three ghosts take Scrooge through Christmases past,. But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! A Christmas Carol: Plot - Stave 1. A Christmas Carol: Context. 17 Topics 1 Quiz. Perhaps, Dickens was showing the effects of poverty through the presentation of the symbolic Tiny Tim who encourages the people in church to see him as Christmas is about Jesus and he made beggars walk and blind men see showing that although Tiny Tim is crippled, he is the heart of the family and represents the way people should be towards each other. Whatever the genre. "Wonderful party, wonderful games, wonderful unanimity, wonderful happiness!". (Belle: Stave 2), Belle broke off their engagement as he became obsessed with money, showing that money has had a negative effect on his life, as it meant he lost Belle.