A Christmas Carol Context Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
What is the 1834 poor law
A
This law introduced workhouses, this was a place were the poor were sent to work in exchange for food and shelter
2
Q
Why alerte workhouses so bad
A
Dangerous conditions
Workers dehumanised
250000 people died in workhouses in the span of 4 years
3
Q
How does the 1834 poor law link to the novella
A
Scrooges ignorance shows support for these workhouses
He is a microcosm for the ignorant Victorian upper class
Tiny time vulnerability and immature death hint to premature death of children in the workhouses, children as young as five sent there
4
Q
What views did dicks have of capitalism
A
He was incredibly judgemental of it and did not agree with the poor conditions people were abused and forced to work in
