a christmas carol theme

Question 1

christmas

Answer 1

• religious
• importance of christmas - being charitable and giving and spending time with family

Question 2

redemption

Answer 2

• dickens uses scrooge to show people can change - has a positive outcome if you genuinely change
• forgiveness and being sorry
• everyone is capable of redemption

Question 3

charity

Answer 3

• importance of giving to others
• wanted rich people to give money to charity and help

Question 4

social injustice

Answer 4

• gaps in victorian england between rich and poor
• rich was miserly
• criticise rich & government
• poor sent to workhouses
• rich protected

Question 5

family

Answer 5

• comfort and strength and companionship
• all the other families are close and connected - crachits, belle, fred
• scrooge is isolated