Attitude toward Christmas Flashcards
(10 cards)
Scrooge sees Christmas as a burden, a financial inconvenience, not a time of joy.
“what’s is christmas but a time for paying bills without money”
A short but iconic phrase that sums up Scrooge’s cynical, dismissive view of Christmas.
“Bah! Humbug!”
Fred is seen to be the antithesis of scrooge offers genuine warmth, showing that Christmas is about family, joy, and goodwill
“A merry Christmas, uncle!”
The Spirit of Christmas Present is surrounded by abundance—symbolising generosity and festive warmth
“Heaped up on the floor… turkeys, geese, game, poultry…!”
The Cratchits show that Christmas joy comes from love and togetherness, not wealth
“They were not a handsome family… but they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another.”
Others care so little for dead Scrooge that they’ll only attend his funeral for food—lack of emotional legacy
“I don’t mind going if a lunch is provided.”
Scrooge completely changes—he now sees Christmas as a moral and spiritual guide
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
contrasting alliteration now he has open his mind to the joys of christmas
“As merry as a school boy” “As light as a school boy”
Scrooge dies unloved—his obsession with money has left him with no human connection or legacy.
“It’s likely to be a very cheap funeral.”
Scrooge now uses wealth to help others—opposite of his earlier miserly ways
“I’ll raise your salary, and endeavour to assist your struggling family.”
