Greed/charity

Question 1

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‘Are there no…

Answer 1

…prisons? Are there no workhouses?’

Question 2

‘Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?’

Answer 2

Rhetorical questions show Scrooge’s cruelty and dismissiveness.
Highlights Victorian neglect of the poor.
‘Prisons’ and ‘workhouses’ = harsh institutions = symbol of social injustice.
Dickens critiques greed and lack of personal responsibility.

Question 4

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‘They were not a handsome…

Answer 4

…family… but they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another.’

Question 5

‘They were not a handsome family… but they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another.’

Answer 5

Emphasises emotional richness despite poverty.
Contrast with Scrooge’s lonely wealth.
Dickens shows love and gratitude > money.

Question 6

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‘God bless…

Answer 6

…us every one!’

Question 7

‘God bless us every one!’

Answer 7

Hopeful and heartfelt, even in hardship.
Symbol of innocence and unity.
Later repeated by Scrooge = his moral shift.
Reinforces Christian charity.

Question 8

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‘I’ll raise your…

Answer 8

…salary and I’ll endeavour to assist your struggling family.’

Question 9

‘I’ll raise your salary and endeavour to assist your struggling family.’

Answer 9

Scrooge takes moral responsibility.
Switch from selfishness to generosity.
Dickens’ model of a just employer.

Question 10

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‘Not a farthing…

Answer 10

…less. A great many back-payments are included in it.’

Question 11

‘Not a farthing less. A great many back-payments are included in it.’

Answer 11

Generosity as repayment for past greed.
‘Back-payments’ = moral/social debt.
Charity seen as reparation and change.