Scrooges Change Quotes

Question 1

“Will you let me in fred” - Scrooge (Stave 5)
Progression how?

Answer 1

We can use scrooges relationship with fred to benchmark his progression.
-He is actively seeking to be a part of familial relationships.

Question 2

” Will you let me in Fred?”
Scrooges appreciation?

Answer 2

Newfound appreciation of family. He is asking Fred if he can not only come inside the house but to go back into Fred’s life and the relationship that he once neglected.
- scrooge is now beginning to understand the importance of personal relationships.

Question 3

“Will you let me in Fred?”
Dickens message about Social change?
Door symbolises?
Link both?

Meaning 1

Answer 3

Represents Dickens’s hope for social transmogrification from an exclusive to an inclusive society.
- Here, the door that Fred opens symbolised the way that familial connections which dickens possitions as the antidote to social injustice. = social peace and harmony.

Question 4

“Will you let me in Fred?”
Dickens message about Social change?
Door symbolises?
Link both?

Alternative meaning 2

Answer 4

Dickens utilised the character of Fred as a microcosm for the younger generation.
- Fred is younger than Scrooge and by Scrooge reaching out he is aligning himself with the more progressive younger generation.
- No longer clinging to the bitter past of holding money and profit over human happiness and well-being.
- Dickens hope for society is symbolised through this.