religion

• Victorian society was extremely religious, and its foundations were built on these very beliefs.

  • Redemption is instrumental in Christianity, with the belief that God provides individuals with redemption when sin has been confessed.
• Another pivotal idea of Christianity is salvation.

  • The most poignant example of salvation (the idea of being saved) being the salvation of mankind from Jesus due to his resurrection - Jesus returned to save mankind from its sins.
• The seven deadly sins were seen as the route of all evil.

  • They are a group of vices intended to prevent sin in Christian teachings.
• The seven deadly sins included:

  • Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath (anger), and sloth (laziness).

  Committing any one of these sins was straying from God's will, creating distance between a person and God, and creating room for the devil's influence.
• Link to novella - seven deadly sins; Greed.

  • He is greedy for materialism and is parsimonious (very unwilling to spend money) when trying to preserve his already acquired wealth.
• Link to novella:

  • Scrooge at the beginning of the novella embodies the 7 deadly sins of greed, wrath, and pride.
• Link to novella - seven deadly sins; wrath

  • He is wrathful and angry towards the generosity and jubilance (great joy) of others, especially at Christmas.
• Link to novella - seven deadly sins; pride

  • Scrooge holds a lot of pride regarding his miserable persona - he does not want others to see him vulnerable and joyous, hence he persists in up-keeping his image.
• Link to novella:

  • Redemption and salvation is pivotal in Scrooge's transformation.

  His redemption and salvation is seen in Stave 5 when he is reborn into a "baby", showing how he has been redeemed from his sins and given another chance.

  • Jesus' return to save mankind - Scrooge returns to provide salvation to try and save the Crachits.