Scrooge + Fred

• Who is Fred to Scrooge? 


  His nephew
• Do Fred and Scrooge get on well?


  Not at the start, he refuses to attend dinner with Fred
• How does Fred and Scrooges relationship develop?


  Scrooge accepts the invitation to dinner and describes the dinner party as “wonderful…”
• What quote shows their bitter relationship at the start of the novel?


  “Keep Christmas in your own way”
• What quote shows their development in their relationship?

  “Wonderful party, wonderful games, wonderful happiness!”
• What two quotes contrast Fred and Scrooge, surrounding Christmas?

  • Fred says “Merry Christmas Uncle! And a happy new year!”
• What two quotes contrast Fred and Scrooge, surrounding Christmas?

  • Fred says “Merry Christmas Uncle! And a happy new year!”
  • Scrooge says “keep Christmas in your own way”
• Why does Fred feel sorry for Scrooge? 


   he causes himself to suffer more and more by shutting people out and being obsessed with money.
• Why does Scrooge hate Fred at the beginning of the novella?


  his presence reminds him of the long-dead Fan, and the pain he associates with her passing.
• What two quotes compare the temperature of the two characters?

  • Fred- “Golden sunlight”
  • Scrooge- “he carried his low temperature with him”
• Is Fred poor?


  Fred is not poor, he is financially stable as well as having a loving family
• What does Dickens challenge by comparing Fred and Scrooge?


  Generosity vs. Greed
• what does Dickens criticise by comparing fred and Scrooge? 


  The cruelty of the wealthy and the isolation caused by shutting family out
• What is Dickens intention when comparing the two character? 


  Dickens intends to prove how much loving and caring about one another impacts us greatly. Fred is happier than Scrooge because he cares and loves without wanting anything in return.