English-Christmas carol

• Christmas carol
• Scrooge was an old man who believed money could buy everything
• Bob Cratchit was Scrooges clerk, he had a son Tiny Tim who was ill
• The ghost of Marley appeared to scrooge warning him that three more spirits would visit him
• Marley was Scrooges business partner who died on Christmas Eve
• Fezziwig was Bob's boss at his first job
• Fezziwig was Bob's boss when he worked as a boy
• the first spirit showed scrooge his past life as a boy with his sister Fan
• Fred invites Scrooge to dinner but he refuses
• the second spirit showed Scrooge how people were suffering because of his actions
• Fred is Scrooges nephew
• Fezeeigw was the owner of Fezziwig's ballroom where bob worked as a boy
• The third spirit took Scrooge into the future where he saw himself dead and alone
• Fear of Abandonment


  Stems from parents' death and feelings of guilt and responsibility
• New Relationships through Change


  Forms new connections with Cratchits; marked by empathy, kindness, and understanding
• Gratitude and Appreciation


  Develops sense of gratitude and appreciation for people and experiences
• Redemption through Love


  Scrooge's transformation is marked by a newfound appreciation for love, family, and connection
• Empathy and Understanding


  Scrooge develops empathy and understanding for others, allowing for deepened connections and relationships
• Character Analysis

  Bob Cratchit's son, a kind and gentle soul who is beloved by his family and loved by Scrooge
• Christmas Dinner

  Affords Scrooge a chance to reconnect with his humanity and experience the joy of family and friendship
• Empathy and Understanding


  Scrooge comes to appreciate the kindness and generosity of the Cratchit family, sparking his own growth and transformation
• Old Poor Law


  A system established in 17th-century England to provide relief to the poor, characterized by a workhouse system where those unable to work were forced to live in poorhouses.
• Workhouses


  Institutions established under the Old Poor Law to house and employ the poor, often in harsh conditions, with the intention of making them self-sufficient by forcing them to work in exchange for food and shelter.