Poverty

• Cratchits poverty quotes

  • ‘Brave in ribbons’ symbol of her desperation to make her dress look new and respectable
  • ‘It would have been a flat heresy to do so” the pudding represents the unity of the family as even though it’s small it’s well received, embodies lower class
  • Dickens message: Christmas unites everyone poverty doesn’t mean inability to embrace Christmas spirit
• Charity men and Scrooge scene of poverty quotes

  • “I help to support the establishments I have mentioned: they cost enough” -unwilling to take responsibility
  • “Many thousands are in want of common necessaries” - bridge between rich + poor, social responsibility
• Dickens places old joes shop in bad part of city poverty quotes

  • ‘Reeked with crime, with filth, and misery’ - shows corrupting nature of poverty
  • “Don’t drop that oil upon the blankets now” - shows turned to crime, uncaring
  • Dickens message: neglect of poor leads to viscous cycle of desperation and crime