Fezziwig

• Fezziwig is used to show what a good employer should do

  to contrast Scrooge

  to critique the employers of the Victorian era
• employers of the Victorian era

  greedy, manipulative

  laissez faire

  workers had long hours, little pay and no benefits
• Scrooge's reaction

  'Why its old Fezziwig! Bless his heart'

  'why' - shows he knows what he's talking about

  'old' - adjective - wisdom, he knows what he's doing so others should copy him

  'Fezziwig' - pronoun - he knows his name - shows how much he means to Scrooge, as he doesn't know Bob's name

  'Bless' - Christianity - gratitude - contrasts 'Bah humbug' (means without joy on Christmas - no Christmas spirit )
• Scrooge's reaction

  'He has the power to render us happy or unhappy'

  'he' - pronoun - Scrooge see's Fezziwig as different - he could be Fezziwig

  'power' - noun - Scrooge is all about power and control - he gives it to Fezziwig - shows respect

  'render' - part of the building process - makes us what we are - employer has the ability to help build our personalities - ironic as Scrooge acts the opposite to Fezziwig

  'happy or unhappy' - emotions - make or break you - 'or' = comparative conjunction
• 'they came back... panting like racehorses'


  simile

  'they' - Dick and Scrooge

  'panting' - out of breath - shows how much effort they put in

  'racehorses' - shows speed - Fezziwig is like a jockey to them - dehumanises them as they are working class

  shows how people want to work for Fezziwig
• 'warehouse was snug and warm and dry and bright'


  'warehouse' - where they work - usual conditions = worse

  'snug' - adjectives, cosy, hoe-like

  'warm' - adjective - hot, life, happy, joy, sensitive, emotions

  'dry' - adjective - contrasts poor living conditions poor people had to work in

  'and' - conjunction - repeated to show how nice it is - emphasises the happiness
• 'in came'


  repeated a lot

  shows how Fezziwig included everyone in his gatherings

  he wants everyone to feel at home
• 'Sir Roger De Coverley'


  dance

  mixed different classes - equality

  shows how Fezziwig included everyone and saw everyone as equal
• 'comfortable, oily, rich, fat, jovial voice'


  list of adjectives

  'comfortable' - relaxing to listen to him - people listen to him to calm themselves

  'oily' - shows wealth - used to cook with

  'rich' - wealth - he's a business owner

  'fat' - can afford food - expensive - desirable

  'jovial' - joyous, happy, aspirational
• 'laughed all over from his shoes to his organ of benevolence'


  metaphor

  'laughed' - brought joy, he is fun and gets along with his employees

  'all over' - this happiness beam from him - people could see it was his whole body laughing - exaggerates emotions - he represents Christmas Spirit

  'shoes' - noun - his feet

  'organ of benevolence' - Scrooge = head, Fezziwig = heart - contrasting views

  'organ' - used in churches - church= God, go to God for advice, go to Fezziwig for advice - compares him to God
• 'lads left to their beds... under the counter'


  'lads' - Dick, Scrooge

  'under' - preposition -provides safety

  'counter' - noun - Fezziwig allows them to stay in he warehouse - its their home - generous

  also creates Sympathy for Scrooge as he is sleeping under a counter which could lead to what he is like today - he is scared to go back to those days
• 'a small matter... silly folks so full of gratitude'


  'small matter' - diminishes the effect that Fezziwig's actions has on the people he invited

  'silly' - adjective - insult but shows freedom

  'full' - contrasts their ability to buy stuff, shows life is about people not money

  'gratitude' verb - application

  Scrooge replies - 'Small!' - shows how much Fezziwig's actions mean to him - repetition of ghosts words shows he finds them insulting
• 'he has spent but a few pounds of you mortal money'


  'but' - conjunction

  'spent' - verb - shows generosity

  'few pounds' - happiness = cheap - contrasts Scrooge completely

  'your' - everyone has money just different quantities - ghost dissociates himself from scrooge

  'mortal money' - alliteration - money doesn't last forever, it won't go with you into your after life
• 'I should like to be able say a word or two to my clerk just now'


  marks the start of his transformation

  'I' - pronoun - Scrooge knows he has to do it

  'should' - he knows how he needs to feel

  'word or two' - wants to speak to Bob - apology?

  'my clerk' - not completely change, he still feels he owns Bob but is getting there

  'now' - memories of Fezziwig has effected his view on how he treats his staff