Fred+family

• role in novella 


  contrast Scrooge

  show how a loving family shapes a person

  show Christmas Spirit
• scrooge's reaction


  'Bah Humbug!'

  dismissive attitude of Christmas - no Christmas spirit

  Humbug - fraud - Christmas is a scam - 'a poor excuse to pick a mans pocket every 25th of December'
• 'I couldn't be angry with him if I tried'


  'I' - personal pronoun

  'if' - conjunction

  'angry' - emotion

  'couldn't' - contraction

  he is saying although Scrooge has done some bad, Fred can't hate him - Scrooge is empathised by Fred as he is lonely - makes reader feel attracted to Fred - he is a good person - aspire to be like him
• 'I think he lost a good dinner'

  'he looses some pleasant moments'


  'I' - personal pronoun - Fred's view

  'lost', 'looses' - verb - Scrooge has missed out

  'good dinner' - experiences

  'he' - Scrooge

  'pleasant moments' - experiences

  this isolates Scrooge from the rest of them
• 'Christmas a humbug.... you don't mean that I'm sure'


  'humbug' - fraud

  'don't mean that' - refusal to accept his uncle is miserable and doesn't have Christmas spirit

  he embodies the Christmas spirit - makes him likable
• 'ha ha! laughed Scrooge's nephew'


  ha - exclamation

  'laughed' - introduced as happy - associates him with positive emotions

  'Scrooge's nephew' - already creates contrasts between Scrooge and Fred - he is happy
• 'in a glow; his face was ruddy and handsome'


  'glow' - light, angelic, emotions

  'ruddy' - reddish, warmth

  handsome - attractive -makes him likeable

  contrasts Scrooge
• 'his eyes sparkled and his breathe smoked


  sparkled - precious - gems - unique - stars

  'smoked' - fire within him - warmth

  contrasts scrooge
• come then returned the nephew gaily


  'come' - invites Scrooge again even though has declined - optimistic and persistent

  gaily - cheerily, happy, joyous

  it doesn't name Fred - Scrooge never got close to him - only known as nephew
• 'because I fell in love'


  'because' - conjunction - shows he is about to explain - informal tone

  'love' - emotion - contrasts Scrooge (foreshadows belle)
• 'as a good time ; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time'


  time - repeated

  ; - allows Fred to think of what he feels Christmas is about - he doesn't mention presents of many things to do with money

  list - highlights Christmas values ; 'though it never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket'