christmas carol qoutes

• What does Scrooge say about the poor that shows his lack of empathy?

  “If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.”
• How does the narrator describe Scrooge's isolation?

  “Solitary as an oyster.”
• What does Scrooge say when rejecting Fred and charity collectors?

  “It’s enough for a man to understand his own business.”
• What emotional pain does Scrooge express to the Ghost of Christmas Past?

  “Why do you delight to torture me?”
• What does Belle say about Scrooge’s greed?

  “Another idol has displaced me… a golden one.”
• What challenge does the Ghost of Christmas Past present to Scrooge?

  “Would you so soon put out… the light I give?”
• What does Scrooge say about Ignorance and Want?

  “Have they no refuge or resource?”
• What warning does the Ghost of Christmas Present give Scrooge?

  “This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both.”
• What does the Ghost of Christmas Present say about humanity's responsibility?

  “They are Man’s. And they cling to me, appealing from their fathers.”
• What does the Ghost of Christmas Present say about the Cratchits’ joy?

  “A small matter, to make these silly folks so full of gratitude.”
• What does Bob Cratchit say when toasting Scrooge?

  “Founder of the feast!”
• How does the narrator describe the Cratchits despite their poverty?

  “They were happy, grateful, pleased with one another.”
• What does Scrooge plead for after seeing his lonely grave?

  “Spirit! Hear me! I am not the man I was.”
• What does the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come say about Tiny Tim?

  “If these shadows remain unaltered by the future, the child will die.”
• How does Scrooge feel post-redemption?

  “I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel.”
• What does Scrooge express about his rebirth?

  “I don’t know anything. I’m quite a baby.”
• What does Tiny Tim symbolize in the story?

  Hope and compassion.
• What does Tiny Tim say that embodies the Christmas spirit?

  “God bless us, every one!”