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Cards (29)
- When was 'A Christmas Carol' published?
- What does the Poor Law (1834) require of the poor?
- How does Dickens view the Poor Law system?
- How did many working-class families cope during Christmas?
- What societal changes did the Industrial Revolution bring?
- Who do the Cratchits represent in 'A Christmas Carol'?
- What does Scrooge symbolize in the novella?
- How did Christmas traditions evolve in the 1840s?
- Who influenced the evolution of Christmas traditions?
- What role did 'A Christmas Carol' play in Christmas traditions?
- What did Thomas Malthus argue about overpopulation?
- How did Dickens respond to Malthusian Theory?
- What central values are reflected in 'A Christmas Carol'?
- What does Scrooge's transformation represent?
- How did Dickens use fiction in his works?
- What did the three spirits in the novella represent?
- What was London's population in 1800?
- What was the population of London by 1850?
- How many people were in London's workhouses by the 1830s?
- What did the Poor Law Amendment Act (1834) enforce?
- What percentage of people in Britain lived in poverty in 1843?
- What was the average working day for children in the 1840s?
- What does Tiny Tim symbolize in the novella?
- How did poverty affect crime rates in London?
- How much did the prison population increase between 1840 and 1860?
- How does Marxist criticism view Scrooge?
- What does New Historicist criticism focus on?
- What themes does religious criticism highlight in the novella?
- Who starred as Scrooge in the 1999 adaptation?