A Christmas Carol

Subdecks (6)

Cards (96)

  • Stave 2
    “another idol has displaced me“ - Belle
  • Stave 2
    ”our contract is an old one“ - Belle
  • Stave 3
    ”this boy is Ignorance.“ “this girl is Want“ - Christmas Present
  • Stave 1
    ”Covetous old sinner“
  • stave 1
    ”A poor excuse to pick a mans pocket every twenty-fifth of December“ - Scrooge
  • Stave 4
    ”for upon my life I don’t know anyone to go to it“ - the gentlemen
  • Stave 3
    “it was a sufficient dinner for the whole family“ - About Cratchits
  • Stave 2
    “The lads were left to their beds…under the counter“ - Fezziwig‘s generosity
  • Things to Remember
    • “Want“ should be Need as they need their fundamental requirements - irony of Scrooge
    • Sinner links to religious beliefs of God vs Satan. Christian Rhetoric that people are guided, cared and provided for by god (one family)
    • Rich are often described as greedy (7 deadly sins) and Fezziwig is the exception as he is generous (7 heavenly virtues)
    • Rich often interpret the poor to be greedy but obviously their not