A Christmas Carol

• Ghost of Marley: '"I wear the chain I forged in life"'
• Scrooge to Ghost of Christmas Present: '"Tell me that Tiny Tim will live"'
• Fred- "His face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes sparkled"
• Fred is the very opposite of his uncle


  Full of energy and optimism despite him being poor
• Bob Cratchit- "Oh, a wonderful pudding"
• Shows that even though they are poor they are still cheerful and grateful for what they have in life
• Poverty


  • Dickens felt strongly that Victorian society treated people of a lower class terribly
  • The rich were mostly selfish and ungrateful like Scrooge and the poor were grateful for everything that they had in life
• Fear


  • Scrooges childhood makes him fearful of being rejected by others and neglected once again
  • This is why Scrooges shuts himself away from everyone and isolates himself
• Ghosts


  • The Ghost of Christmas Past symbolizes the mind and represents memory
  • The Ghost of Christmas Present represents generosity, empathy, and the Christmas spirit
  • The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come represents the fear of death and moral reckoning
• Scrooge


  Dickens presents Scrooge as a man who cannot change due to how stubborn and careless he is however as the novel progresses we see Scrooge learn his lesson and evolve as a character
• Bob Cratchit


  • The overworked, underpaid clerk of Scrooge
  • Symbolises the poor working conditions of many working-class people in the early Victorian era
  • Despite being poor he remains grateful and compassionate
  • Deeply cares about his family
• Fred


  • Embodies the Christmas spirit with his generosity and kindness
  • Doesnt give up on Scrooge and keeps going to visit him
• Tiny Tim


  • Represents the poor and less fortunate
  • Positive and genorous child
  • Helps the change in Scrooge