Fred quote

• Fred: 'A merry Christmas uncle! He was all in a glow ; his face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes sparkled and his breath smoked again'
• Fred's appearance

  • In a glow
  • Ruddy and handsome face
  • Eyes sparkled
  • Breath smoked
• Fred's entrance


  Highlights that Scrooge does have family he could share Christmas with, but chooses to lead a solitary life
• Semantic field of warmth/fire

  • Glow, ruddy, sparkled, smoked
• Semantic field of warmth/fire

  Directly juxtaposes the semantic field of the cold used to describe Scrooge in the opening
• Semantic field of warmth/fire

  Represents how Fred serves as the antithesis of Scrooge
• Fred's character

  • Serves as Dickens' mouthpiece for the importance of charity and Christmas
  • Shares Dickens' own views on Christmas being a forgiving, merry and charitable time where everybody is equal