Minor characters

• Fred


  Scrooge's nephew, described as "ruddy and handsome"
• Fred


  • Cheerful and excited, embodying innocence and goodness
  • Maintains an optimistic outlook and positive traits throughout the novella
• Fred


  Contrasts with Scrooge to emphasise Scrooge's negative qualities
• Fred


  Scrooge's nephew, described as "ruddy and handsome"
• Fanny (Fan)


  Scrooge's younger sister, represents love, youth and optimism
• Fanny (Fan)


  Used to humanise Scrooge and reveal more about his past
• Fred


  • Cheerful and excited, embodying innocence and goodness
  • Maintains an optimistic outlook and positive traits throughout the novella
• Ignorance and Want


  Symbolic childlike beings that represent the issues plaguing mankind, especially the suffering of children due to poverty
• Fred


  Contrasts with Scrooge to emphasise Scrooge's negative qualities
• Fanny (Fan)


  Scrooge's younger sister, represents love, youth and optimism
• Belle


  Scrooge's former fiancée, represents the loss of love and innocence in Scrooge's life
• Fanny (Fan)


  Used to humanise Scrooge and reveal more about his past
• Mrs Cratchit


  The hardworking, loving mother of the Cratchit family
• Ignorance and Want


  Symbolic childlike beings that represent the issues plaguing mankind, especially the suffering of children due to poverty
• Martha Cratchit


  The eldest Cratchit daughter, a hard-working young woman
• Belle


  Scrooge's former fiancée, represents the loss of love and innocence in Scrooge's life
• Peter Cratchit


  The eldest Cratchit son, a dutiful and responsible young man
• Mrs Cratchit


  The hardworking, loving mother of the Cratchit family
• Old Joe


  A receiver of stolen goods, a morally corrupt character
• Mrs Cratchit


  • Embodies the resilience and selflessness of the working class
  • Devoted to her family despite their poverty
• The Charwoman, Laundress and Undertaker's man


  Minor characters who take advantage of Scrooge's death for their own gain
• Martha Cratchit


  The eldest Cratchit daughter, represents the struggles of the working class
• Caroline


  A young woman who represents the suffering of the poor and vulnerable in society
• Peter Cratchit


  The eldest Cratchit son, represents the hope for the future of the working class
• Mrs Fezziwig


  The kind, generous wife of Fezziwig, a contrast to Scrooge's miserly nature
• Old Joe


  The unscrupulous receiver of stolen goods, symbolises the moral decay of society
• Portly Gentlemen


  Charitable gentlemen who solicit donations for the poor, foils to Scrooge's miserly nature
• The Charwoman, Laundress and Undertaker's man


  Represent the exploitation of the poor and vulnerable in society
• Dick Wilkins


  Scrooge's former schoolmate, a reminder of Scrooge's past and the person he used to be
• Caroline


  Represents the plight of the poor and destitute, especially women and children
• Symbolic


  Representing the issues that plague mankind
• Mrs Fezziwig


  Embodies the warmth and generosity of the Fezziwig household
• Children


  Portrayed as they suffer the most from society's issues
• Portly Gentlemen


  Represent the wealthy and privileged class who are indifferent to the suffering of the poor
• Monsters


  Their existence is dangerous to society
• Scrooge


  A victim of ignorance as he willingly ignored the plight of the working class
• Dick Wilkins


  Scrooge's former colleague, represents the path Scrooge could have taken
• Scrooge


  A victim of want, as the reason he spent his life so focused on money was because of his fear of poverty
• Symbolic


  Representing the issues that plague mankind
• Children


  Portrayed as they suffer the most from society's issues