A christmas carol context

• A Christmas carol is a...

  novella
• it was set in the..

  Victorian era
• DICKENS

  it was set based on his experiences in life, it is widely accepted that Dickens was socially conscious and sympathetic towards the lower class.
• Dickens father was sent to a..

  debtors' prison
• Dickens father worked as a... this explains..?

  Clerk!! just like Bob Cratchit, this explains why the narration is sympathetic towards the Cratchit family, and idealises them to such an extent.