Fred

• Fred


  Symbolises the good in people, sets a good example of how we should behave towards one another, particularly towards family
• Fred


  • A representative of the middle class
  • Shows generosity towards others, especially at Christmas time
• Fred arrives to wish Scrooge a Merry Christmas


  Dickens's use of exclamations emphasises Fred's generosity of spirit towards his uncle and to Christmas
• Fred is associated with warmth


  Scrooge is associated with coldness
• Fred's view of Christmas


  Kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time
• Scrooge's isolation


  Is through his own choice and free will
• Fred's invitation to Scrooge for Christmas dinner

  Mirrors Fan collecting Scrooge from school when he was a boy
• Fred


  • A good Christian who believes Scrooge has the potential to change and return to the fold
  • Refuses to be heavily critical of Scrooge's self-centred ways
  • Welcomes Scrooge back into the family despite the way Scrooge has treated him
  • Assumes a paternal, caring role when Tiny Tim dies
• Dickens uses Fred as a symbol of goodness, a role model to the reader showing how we should behave
• "ill keep my christmas humour till the last"
• "let him in!"
• "merry christmas uncle"
• "I mean to give him the same chance every year whether he likes it or not"
• "extraordinary kindness from Mr Scrooges nephew"
• "I have always thought of Christmas as a good time, a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time"