Fred

• Fred as a foil to scrooge

  • "Merry xmas, uncle! God save you!"

  Juxtaposes

  • "Buried with stake of holly" through their "heart"
• Fred description

  "all in glow" , "ruddy and handsome" , "eyes sparkled"
• Vulnerable, "light to carry" tiny tim symbolises consequences of malthusian views
• Fred

  • Fred description - "all in glow" , "ruddy and handsome" , "eyes sparkled"
  • Fred as a foil to scrooge -"Merry xmas, uncle! God save you!" Juxtaposes "Buried with stake of holly" through their "heart"