Context

• Give an example of the text that shows what living in Victorian Britain was like?

  In stave four the ghost takes Scrooge to an area of London that is described as “foul” and “wretched“ and that it ”reeked with crime and misery”.
• How does Dickens‘ portrayal of children suggest about life in Victorian britain?

  Tiny Tim is presented as an innocent victim of poverty whereas Ignorance and Want are also innocent and helpless but they are also made out to be “grotesque” which shows how much they suffer due to society’s uncaring nature towards them.
• How does Dickens suggest to the reader that the idea that poverty is linked to laziness is wrong?

  The Cratchits are poor but are shown to be ambitious and hardworking with Bob working for Scrooge and both Martha and Peter working as well.
• Give an example from the text that shows Dickens did not agree with the 1834 Poor Law?


  Scrooge says in the beginning how ”useful“ prisons and workhouses are but later on is ashamed of his views and his previous statement.
• How does Dickens suggest that it was unnecessary for the poor to go hungry?

  When Scrooge first meets the Ghost of Christmas Present, he is sat on a throne of food which is “heaped up on the floor” which emphasises the fact that Dickens believes there is enough food for everyone and also mocks Thomas Malthus’s theory which Scrooge had voiced earlier on in the novella.