10n’s - ‘A Christmas
carol’ revision project
pack
Thank you to everyone
who contributed to the
creation of this pack.
, CHRISTMAS CAROl
Revision notes
THEME: Social injustice
CHARACTER: Ghost of Christmas present
How is social injustice presented in the novel:
.christmas carol is set in the time of Victorian England at this time one of the biggest
injustices was poverty.
.scrooge is seen as a mouthpiece of the rich
and upper who do not acknowledge poverty as
a problem that he should solve, instead, he
believes that poor should go to workhouses.
.scrooge is very selfish with his money and
does not share a single penny with anyone.
.his greed for money has destroyed
relationship with people he knows.
.scrooge himself represent the greed and
self-interest of the wealthy and those in power
.the scratches and the children of ignorance
and want to embody the effects of poverty,
and social injustices
QUOTES:
"If they had rather die they'd better do it, and decrease the surplus population".scrooge/stave 1.
“Why should I try to make idle people happy” scrooge/stave1.
, 1
"It's a poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December!" scrooge stave 1
, 2
The ghost of Christmas present:
● The purpose of the ghost of Christmas past is to show the readers what
Christmas was like for people in Victorian England.
● This ghost is very jolly and welcoming, the ghost carries a scabbard that does not
have a sword , this symbolizes that christmas should be a time of peace and a
time where all our differences should be put aside.
● The ghost sits on a throne surrounded with food of different kinds, this implies
there is plenty amount of food for everyone and this contradicts the Malthusian
view of society wich dickens did not agree with.
● He reveals the hard reality of life in Victorian England when Scrooge finds two
children ignorance and want behind the ghost, the ignorance and wants are the
problems of society, how the rich ignore the fact that poverty is a problem that
they should be helping instead they ignore this and want everything for
themselves
carol’ revision project
pack
Thank you to everyone
who contributed to the
creation of this pack.
, CHRISTMAS CAROl
Revision notes
THEME: Social injustice
CHARACTER: Ghost of Christmas present
How is social injustice presented in the novel:
.christmas carol is set in the time of Victorian England at this time one of the biggest
injustices was poverty.
.scrooge is seen as a mouthpiece of the rich
and upper who do not acknowledge poverty as
a problem that he should solve, instead, he
believes that poor should go to workhouses.
.scrooge is very selfish with his money and
does not share a single penny with anyone.
.his greed for money has destroyed
relationship with people he knows.
.scrooge himself represent the greed and
self-interest of the wealthy and those in power
.the scratches and the children of ignorance
and want to embody the effects of poverty,
and social injustices
QUOTES:
"If they had rather die they'd better do it, and decrease the surplus population".scrooge/stave 1.
“Why should I try to make idle people happy” scrooge/stave1.
, 1
"It's a poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December!" scrooge stave 1
, 2
The ghost of Christmas present:
● The purpose of the ghost of Christmas past is to show the readers what
Christmas was like for people in Victorian England.
● This ghost is very jolly and welcoming, the ghost carries a scabbard that does not
have a sword , this symbolizes that christmas should be a time of peace and a
time where all our differences should be put aside.
● The ghost sits on a throne surrounded with food of different kinds, this implies
there is plenty amount of food for everyone and this contradicts the Malthusian
view of society wich dickens did not agree with.
● He reveals the hard reality of life in Victorian England when Scrooge finds two
children ignorance and want behind the ghost, the ignorance and wants are the
problems of society, how the rich ignore the fact that poverty is a problem that
they should be helping instead they ignore this and want everything for
themselves
