Fred, Scrooge’s nephew, is a kind character who only feels pity for Scrooge. He says, “I couldn’t be angry with him if I tried.” He feels that Scrooge doesn’t hurt anyone with his miserly and isolated behavior but himself.

What is a shame about Scrooge according to Fred?

Fred, Scrooge’s nephew, is a kind character who only feels pity for Scrooge. He says, “I couldn’t be angry with him if I tried.” He feels that Scrooge doesn’t hurt anyone with his miserly and isolated behavior but himself.

Why does Scrooge not like the poor?

Dickens presents Scrooge’s character in this extract as stubborn, selfish and rude. Scrooge is also shown to be self-centred. He believes that the poor do not need or deserve to be helped by being given comfort and food. He believes that he already pays enough taxes for the “workhouses” where he they should go.

Why are ignorance and want old?

Dickens uses two wretched children, called Ignorance and Want, to represent the poor. a stale and shrivelled hand, like that of age, had pinched, and twisted them, and pulled them into shreds. The Ghost tells Scrooge that the children are the responsibility of all mankind.

Which words of Scrooge’s does the spirit repeat back to him at the end?

When Scrooge asks if there are any resources available to help these children, the ghost repeats Scrooge’s words from Stave One: “‘Are there no prisons?” said the Spirit, turning on him for the last time with his own words. ‘Are there no workhouses?’

How is ignorance and want presented?

‘Ignorance and Want’ are described as not having “graceful youth,” instead they have been touched with the “stale and shrivelled hand” of age, which has “pinched and twisted them.” The use of personification here emphasises how poverty is spiteful; robbing children of their innocence.

How is Fred the antithesis of Scrooge?

Fred is Scrooge’s nephew, the only son of Scrooge’s much loved sister, Fan. He is the antithesis of Scrooge, demonstrating how we should behave towards one another. In the story he: holds a jolly family Christmas party where he refuses to be rude about Scrooge although he does laugh at his miserly ways.

Which ghost shows Scrooge be a better employer?

Fezziwig is shown to be a kind and generous employer. When the ghost shows Scrooge the Christmas party that Fezziwig threw for his employees, Scrooge is reminded of how much respect he had for the man. He is shown the fun he use to have while working for this great man.