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Explanation:
a)
Dickinson presents ignorance and wants to show that they are poor. this shows that not everything is happy endings or at least it doesn't have to be. A quotation for this would be ' a stale and shriveled hand, like that of age, had pinched, and twisted them, and pulled them into shreds.' the connotations of shriveled say that these children are not rich, they do not live in the luxury like some people.
another example of this is “A boy and girl. Yellow, meagre, ragged, scowling, wolfish; but prostrate, too, in their humility.” the fact that it says that they are wolfish shows that they beg for things. the connotations of wolfish are very leering this means that they are convincing and bribing and they wont stop until they get what they want
Dickens felt strongly that Victorian society ignored the poverty of its underclass. On the one hand were the rich who enjoyed comfort and feasting at Christmas, and on the other were children forced to live in dreadful conditions in workhouses.
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 children that hide under the robes of the Ghost of Christmas Present are 'pinched' and 'twisted' rather than being happy and joyous as we would like children to be. The Ghost tells Scrooge that the children are the responsibility of all mankind.
b)
scrooge is quite wealthy. and when a wealthy man meets poor children there is quite shocking news as they are dirty and mistreated and people think differences of them as they arent wealthy
Dickens presents Scrooge’s character in this extract as stubborn, selfish and rude. He wishes nothing to do with the two gentlemen and wishes “to be left alone.”
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. Dickens portrays Scrooge as a shallow and uncharitable to represent the business owners of the day who did not engage with charity. Though the gentlemen in the extract are very polite to Mr Scrooge, he does not give them the same kindness back, as when the gentlemen asked Scrooge how much money he should be put down for, Scrooge replied “Nothing!” abruptly. Dickens use of the a short sentence and exclamation here shows that Scrooge is very against giving up any money for charity, to the extent of being angry at the suggestion. His abruptness shows that he would do everything in his power to make the two kind gentlemen disappear.
This idea has an impact on his feelings towards the poor. These negative feelings are highlighted by the quote ‘Are there no prisons?’ which is a rhetorical question. Scrooge, like many wealthy people of the era, thought that poor people should be sent to workhouses and prisons, without really understanding what that means.
Scrooge is also careful with money. We know this because of the quote ‘I can’t afford to make idle people merry.’ This is ironic as he can afford to make people merry, but he does not because he is rich and he wishes to remain rich - which for him does not involve helping the poor.
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