Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol': Top Set Analysis

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[josscarr]

0:12 Did my man just give a spoiler warning for a book that was written nearly 200 years ago

[mahirhussain]

Three dislikes were probably the examiner

[Rhysgrantward]

The day before paper 1 English Lit
"Let's revise!"

[jdwood]

Maybe it's because the happy scene contrasts the one where Tiny Tim has died, and so shows that despite a poor family's best efforts to remain cheerful they cannot escape the consequences of their lack of money.
Also it could be referencing how they have just enough money to be happy but not enough to help others, whereas Scrooge has more than enough money to help others but refuses to do so. So Dicken's message would be that the more people we help, the more people will be able to help others and the better of we will all be.

[tiffanydillon]

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[bushramukadam]

Maybe Dicken portrayed the poorest family as the happiest because he as a child was away from his family and there for created this hypothetical positive scenario. Almost like his own fantasy or wish.
Or it could be the universal theme of giving. The first thing Scrooge did after he changed was give food to the Cratchits and the cratchits despite being poor gave love to each other. It’s all about giving

[S.R.A.BXER]

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[nevestory]

It is possible that in seeing how happy the Cratchits could be with the little they had, he became less fixated on the value of money; seeing it not as something to measure or count (as he used to), but as insignificant and something that should not be thought about during the act of giving. While the prize turkey may seem like an extravagant gift and a display of wealth, I believe that Scrooge decided on it as he had seen how excited Tiny Tim had got surrounding the meagre goose the Ghost of Christmas Present showed the Cratchits enjoying. Alternatively, it shows that Scrooge is distancing himself from Malthusian economic theory entirely; not only is he giving food to those that are hungry, he is giving them more food than he allows himself. Coupled with the fact he gives Bob Cratchit a pay raise - which is indicative of his working hard, despite the view of the time that poor people were inherently lazy - Dickens proves that Scrooge has completely changed every aspect of his belief system that he displayed earlier in the novella.

[theassassin]

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[Annie-xbxx]

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[tomhotchkiss]

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[aralwood]

Message - Scrooge has not fully redeemed his ways fully and not discovered that money and physical objects do not equal true happiness but more just a longing to have joy, I belive Scrooge is in an overwhelming state of joy at the end of the novella and his hapiness may not be realistic or true but his experience with the paranormal would be haunting for someone to experience during the time period.

[bocameron]

I think the description of the cratchit’s Christmas does make you feel sorry for them, but in a subtle way. They are so happy in the face of poverty, it makes you wonder if they perhaps had to endure worse than this, and are therefore able to appreciate the little things like this so much more. Also, they don’t have much but they are so appreciative of it that the reader is encouraged to appreciate all they themselves have, and perhaps even feel a little guilty that they take their wealth for granted. This in turn would encourage the reader to help the poor, and understand their situation.
(I don’t think I’ve worded this quite right, hope y’all know what I mean)

[rubyroscoe]

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[ctro]

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[barnabywilliams]

Maybe its not a happy ending. Perhaps Dickens is showing how money corrupts people and removes happiness and that throwing money at a problem doesn't make the problem go away; it needs genuine work to be fixed. I think the fact that although the Cratchit's are rewarded by scrooge, the larger problem of work houses and poverty are still in the background and scrooge giving money doesn't fix the problem. I think it might be Dickens guiding politicians on how to fix the problems highlighted in the book.

[lexieyoung]

I know I shouldn't have left it this late to start revising.... let's hope I don't do too terribly

[Hadeschild-dpcd]

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[drnerdood]

I think the Cratchits being happy is for 2 reasons.
1. To create a bigger contrast between the appreciation of what the Cratchits have and Scrooge's selfishness
2. To make the reader realise that money is not needed to be happy and that people don't need to put money before everything else to live a good life, like Scrooge has done, only his life ends up being a very miserable one.

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