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It was his belief as it was of many of those ignorant of what was actually happening around them that the poor were lazy and idle, they didn't want work. This was of course untrue. Work was scarce and many factory and mine owners employed children in jobs that adults should have had because they "cost less". Dickens was fighting this issue within the book itself
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Why did the Ghost of Christmas Present come to Scrooge?
To show him how to live Christmas every day and to show Scrooge what was happening in the world around him yet scrooge denied its existence in particular the volume of people that were poor, their treatment and the way they were trying to survive
What is the difference between Bob Cratchit's opinion of Scrooge in the rest of the Cratchit family's opinion?
Bob is a loyal people - He needs scrooges work or his family will starve. Jobs of the time were few and many were like Bobs under paid, but they were still something. The family saw how the Miserly Scrooge treated him and hated Scrooge for that
What is the first spirits purpose when he goes to scrooge?
To show scrooge issues he encountered in his past
What did each spirit show Scrooge?
second spirit show scrooge tht bein lonely is not good at all...... by: rodrigo moreira
Whose headstone does the spirit show to Scrooge?
The spirit shows Scrooge his own headstone in the book.
What are the release dates for The Bob Show - 2007 The Gauntlet of Scrooge?
The Bob Show - 2007 The Gauntlet of Scrooge was released on: USA: 22 December 2013
Whose path was the ghost going to show Scrooge?
Yes, he showed Scrooge his own grave, untended, as no one would care or mourn his death if he did not change his ways.
What did the past spirit show Scrooge?
The Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge what and how his past has effected him and tries to tell him that it is the past and now he must look to the future, he cannot change the past The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge what is happening around him at Christmas and that it doesn't matter how rich or poor everyone can keep the season in their hearts but he leave Scrooge with two warnings . Firstly Tiny Tim will not see another of his Christmas brothers and second that ignorance and want are all around Scrooge
Why did the spirt of past visit Scrooge?
To show Scrooge that there were happy times and not so happy in his past and that these cannot be changed
Give two situations to show how Scrooge dislikes Christmas?
Scrooge displays contempt for Christmas by: refusing to join his nephew for Christmas dinner turning away fundraisers trying to help the poor getting angry at the singers saying "Ba Humbug" at everyone elses displays of Christmas cheer.
Why does the ghost of Christmas present bring scrooge out to a bleak and dessert moor?
To show Scrooge that no matter where you are you can keep christmas in your heart
Why did the spirit take scrooge the minors shack?
For Scrooge to see the depth of the deprivation and poverty that he is ignorant about and those who like Belle were trying to help those who had nothing and without help would surely starve that very Christmas. It is after this visit that the ghost rebukes Scrooge by repeating his own dismissive words to the two business men seeking a small donation - "Are there prison, are there no work houses and the treadmill is that still gainfully employed?"
