'A Christmas Carol' Stave 1: Scrooge the Miser
I can understand how Scrooge is portrayed in the opening of the novella
'A Christmas Carol' Stave 1: Scrooge the Miser
I can understand how Scrooge is portrayed in the opening of the novella
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Scrooge is portrayed as a miser
- Dickens experienced poverty firsthand and dedicated his life to campaigning for better legislation to support the poor
- Dickens uses the setting of Scrooge's lodgings to reflect his miserly nature
- Dickens is critical towards those who lack compassion for the poor, like Scrooge
- Scrooge represents selfish and greedy upper-middle class Victorian citizens, who showed little empathy for the poor
Keywords
Preface - The preface comes at the beginning of a book and introduces its aims or scope.
Impoverished - Someone impoverished would have very little money and very few possessions.
Staves - Dickens calls his chapters ‘staves’.
Avaricious - Being avaricious means having an extreme greed for wealth or possessions.
Miser - A miser is a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible.
Common misconception
Pupils think that Scrooge keeps his money to himself so that he can spend it on himself.
Scrooge's frugality also extends to his own existence: Scrooge refuses to spend money even on himself, choosing to live a meagre lifestyle.
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Equipment
You will need access to a copy of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
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Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
represents generosity (Scrooge's are always very small).
represents Scrooge's ignorance
represents Scrooge's miserliness - he denies himself luxury
represent Scrooge's cold-hearted nature