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Ignorance and Want

Dickens used the characters of Ignorance and Want (hidden under the robes of the Ghost of Christmas Present) to highlight a lot of the problems in the world.

<b>“Wretched, abject, frightful..."

“Wretched, abject, frightful..."

  • “Two children; wretched, abject, frightful, hideous, miserable”.
    • These children are allegories of two social problems (they represent these problems in human form – this is also why their names have capital letters).
<b>"Yellow, meagre..."

"Yellow, meagre..."

  • “They were a boy and a girl. Yellow, meagre, ragged, scowling, wolfish”.
__“They are Man’s”__

“They are Man’s”

  • Through the Ghost, Dickens tells the reader: “They are Man’s”, encouraging readers to take some responsibility for other people.
    • Dickens uses Ignorance to chastise the Victorian reader, attempting to make them realise that they were ignoring the problems in their own society.
Message for society

Message for society

  • “Where angels might have sat enthroned, devils lurked, and glared out menacing”.
    • Dickens wanted to show that, by ignoring these issues, society would produce children like this – they are shown to be dirty, with no hope of a good future.
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Plot Summary

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Plot Summary

1.1.1Outline1.1.2Introducing Scrooge & Marley1.1.3Stave 11.1.4Stave 21.1.5Stave 31.1.6End of Topic Test - Staves 1-31.1.7Stave 41.1.8Stave 51.1.9End of Topic Test - Staves 4-51.1.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - Belle
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Key Characters & Quotes

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Ebenezer Scrooge

2.1.1Outline & Stave 12.1.2Stave 22.1.3Stave 32.1.4Stave 42.1.5Stave 5 & Key Quotes2.1.6End of Topic Test - Ebeneezer Scrooge2.1.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Scrooge
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Other Characters

2.2.1Bob Cratchit2.2.2Tiny Tim2.2.3Fred2.2.4The Ghosts Pt 12.2.5The Ghosts Pt 22.2.6End of Topic Test - Other Characters2.2.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Bob Marley2.2.8Diagnostic Misconceptions - Two Ghosts2.2.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - Ghost of Christmas2.2.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - The Cratchits
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Grade 9 - Key Characters

2.3.1Grade 9 - Key Characters2.3.2Grade 9 - Extract Analysis
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Key Ideas

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Key Ideas

3.1.1Inequality, Ignorance & Want3.1.2Duality, Family & Love3.1.3Christianity & Redemption3.1.4End of Topic Test - Key Ideas3.1.5Grade 9 - Key Themes
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Context

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Context

4.1.1Dickens & Victorian England4.1.2Poverty & Victorian Christmas4.1.3Exam-Style Questions - Poverty4.1.4Gothic Fiction4.1.5Gothic Fiction & Victorian England4.1.6End of Topic Test - Context4.1.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Dickens & Socialism4.1.8Diagnostic Misconceptions - Misanthropy
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Authorial Method

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Structure & Techniques

5.1.1Structure & Time5.1.2Time Frame & Pace5.1.3Narrative Voice & Tone5.1.4Settings, Similes & Metaphors5.1.5End of Topic Test - Authorial Method
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Recap: Main Quotes

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Recap: Main Quotes

6.1.1Scrooge Quotes6.1.2Bob & Tiny Tim Quotes6.1.3Fred & Ghosts Quotes6.1.4Ignorance & Want Quotes6.1.5Other Quotes

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