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Where does Scrooge think the poor should go to?
Scrooge believes that the poor should go to prisons and workhouses instead of relying on charity from others.
What is the analogy of pauper is to poor as blank is to stingy?
Scrooge is to stingy.
What did Scrooge promise the portly man?
At the end of the book on Christmas Day Scrooge promises the Businessman a very substantial donation for the poor and needy. The sum is never disclosed
Where does Scrooge think the poor belong?
Scrooge believes that the poor belong in workhouses or prisons if they are unable to support themselves through their own means. He sees no obligation to care for or assist them beyond what is strictly necessary.
Why did the schoolmaster not care for Scrooge?
The schoolmaster did not care for Scrooge because Scrooge showed no interest in his studies, seemed indifferent to learning, and was often seen daydreaming in class. Scrooge's lack of enthusiasm and poor academic performance likely led to the schoolmaster's disinterest in him.
How does Scrooge disappoint the portly men that visit him?
The "man" was a philanthropist and business man who had asked for a donation to help the poor and need at this special time of year. Scrooge had refused him asking if there were no prison or work houses that these people could go to . In that last stave of the book Scrooge begs for the mans' forgiveness and makes an undisclosed offering to him for the needy and Scrooge mad the donation a large one to make up for all the ones he'd previously refused.
Scrooge offered to give 100 dollars to the poor in the beginning of the book?
No, in the beginning of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Scrooge refuses to donate to charity, saying that the poor should go to workhouses or prisons instead. It is only after his visits from the ghosts that he becomes charitable and generous.
How does scrooge respond to the gentleman's request for money for the poor?
"Are there no prisons?" asked Scrooge. "Plenty of prisons," said the gentleman, laying down the pen again. "And the Union workhouses?" demanded Scrooge. "Are they still in operation?" "They are. Still," returned the gentleman, "I wish I could say they were not." "The Treadmill and the Poor Law are in full vigour, then?" said Scrooge. "Both very busy, sir." "Oh! I was afraid , from what you said at first, that something had occurred to stop them in their useful course," said Scrooge. "I am very glad to hear it."
What words of Scrooge's were repeated by the ghost that made Scrooge feel ashamed?
The words "Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be only?" were repeated by the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, causing Scrooge to feel ashamed of his current ways and the potential consequences of his actions.
What did the two portly gentleman ask Scrooge?
They are asking him for money to help the poor. He doesn't want to give them any, saying that there are already poorhouses, workhouses, and prisons. He also feels that deaths among the destitute would "decrease the surplus population."
When Scrooge is asked to donate money to the poor he refused and asks are there no prisons?
This is because at the time it was in Britain a crime to be poor and without money to buy what you need. Many who fell in to debt were sent to prison. Indeed Dickens father was placed in prison for owing a baker 12/6p (12 shillings and six pence) for the bread he needed for his children.
Do the do-gooders know scrooge?
Not on their first meeting as they asked " are we addressing Mr Marley or Mr Scrooge"
What Did Bob Ask Scrooge?
Are these the visions of will be or could be
Who does Scrooge call a poor boy?
He says this in reference to a solitary boy left at Christmas time in School - The "poor boy" was in fact Scrooge
Are there no......asked Scrooge?
Are there no workhouses? Are there no prisons? And the treadmill is that still employed.
What is the name of Scrooge's poor employee?
Bob Cratchit
Who is the poor guy that works for Ebenezer Scrooge in Christmas Carol?
Bob Cratchit is an abused and underpaid clerk who works for Ebenezer Scrooge.
