Ignorance and Want are two children hidden beneath the robes of the Spirit of Christmas Present. At the very end of the Spirit's visit, Scrooge notices two "claws" protruding from underneath. The Spirit parts his robes to reveal the boy and girl, both of whom are in an awful condition. When Scrooge asks to whom they belong, the Spirit answers, "They are Man's." It is, however, the boy that the Spirit especially warns Scrooge against. Ignorance must be erased, the Spirit seems to say, or he spells doom for the race. When Scrooge asks if there is no refuge or resource for the children, the Spirit turns Scrooge's own words against him. "Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?" These are the last words Scrooge hears from this visitor.
Want and ignorance
In A Christmas Carol By: Charles Dickens Ignorance refers to how Scrooge was very ignorant to other people and how he did not want to listen to what they want to say or receive any information from them.
The two wretched children in "A Christmas Carol" are Ignorance and Want. They represent the dark consequences of neglect and poverty, serving as a warning to Scrooge and readers about the importance of caring for others.
When the Ghost of Christmas Present removed his bandage in "A Christmas Carol," Scrooge saw two starving children, named Ignorance and Want, hiding beneath the ghost's robe. This moment serves as a powerful message to Scrooge about the consequences of ignorance and neglect of those in need.
The two children underneath the Ghost of Christmas Present's robe are named Ignorance and Want. Representing social issues, they serve to provoke Scrooge's sense of empathy and awareness of the less fortunate.
To make the reader see that there is a depth of ignorance and want by some because of the poverty and living conditions they are forced to endure.
The Ghost of Christmas Present has reason to open his coat, Hidden beneath are a boy and girl who are in poor health and look near death. he explains that the boy is ignorance. The girl is want. He tells Scrooge to be aware most of all of the boy, Ignorance.
Scrooge initially by hears of Tims foresee death and then his eyes are opened to the ignorance and want of mankind
In "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, the children Ignorance and Want symbolize social issues such as ignorance and poverty. They appear as deformed and almost animal-like to emphasize the consequences of neglecting these societal problems. Dickens uses them to highlight the importance of addressing these issues and promoting awareness and charity.
I do know that in A Christmas Carol, the two children hiding beneath the Ghost of Christmas Present's robes were Want and Ignorance, two ills of society.
What dolls? I can't remember any. In exchange, he hides under his cloak two dirty, haggard skeleton-like figures in the shape of a boy and a girl, symbolising WANT and IGNORANCE. that is basically what the answer is. in many different versions they describe WANT and IGNORANCE in different ways but they always have the same name
In stave 3 the Ghost reveals two children from beneath his robes, The girl represents mankind's scale of want and the boy its ignorance