A Christmas Carol

Context

Family:

Dickens believed christmas was a time of togetherness-reinforced through Fred "a good/pleasant time" = mouthpiece of how christmas should be spent.

Dickens wants christmas to be a time where everyone remembers each other and families get together on christmas day.

throughout a christmas carol, dickens represents his idealistic view on how a family should be: forgiving and kind to one another.

Cratchits are a perfect example of…