Scrooge - Social Injustice

Quote?

"It’s not my business." (Stave 1)

PP

🙋‍♂ The possessive pronoun “my” reveals Scrooge’s selfish and uncaring mindset.

📉 It reflects a Malthusian belief that poverty isn’t his problem to fix.

C

🚫 The contraction “It’s not” shows Scrooge’s cold rejection of others’ needs.

🔁 His harshness reflects a wider systemic failure Dickens wants society to change.

Context

🏭 Industrial Revolution: Scrooge reflects exploitation through his money-first mindset, ignoring workers’ suffering.

⚖ Poor Law (1834): His views support Malthusian ideas that justified harsh treatment of the poor.

WOW

⚖ Kantian Ethics focuses on duty to do what’s right, not just what benefits you.

🔁 Scrooge’s change supports the imperative that we must care for others equally.

RAD

Scrooge is a microcosm of the selfish Victorian elite who ignored the poor.