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"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.