FRED

fred is scrooges nephew [little fans son]

appearance

• happy+kind

• ‘handsome’

• ‘his eyes sparkled’

• ‘his face was ruddy’

• charming

all these appearance qualities oppose scrooge who is the opposite to all of these

characteristics

• opposite to scrooge

• loves christmas - very joyful and loving

• generous

• cheerful

• kind- hearted

relationship with scrooge

• fred may show how much scrooge misses his sister

• it’s possible that scrooge doesn’t want a relationship with his nephew because he is scared of losing someone else he loves

• it’s also possible that he may have some resentment towards fred and blames him for his mother/fran’s death (she died at childbirth)

how is he presented

POSITIVE

how is fred like this? - even when scrooge puts down all his talk of christmas festivities, fred persists with his good cheer

evidence - “ i’ll keep my christmas humour to last, so a merry christmas uncle”

analysis - we learn about fred’s positive nature from his dialogue. everything he says focuses on the positive aspect of christmas

PERSISTENT

how is fred like this? - fred refuses to let scrooge’s miserly attitude dampen his spirits

evidence - “i mean to give him the same chance every year, whether he likes it or not, for i pity him”

analysis - he shows his care for his uncle by pledging to continue visiting scrooge regardless. his concern is revealed by his persistence and pity