Detailed 8-page English Literature Essay Plans on Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’, The Cratchits.
Essay Plans are organised in three sections:
Section 1: Scrooge’s treatment of Bob Cratchit mirrors the harsh and punitive treatment of the poor during the Victorian period, and the precarious nature of their working and living conditions. Arguably, Bob Cratchit is rendered powerless, vulnerable and exposed due to the significant superiority and power that Scrooge holds in relation to him. Dickens humanises the poor through highlighting the particular and specific struggles that they experience including profound poverty, inferior working conditions and child mortality. Dickens explores the extent and depth of the poverty that pervades every aspect of their lives.
Section 2: Dickens conveys the strong, resilient familial structure of the Cratchits and the support and joy they are able to derive from the stability of their family unit, despite the challenges and struggles that they face. Dickens conveys the depth of the Cratchits' gratitude, appreciation and resilience exposing a strength of character and dignity that exists despite their hardship. As such, the reader is encouraged to recognise the prioritisation of family, happiness and joy in the context of a society that might dismiss or undermine such sentimental approaches.
Section 3: Through Dickens’ portrayal of the hardship and struggle experienced by the Cratchits – and their enduring sense of dignity and resilience despite this – the Cratchits serve the function of facilitating Scrooge’s transformation, allowing him to recognise his personal impact and contribution to exacerbating the nature and extent of their struggle. Scrooge's transformation begins with alleviating their suffering and struggle, and recognising his central role in contributing to the improvement of their lives – both socially and financially.
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Detailed 8-page English Literature Essay Plans on Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’, The Cratchits.
Essay Plans are organised in three sections:
Section 1: Scrooge’s treatment of Bob Cratchit mirrors the harsh and punitive treatment of the poor during the Victorian period, and the precarious nature of their working and living conditions. Arguably, Bob Cratchit is rendered powerless, vulnerable and exposed due to the significant superiority and power that Scrooge holds in relation to him. Dickens humanises the poor through highlighting the particular and specific struggles that they experience including profound poverty, inferior working conditions and child mortality. Dickens explores the extent and depth of the poverty that pervades every aspect of their lives.
Section 2: Dickens conveys the strong, resilient familial structure of the Cratchits and the support and joy they are able to derive from the stability of their family unit, despite the challenges and struggles that they face. Dickens conveys the depth of the Cratchits' gratitude, appreciation and resilience exposing a strength of character and dignity that exists despite their hardship. As such, the reader is encouraged to recognise the prioritisation of family, happiness and joy in the context of a society that might dismiss or undermine such sentimental approaches.
Section 3: Through Dickens’ portrayal of the hardship and struggle experienced by the Cratchits – and their enduring sense of dignity and resilience despite this – the Cratchits serve the function of facilitating Scrooge’s transformation, allowing him to recognise his personal impact and contribution to exacerbating the nature and extent of their struggle. Scrooge's transformation begins with alleviating their suffering and struggle, and recognising his central role in contributing to the improvement of their lives – both socially and financially.
Please see a sample of Section 1 of the Essay Plan to help you decide if you’d like to get the plan!
After purchase, you'll receive a link to download your Essay Plan.
Let's get to work!
