How Dickens presents Fred, and how the character develops across the text: Christmas spirit, kindness and family.
The key quotations for this character and how to analyse them, with the context that shapes them.
How to use the lesson's key quotations in an essay, with a short worked paragraph.
Key quotations: 'A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!', 'a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time', 'fellow-passengers to the grave', 'I am sorry for him; I couldn't be angry with him if I tried', 'Will you let me in, Fred?'.
Fred as a contrast to Scrooge and a link to his dead sister, Fan.
Eduqas's essay on this novel marks context as much as response and analysis: weave context into the argument, and treat the printed extract as a starting point, ranging across the beginning, middle and end of the novel.
