Industrial Revolution / Poverty: Massive wealth gap, poor working conditions , "yellow, meagre, ragged" (The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge the two children: Ignorance and Want), The Poor Law (1834) & Workhouses, "Are there no workhouses? Are there no prisons", Malthusiasn Theory: Thomas Malthus believed population growth would outstrip resources, used to justify neglecting the poor, "Decrease the surplus population", Christianity and Moral Redemption: Christian values were central to Victorian society, "God bless us everyone!" / "I'll raise your salary" (Scrooge to Bob at the end), Education and Social Reform: Lack of education is. linked to crime and poverty, "Beware this boy" (Talking about the Boy named Ignorance), Victorian attitudes to childhood: Childhood idealised yet explored, Dickens often used suffering children to provoke sympathy , "withered little hand" (about Tiny Tim), Social Responsibility of the Wealthy: Charity should be a duty not a choice , "Mankind was my business" (Ghost of Xmas Present).

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