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Responsibility (Shown through Scrooges lack of responsibility/…

- - - - Dickens presents his idea that being responsible for those less fortunate then ourselves is very important. Marley, shows the consequence of this as he is bound by chains unable to help anyone
  - - - The ghost of Christmas present suggests that it is our duty to take care of the poor. The cause of poverty is all of humankinds fault, therefore we should endeavour to help them.
    - - This suggests that it is the richer peoples job to help the poor and their 'doom' is on the hands of the wealthy if they do not do something
    - - Dickens makes them very unpleasant, showing how he is angry at the way the poor are treated
- - - - 'the happiness he gives us is quite as great as if it cost a fortune'
      - 'the lads left to their beds'
      - Fezziwig also throws his employees a party whereas Scrooge is reluctant to give Cratchit even one day off
- - - - Scrooge has no right to decide who lives or dies, as he is responsible for Tiny Tim's death since he pays Bob poorly. He may think he is superior to others, but in the eyes of heaven he is still just an inconsequential insect. The phrase 'too much life' links to earlier in the novella when Scrooge talks about decreasing the surplus population
    - - Dickens emphasising the importance of helping the poor as we only have one chance to get to heaven
    - - Having money doesn't make you a better person or more important