Wealth and Poverty in 'A Christmas Carol': Context, Quotations, and Analysis

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Wealth and Poverty in 'A Christmas Carol': Context, Quotations, and Analysis

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Welcome to the twenty-third video in my "'A Christmas Carol' GCSE English Literature Revision" series! In this video, I focus on the theme of Wealth and Poverty and how Dickens uses it in his story.
In order to focus on the theme of Wealth and Poverty in Dickens's classic tale, I first provide some super essential information about wealth inequality in the Victorian era, analyse MORE THAN TEN QUOTATIONS, and then also provide a summary, question for you to reflect on, further ideas for you to engage with, and some extra video and reading recommendations. You'll definitely want a pen and paper for this video, as there's loads of useful ideas that will help you with your revision.
Bibliography (read this for even more useful contextual information!):
- BBC Bitesize, 'Divided Society', www.bbc.co.uk/...
- BBC Bitesize, 'Everyday life in the Industrial Era', www.bbc.co.uk/...
- Jerry Bowyer, 'Malthus and Scrooge: How Charles Dickens Put Holly Branch Through The Heart Of The Worst Economics Ever', FORBES, www.forbes.com...
- British Literature Wiki, 'Social Life in Victorian England', sites.udel.edu...
- Barbara Daniels, 'Poverty and Families in the Victorian Era', HIDDEN LIVES REVEALED, www.hiddenlive...
- The National Archives, '1834 Poor Law', www.nationalar....
- Oklahoma Baptist University, 'The True Riches of A Christmas Carol', www.okbu.edu/n...
- Joanne de Pennington, 'Beneath the Surface: A Tale of Two Nations', BBC, www.bbc.co.uk/h...
- Liza Picard, 'The working classes and the poor', BRITISH LIBRARY, www.bl.uk/vict...
- John Sutherland, 'The origins of A Christmas Carol', BRITISH LIBRARY, www.bl.uk/roma...
- Victorians dot co dot uk, 'Rich Victorians', www.victorians....
- Wikipedia, 'Malthusianism', en.wikipedia.o...
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@amelieturner9831 2 жыл бұрын

this has helped me so much! I was also thinking about how the ghost of Christmas present revealed ignorance and want to scrooge could symbolise the way society tries to cover them up- because the ghost was hiding them under his robe

@hii2752 Жыл бұрын

YESS THANK U

@thenormalpigeon1153 8 ай бұрын

I did 'Blood Brothers' and 'A Christmas Carol' for my Lit exam last year. These videos helped me massively in terms of developing my skills and content/technique knowledge. I got 80/80 full marks on that exam because of you. THANK YOU DUDDDDEE!

@haha_i_silly_link 3 жыл бұрын

i was sent here for my english homework my teacher loves your character voices

@mrdan3863 Жыл бұрын

Your voice when doing the quotes is so amazinggg 😂😂😂

@item459 3 жыл бұрын

not even kidding i am using this for last days revision before finals, ur a lifesaver mate!

@iily-emspearing996 Жыл бұрын

watched all ur vids on Christmas carol last year and made detailed flashcards - this is what got me my grade 8 !! tysm

@roxanarusu1059 3 жыл бұрын

i love the fresh nuanced ideas presented in this video!! I didnt learn about the Sunday observance bill at school so this enlightened me!! thank you!!! wish me luck on my exam next week ahhh

@DystopiaJunkie 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful - you'll be brilliant in your exam, I am sure!! :)

@alessiaperugi7588 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, this is gonna help with my last chance to get a good GCSE grade !

@person2631 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS GUY

@semilorekaji-hausa2078 3 жыл бұрын

I think poverty as a positive was probably the most key message Dickens had to offer about the poor bc of his audience he would've needed to at the very least counteract their biased to send an effective message. That being said it might be a good idea to add timestamps in the comments or description either sectioning the video by topic/theme or by the quote being analysed bc otherwise the video is difficult to come back to for quick revision.

@sidra4369 Жыл бұрын

You are very underrated , great video thankyou so much !

@DystopiaJunkie Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kindness! It's nice to know that someone appreciates my work!

@tolaniosena 3 жыл бұрын

This video was amazing - thank you so much! It's so hard to find annotations on Mrs Dibler and the thieves :)

@DystopiaJunkie 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome - glad to be able to shed some light on some otherwise hard to find characters!

@henrycarpenter5701 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man this video was very easy to watch and enjoyable throughout, not to mention incredibly helpful too!

@ImaanZ1 3 ай бұрын

thank u so much for ur hardwork 🙏lifesaver with these in-depth vids

@xonnyz 2 жыл бұрын

What a UNIT

@DystopiaJunkie 2 жыл бұрын

I can never tell if this is supposed to be an insult or a compliment, but... you're welcome?

@vectls 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! really useful video, i've been struggling alot with revision but this is really good for me!

@princeandrew9073 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks DystopianJunkie. This was in my GCSE EDUQAS exam. I revised and watched all your videos, and i’m grateful that this proved to be very helpful. I remembered like 8 and these quotes and supporting analysis. Keep the amazing videos up. Also have you ever considered doing an analysis series on Macbeth since lots of people study the test, which would be able to give you more views as well as helping more GCSE students.

@DystopiaJunkie 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! Thanks for your kind comments - I'm really glad that my videos helped you out in your exams! I've definitely considered making videos about Macbeth, yep, although it may not be for a while yet. I'm still working on R+J videos and I'll want a bit of a break from Shakespeare after that! 😅

@alenarose1969 Жыл бұрын

@@DystopiaJunkie i do hope you make macbeth videos, your analysis for ACC was amazing and i got 26/30 from that!

@moonaboveskyeeeee 3 жыл бұрын

wow ur accents on the quotes are so funny loll

@DystopiaJunkie 3 жыл бұрын

😂 Thank you - I do try!!

@pr1nce0fh3ll9 3 жыл бұрын

Cringy and funny are not the same, educational video none the less

@wiseworlds9663 2 жыл бұрын

Poverty in its positive connotation because it contrast the silly ideas the rich had for the poor people. The Crachit family show that being poor doesn’t necessarily mean that unhappiness is present. The contrast between both Scrooge and the Cratchits shows Scrooge is actually spiritually poor where as the Cratchits are spiritually rich.

@alishaaa_0a686 3 жыл бұрын

Ps this is my revision so don't mind me. 11:48 15:00 "sir andrew agew" 21:31 22:51 29:20

@esther7325 3 жыл бұрын

This helped me out loadsss thanks!! I'll comment my grade once it arrives

@mozdogg_7308 3 жыл бұрын

Good Luck 🤞 🙃

@esther7325 3 жыл бұрын

I got a grade 7 which isn't back considering I studied the night b4 and didn't previously know any quotes...

@DystopiaJunkie 3 жыл бұрын

I'd say that's a pretty good result, especially under those conditions! Well done 😊

@wyrdvora Жыл бұрын

Got a mock tomorrow, wish me luck!

@DystopiaJunkie Жыл бұрын

Good luck!! 😊🎉

@alinajoseph8244 3 жыл бұрын

I have an assessment on this tomorrow and this has helped me out a lot! Thank you so much for this video.😊

@nicolaharris1710 3 жыл бұрын

what was the question aha we’ve got an assessment on this but ns what it will be :)

@alinajoseph8244 3 жыл бұрын

@@nicolaharris1710 The question was "How does Dickens present the suffering of the poor." I mean, it's not too bad of a question and I think I did ok in it but you know, you can't be sure until you get the results!😂

@nicolaharris1710 3 жыл бұрын

@@alinajoseph8244 thank you and yeah doesn’t seem to bad, i’ll let you know if it’s the same question aha and ye only time will tell ig :)

@alinajoseph8244 3 жыл бұрын

@@nicolaharris1710 Good luck!😊❤

@InfinityTornado 3 жыл бұрын

@@nicolaharris1710 yours will prob be on the suffering of the poor as well cos that's the 2020 paper and my school is doing it aswell

@potatopie7778 Жыл бұрын

The negative presentation of poverty is extremely important as it shows the negative affects that poor people Victorian England must experience as a result of the actions of wealthy upper and middle class. They hoarded excess money which could have been used to benefit the poor, allowing the poor to not have to steal or live in misery as a last result of survival. As the maids "sat grouped about their spoil" while witnessing this scrooge "viewed them with detestation and disgust " unaware that their actions were partly his doing due it his reluctance to give charity and being a miserly man. This would shed light onto the well of readers of the novel, would have been middle or higher class people , as they would have been able to buy and have the spare time to read the book. On what the consequences of their actions are on the rest of society. Dickens did this to counterargue the Malthusian theory which was suggested by Malthus that because the human population would grow faster than food supplies , the poor would get poorer and it was inevitable however Dickens argued that this would be unnecessary if the rich would just give some of their wealth away in the form of charity as it was nobles oblige and the right and Christian thing to do. I tried Sunday observance bill - negative presentation of wealth - 12:28

@bubbletae286 3 жыл бұрын

i love your videos, they're soooo underrated and helpful!!

@DystopiaJunkie 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! Just happy to help 😊

@leahknight8157 2 жыл бұрын

These videos are awesome and so helpful thank you!!!

@dingusgoober 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many people watching this video isn't currently doing an assignment on A Christmas Carol

@Zanderiz Жыл бұрын

thanks alot!

@aadeemrahman4779 3 жыл бұрын

dank vid bro

@DystopiaJunkie 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers! 👊

@hamzhehe5062 3 жыл бұрын

28:08 scared me

@DystopiaJunkie 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 sorry!

@noromantichero 3 жыл бұрын

i also spat out my skittles at 28:09 LMAO also awesome video ! rly awesome >B) , will definitely help with my exam ^_^"

@brltne 3 жыл бұрын

Is this a grade 9 analysis?

@joedy0 2 жыл бұрын

16:57

@balisani9135 Жыл бұрын

What copy of the book do you use?

@DystopiaJunkie Жыл бұрын

It's the Penguin Classics 'A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings' 😊

@balisani9135 Жыл бұрын

@@DystopiaJunkie Thank you!!

@itsesma1549 8 ай бұрын

11:44 who says what

@noorshah2038 2 жыл бұрын

Exam in two days 😭

@DystopiaJunkie 2 жыл бұрын

You'll be great - good luck!!

@noorshah2038 2 жыл бұрын

@@DystopiaJunkie Thank you :)

@maryarmstrong320 2 жыл бұрын

@dodgy9213 3 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who agrees with (or at least sees) Maltheus' point?

@magesticchicen 3 жыл бұрын

If you were ill but couldn't afford the health care, would you willingly die?

@semilorekaji-hausa2078 3 жыл бұрын

Heads up, this idea has actually long since been debunked, like it's already established in economics that Malthus was wrong. There's a longer explanation that you might want to search up but basically he got his maths wrong, he couldn't have predicted that technology to make food and resources would improve so much more or that better living conditions meant people had less kids since they only had more back then bc the kids were all dying so you had to have tons so a few of them would survive. He also couldn't have predicted birth control either. But today, we definitely have enough resources to feed everyone twice over at least. The problem today is not that there are too many people, the problem now is that very few people own everything, very few people have access to all of those resources.