You could refer to Fred's attitude convincing Scrooge to come join for dinner . Fred , Scrooge's nephew , is a joyful , loving boy who wants to spread love for Christmas as it is a time of giving and spreading happiness 'it hasn't given me a scrap of gold or silver' You could say then Scrooge is the antithesis of Fred foreshadowing his imminent spiritual transformation , as well as foreshadowing Scrooge's once innocent childhood.Then you could judiciously mention the role of the Cratchits family , who despite being poverty - stricken want to share all the littlest of food with each other , implying their gratitude and love to each other , as well as their unity .To relate to context , talk about the Malthusian theory of the poor deserving to be suffering by the bourgeoisie society (shown by Scrooge attitude of poor belonging to prisons and treadmills )- that would give you a higher mark . In addition , this novella was written in 1843 during the Industrial Revolution which forced poor to work exceedingly hard for less than minimum wage - ClerkTalk about the spiritual transformation of Scrooge and how he comes to realise the meaning of Christmas with family and friends. He once enjoyed it with people like Mr Fezziwig