English Literature: Family in A Christmas Carol (Quotations): Scrooges family in his present life reflects how he was neglected by his friends and family as a child. What quotation shows this and how his fathers behaviour foreshadows his own?

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Scrooges family in his present life reflects how he was neglected by his friends and family as a child. What quotation shows this and how his fathers behaviour foreshadows his own?

Grace Neill · Accepted Answer

'Father is so much kinder than he used to be' 'A solitary child, neglected by his friends' and as an adult he was 'as solitary as an oyster'

English Literature: Family in A Christmas Carol (Quotations)

Scrooges family in his present life reflects how he was neglected by his friends and family as a child. What quotation shows this and how his fathers behaviour foreshadows his own?

'Father is so much kinder than he used to be' 'A solitary child, neglected by his friends' and as an adult he was 'as solitary as an oyster'

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