"Solitary as an oyster" - No connection with family, simile to highlight the negatives. "Are there no workhouses" - Sees no value from the poor, dismissing even vulnerable families. "God save you!" - Benevolent Fred cares about family values, a contrast to Scrooge. "Mankind was my business" - Marley spent too much time without family, prioritised money. "A solitary child" - Reflected from stave one, spending time without family. "Father is so much kinder now" - Highlight on family and the joy it brings. "Another idol has displaced me" - Money replacing family values, Scrooge has no family now. "Spirit, why do you delight to torture me" - Scrooge beginning to regret his choices in life, no family. "Brave in ribbons" - Poor but noble, respect eachother. "Good as gold" - Family values, simile used to highlight perfection. "Tell me the boy will live" - Scrooge begins to care for poor families. "And to Tiny Tim, he became a second father" - Complete change, now a part of a family himself, even if he never had one with Belle.