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about a merry Christmas. I’ll retire to Bedlam” Statements – shows how little he pays Bob and how dismissive Scrooge is of his cheerful nature. 3. “Tiny Tim hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and remember upon Christmas day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see.”
Scrooge Before... Arguably, this is the most famous quote from A Christmas Carol. The image of the oyster is almost perfect for Scrooge at this stage in the book. Like an oyster, he keeps himself to himself, hidden beneath a hard shell that he uses to protect himself from the world. However, inside that shell - like Scrooge - the oyster is soft ...
about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!” “Uncle!” pleaded the nephew. “Nephew!” returned the uncle, sternly, “keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine.” “Keep it!” repeated Scrooge’s nephew.
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Change – powerful message that everyone can change... this is demonstrated by emphasising Scrooge’s attitudes of rejection at the start. Responsibility – Dickens believes everyone has a responsibility for those around them. Fred states this idea by calling poorer people ‘fellow-passengers’ and ‘not another race’ Marley realises this after his dea...
London – a city which is cold and bleak. Business orientated place. Changes its description once Scrooge has changed Isolated places – the Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge random places (miners, lighthouse, sailors) they all get comfort from having company. Music shows their optimism. Happy Homes – Belle’s, The Ctratchits, Fred all show ha...
This is a novella (longer than a short story but not long enough to be a novel). Stave instead of chapter = a stave is the 5 lines of music & there’s 5 staves in the novella. Dickens enforces it’s a Christmas story with a message of new life/possibilities and is to be read aloud like a song being sung. The omniscient narrator adds casual and humoro...
Typical structure of a novella... only one reversal of a character (this is different from a novel) Setting and characters are set very quickly Ghosts develop the action Scrooge’s gravestone leads to the climax of tension & this causes the permanent change Stave 5 follows the pattern of falling action (reduction of tension) because Scrooge has chan...
Narrator – engaging tone but also sarcastic about Scrooge. Personification – brings novel’s setting to life = exciting which contrasts Scrooge at the start of the novel. Description – similes, adverbs, adjectives Pathetic fallacy – weather reflects mood Dialogue between speakers creates mood Questions help engage the reader & reflect on social mess...
Mood = jolly and festive because of Christmas. However, social responsibility to care = darker mood.
The Bell = religion and knell (warning of death) Chain of Marley’s Ghost = greed of money Ignorance & Want = personifies the neglect of the poor in society Light = warmth, joy, hope Music = happiness, celebration
Unlock with LitCharts A +. Stave 5 Quotes. 'I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!'. Scrooge repeated, as he scrambled out of bed. 'The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. Oh, Jacob Marley! Heaven, and the Christmas Time be praised for this! I say it on my knees, old Jacob, on my knees!'.
STAVE TWO STAVE THREESTAVE ONE‘Ma. ey was dead: to begin with.’‘Marl. was as dead as a doornail.’‘He was a tight-fisted han. at the grindstone, Scrooge!’. ‘Hard and sharp as flint. . ‘Solitary as an oyster.’‘External heat and cold had. ittle influence on Scrooge.’‘It was. old, bleak, biting weather.’‘The fog came ...
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Full Book Analysis. In A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens’ protagonist, Ebenezer Scrooge, personifies the idea that success is found not in hoarding wealth and self, but in service and friendship. Scrooge begins the story’s allegorical journey as a miserable man who openly mocks Dickens’ generous characterization of the Christmas season.
