Quote 23: “obscure part of the town, where Scrooge had never penetrated before”

Question 1

“______ part of the _____, where Scrooge had _____ ______before”

Answer 1

“obscure part of the town, where Scrooge had neverpenetrated before”

Question 2

who said it and when? who did they say it to? what is it about?

Answer 2

description of the poor part of London in Stave 4

Question 3

5 key features:

Answer 3

• adj “obscure” implies purposefully hidden from society.
• connotes insignificance: problem that people do not want to face
• “never” indicative of his attitude & care for the wellbeing of poor
• chooses to remain ignorant to their suffering
• “penetrated” requires force and effort. scrooge was unwilling to be socially responsible