A Christmas Carol Flashcards
Quotes from beginning of ACC for Scrooge
“Solitary as an oyster”
“Covetous old sinner”
“You’re poor enough”
“Why did you marry”
“Are there no prisons”
“Decrease the surplus population”
“Darkness is cheap and Scrooge liked it”
Quotes from middle of ACC about Scrooge
“A tremendous family to provide for”
“‘Why to a poor one most’ Asked Scrooge”
“Scrooge hung his head to hear his own words quoted by the spirit and was overcome with penitence and grief”
“Have they no refuge or resource?”
Quotes as the end of ACC of scrooge
“Scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath him.”
words to describe Fred
optimistic
humble, respectful, gracious, patient
poor
antithesis of scrooge
aspirational figure, altruistic, generous
embodies christian values, christian role model, faithful, epitomises christian duty, adheres to biblical teachings
charitable, benevolence, forgiving
description of fred
(quote + analysis)
thermal imagery
described by warm words: “this nephew of Scrooge’s, that he was all in a GLOW; his face was RUDDY and handsome; his eyes SPARKLED”
Right from the start, Fred is shown to be so happy and kind that it seems to radiate from his skin - his goodness makes his skin and eyes glow.
He directly contrasts Scrooge, who is dull and miserable. Fred loves life; Scrooge seems to hate it. Dickens uses Fred at the beginning to show what Scrooge could be like
