A Christmas Carol Quotes Flashcards
Stave 1 - Scrooge
Irony - out of all the extra people in the world he is still lonely
influence from capitalism
When book released overpopulation was relevant due to people moving to london because of the industrial revolution
If they would rather die they better do it and decrease the surplus population
Stave 1 - Jacob Marley
symbol - of his actions
brought upon himself, led to consequences
I wear the chain i forged in life
Stave 3 - Fred
He’s the antithesis of Scrooge
Scrooge is a victim of capitalism
No hope for him - doesn’t even help himself
His wealth is of no use to him. He don’t do any good with it
Stave 3 - GOC present
symbol for society (ignorance upper class)(want lower class)
upper class- ignore struggles that don’t affect them due to capitalism
lower class - have struggles that they don’t want to be ignored, they just want the bare minimum
boy + girl show innocence, this shows how capitalism affects everyone
The boy is ignorance. This girl is want
Stave 1
simile
Hard- can’t break through (like his emotions)
Sharp- cuts/hurts, unapproachable shows he does not want help
Shows that even if you could break down his hardness the sharpness would attack
Hard and sharp as flint
Stave 5 - Scrooge
similes
shows his change
oxymoron to rest of the book
semantic field of happiness and reform
I am as light as a feather
I am as happy as an angel
I am as merry as a schoolboy
I am as giddy as a drunken man
Stave 4
metaphor for upper classes being weeds towards the lower classes
he realises he needs to change as he’s coming to a dooming end
religious context - reminder that your life will affect your after life
a churchyard, overrun by weeds, the growth of vegetations death not life - a worthy place
Stave 3
metaphor/ symbol for working and upper class
working class - get dirty for gain of upper class
upper class - stay untouched
the smooth white sheet of snow upon the roofs, and with the dirtier snow upon the ground
