ACC Flashcards
(38 cards)
Stave 1: “Scrooge and he were partners …many years”
We see that Scrooge and Marley have known each other for many years.
“sole executor..sole assign…sole friend”
Through the use of the repetition of “sole” we see that Marley is the only person whom Scrooge trusts to run a business with and we see that Scrooge and Marley have a bond that was forged through the development of their business.
“excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral”
Although Marley has just died, Scrooge still continues without his friend to make profit. And so we get a sense of ignorance and a lack of sympathy and Scrooge is unable to do tasks that distract him from his ultimate goal of making money.
“Scrooge never painted out Olds Marleys name” “Scrooge and Marley” “answered to both names”
Even after the death of Marley, Scrooge has not changed the name of his business, and so we see that Scrooge embodies the same business like qualities that Marley has which makes Scrooge able to relate towards Marley and thus shows there bond has been forged through the business they run together.
“he as a tight fisted”
Shows Scrooge to be stingy and stubborn
“squeezing, wrentching, grasping, scraping.. covetious old sinner”
Through the long list of adjectives we see that Scrooge is unable to stop “grasping” his wealth, and thus shows his unwillingness to help others. We also get a sense of desperation for more wealth, an unsatiable hunger for money.
“solitary as an oyster”
Scrooge is portrayed as alone and this is due to his prioritisation of wealth and lack of interactions with other people.
“nipped his pointed noise”
Scrooge is presented as inhuman and this is due to his avaricious behaviour towards others.
“external heat and cold had little influence on scrooge.
Symbolic of the fact that scrooge is unaffected and ignorant of social issues which shows his lack of sympathy towards others.
“no falling snow…foul weather”
The use of pathetic fallacy to reflect scrooges cold nature.
“Nobody has stopped him in the street to say..
“My dear scrooge ,how are you”
Scrooges lack of concern for others has made it clear to the people around him that his is selfish and ignorent. Thus others have decided to ignore him in return. We get a sense of divide and isolation.
“Counting house”
Scrooges job is to count money or an accountant today.
“foggy withal”
The use of pathetic fallacy to show the fog is cold and miserable like scrooge.
“might keep his eye upon his clerk”
There is a lack of trust and perhaps Scrooge has this preconised idea of the poor and that they are thieves and not to be trusted.
“Scrooge had a very small fire….. Clerks fire was so much smaller”
Here Scrooges fire is symbolic of the fact that Scrooge is trading comfort for wealth. The fact that his clerks fire is smaller and is locked in his “own room” shows the extent of his greed and selfishness, and a lack of sympathy of others in the cold and harsh conditions of winter.
“A merry Christmas, uncle!, God save you!”
Fred is wishing Scrooge a merry Christmas and the use of the exclamatory convenance sentence shows that Fred is joyfull and happy.
“what reason have you to be merry? your poor enough” “What reason you have to be morose? your rich enough”
Here Scrooges nephew asks why Scrooge acts pessimistic even though he has money to spare and scrooge is unable to answer.
“a year older not an hour richer”
Scrooge is unable to see the value of Christmas and how in this festive season he will profit in joy and laughter instead of money and wealth.
“every idiot… boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart”
Here the readers get a glimpse of scrooges hatred towards christmas
“Much good may it do you”
Perhaps in the previous years Scrooge has been unsuccessful celebrating Christmas and has failed to understand its purpose and value.
Fred - “good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time”
Fred speaks out the purpose and what Scrooge may benefit from Christmas one that does not involve money or wealth.
“put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket”
Fred realises that Christmas is not a time to make money but to make memories instead.
“Because you fell in love!”
Perhaps scrooge hates love as it got in his way to make money “another ideal has displaced me” (make links.)
“I ask nothing of you why cannot we be friends”
Scrooge is not used to having something for free and finds it unnatural to be with someone without gaining something in return and so we see his ideologies about money come into play.
