acc Flashcards
(12 cards)
“scrooge wept to see his poor forgotten self as he used to be”
sees himself in the schoolroom and shows emotion for the first time (selfish)
poor and forgotten are his two fears
“he has the power to render us happy or unhappy”
scrooge realised fezziwigs actions create a positive environment and he begins to regret his treatment of cratchit
“tiny tim is as good as gold and better”
simile that shows the value of a good person is higher than the value of money
“twice turned gown brave in ribbons”
she braves her situation, doesn’t shrink into poverty
“i will honour christmas in my heart and keep it all year”
scrooge will carry the mentality of xmas values year round
“i’m quite a baby, nevermind, i’d rather be a baby”
scrooge’s rebirth, he is filled with youth (inverse coming of age)
“to tiny tim he was a second father”
he is no longer rejecting family, he is ready to look after others. symbolically taking everyone under his wing by taking the weakest of them all
“hard and sharp as a flint”
unbending and stubborn, dangerous if not dealt with carefully
“solitary as an oyster”
outside is unassuming and hard, protecting himself. inside is soft, pearl = great potential
“external heat and cold had little influence on scrooge”
metaphor to imply that other people’s behaviour has no effect on him. pathetic fallacy
“i can’t afford to make idle people merry”
materialistic, direct correlation between happiness and material. he hoards wealth for his own pleasure. idle = poor are lazy
“bah humbug”
humbug = trick, believes xmas is deceptive and makes people behave unaturally
