Quote 5: “The fog came pouring in at every chink and keyhole”

Question 1

“The ___ came ____ in at every _____ and ______”

Answer 1

“The fog came pouring in at every chink and keyhole”

Question 2

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

Answer 2

description of Scrooge’s counting house which is shrouded in a deep fog

Question 3

5 key features:

Answer 3

• pathetic fallacy: “fog” limits visibility; concept woven throughout stave 1 to emphasise overwhelming ignorance that surrounds Scrooge due to his misanthropy.
• light imagery: correlates back to ignorance. symbolic of how Scrooge is unable to comprehend world around him outside the realm of business
• perception of society is clouded by Malthusian principles
• metaphor: “fog” has insurmountable, pervasive presence. “came pouring in” which affects everyone in its path as it cannot be contained.
• possibly in reference to the notion that ignorance is contagious.