Scrooge Flashcards
(17 cards)
“He carried his own low temperature around with him… no wind that blew was bitterer than he”
Pathetic fallacy - for emphasis on Scrooge’s cold heartedness
“Cold bleak and biting winter”
Pathetic fallacy
Plosive alliteration - reflecting Scrooge
“Solitary as an oyster”
Simile to emphasise how Scrooge isolates himself
Sibilance creates ominous tone
Oysters - soft and pearly inside, foreshadowing Scrooge’s transformation
“Hard and sharp as flint”
Scrooge as a hard and cold person
“If they had rather die, they had better do it and decrease the surplus population”
Scrooge reflecting Malthusian views - Dickens subtly criticising
Numerical language - poor were dehumanised and seen as figures rather than people
“Good afternoon (x3) “
Scrooge was adamant to not attend Xmas lunch with Fred
Repetition to show dismissive tone
“I should like to say a word or two to my clerk now”
Symbolises Scrooges regret
Scrooge “begged like a boy to stay”
Simile - showing Scrooges desperation and new profound childish glee about him
Learning to embrace his family
“Spirit” said Scrooge with an interest he had never felt before “tell me if Tiny Tim will live”
Turning point in the play
Imperative - showing his desperation
“I will honour Christmas in my heart… I will live in the past, the present and the future”
Repetition of certainty to emphasise his change
Acceptance
Could also show how Scrooge’s past hurt him which shaped his callous character, but he has now healed and accepts the past present and future
“Golden sunlight, heavenly sky”
Pathetic fallacy - contrasting to the beginning
“A many back payments are included, bless you.”
Remorse and wants to make up for his past ignorance - commits to generosity
Kindness, and accepts religion
“I am as light as a feather, I am as merry as a schoolboy”
Confirming he is no longer burdened by sin and guilt - what Marley warned him from
“To TT he was a second father”
Accepts social responsibility and gains family
“It’s a mercy he didn’t shake his arm off”
Hyperbole to show excitement
“Another idol has displaced me, a golden one… the master passion gain engrosses you”
Idol worship - rejection of Christianity
Gain - link to greed (one of 7 deadly sins)
Shows how Scrooges selfishness impacts relationships
“Scrooge has a very small fire but the clerks fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal”
Shows Scrooge as the epitome of a misanthropic employer
Emphasises Scrooges greed
