Stave 4 Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
‘the spirit slowly, gravely, silently approached’
A
- silence and darkness evokes death and judgement
- gravely (ominous foreshadowing death’
- undetectable approach of future
2
Q
‘unwatched, unwept and uncared for’
A
- repetition shows how he was perceived by others
- death has little affect on anyone
3
Q
‘it really seemed as if he had known our tiny Tim and felt with us’
A
- deep appreciation to Fred
- emphasizes the significance of community in overcoming hardship
- importance of compassion in human relations
- contrasts scrooge initial indifference
- Tiny Tim serves as a poignant symbol of vulnerability and innocence, highlighting the social inequalities faced by the less fortunate.
4
Q
‘may sponge away the writing on this stone’
A
- adamant he wil change his ways
- redemption
- desperate plea demonstrates his desire to change
5
Q
‘I am not the man I was’
A
- testament to possibility of change
- pivotal declaration of change
6
Q
‘It would’ve done you good to see how green it was’
A
- directly contrasts scrooges neglected grave
- wealth doesn’t determine
- loving family to care for him after death
7
Q
‘overrun by grass and weeds, the growth of vegetations death’
A
- abandoned and forgotten
- ‘vegetations death’ scrooge thrived on peoples misfortune
- grave is a metaphor for scrooges life (corrupt)
8
Q
‘Quiet. Vey quiet. The noisy Cratchits were as still as statues.’
A
- All of the joy and happiness seems to have been taken from this family.
- Tiny Tim has died, leaving the whole family completely heartbroken.
- repetition contrasts boisterous and joyful family
9
Q
‘I will not shut out the lessons that they teach’
A
- epiphany
- acceptance and determination to change his ways
