Stave 5 Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
‘I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy’
A
- light as a feather= great relief of burden (not tied down by the chains that Marley has to carry)
- repetition of sentence structures of similes highlights newfound positivity
- innocence and carefree joy
- religious undertones which contrasts him in the past- he now embraces Christian values of joy and benevolence
-the series of similes and cliches show how light hearted Scrooge has become in his new attitude
2
Q
‘I am quite a baby’
A
- metaphorical rebirth of innocence and purity
- a real contrast between the heavy, laden vocabulary used in Stave One and the simplistic choices here
- This contrast frees the reader and could be a linguistic transformation as the novella progresses
- Stave 1 Marley’s ghost told him he had a “heavy coil” weighing him down
- Now he feels light, which suggests he’s relieved to have avoided Marley’s fate
3
Q
‘Bob! Make up the fires and buy another coal- scuttle’
A
- motif of fire throughout novel symbolising a sense of generosity (Fezziwig and Fred)
- exclamatory- shows how excited he is to help bob
4
Q
‘God bless us, every one’
A
- structurally gives last line to most marginalised, vulnerable character
- echoing sentiment to reader that poor hold great value in society
5
Q
‘glowing with good intentions’
A
- contrast to stave 1
- newfound enthusiasm and joy
- motif of warmth reflecting character (Fred and Fezziwig)
6
Q
‘and to Tiny Tim who did not die, who was a second father’
A
- symbolises scrooges redemption
- contrast from self-centred miser to a paternal role
7
Q
‘wonderful party, wonderful games, wonderful unanimity’
A
- repetition of wonderful
- contrasts views about Fred at start of novella
8
Q
‘no fog, no mist’
A
- pathetic fallacy contrasts whole of novella
- first time that there isn’t fog
- symbolises scrooges new found clear vision and compassion
- moral clarity
