Stave 5 Quotes Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
“I’m quite…
A
a baby”
~ Scrooge
Stave 5
Recognises that he doesn’t know what day it is, how long he’s “been among the spirits” and then finally that he doesn’t “know anything”. Scrooge here is recognising his ignorance
2
Q
“I am about…
A
to raise your salary”
~ Scrooge
Stave 5
3
Q
“It’s a pleasure …
A
… to talk to him”
~ Scrooge
Stave 5
Says Scrooge aloud (seemingly to himself) about the boy he is asking to fetch the turkey that’s “as big as him”
This shows Scrooge’s uncontainable internal joy and new appreciation for small things in life. In appreciating the boy despite him being physically small - the turkey is as big as him - Scrooge is seen to have
