Supernatural

Question 1

Introduction

Answer 1

Supernatural elements emphasise the moral lessons

Guide screws transformation

Importance of generosity highlighted through other worldly intervention

Question 2

I.W.T.C.I.F.I.L

Answer 2

I wear the chain I forged in life

displays Marley’s remorse over his actions in life

catalyses Scrooge’s redemption by making his fate dependant on his future actions

Question 3

Y.H.A.C.A.H.O.E.M.F

Answer 3

You have a chance and hope of escaping my fate

Foreshadows how the ghosts act as divine messengers to offer salvation
Reflects Christian belief in redemption

Question 4

H.W.W.A.I.W.A.A.Y.N.A.W

Answer 4

Hair… Was white as if with age; and yet… Not a wrinkle

Paradox shows the ghost as timeless and symbolic
Supernatural spirits transcends logic

Question 5

I.G.F.I.S.E.I.O.H

Answer 5

it’s genial face, it’s sparkling eye, it’s open hand

Positive imagery contrast with fear
Embodies joy and generosity

Question 6

A.T.N.P.A.T.N.W

Answer 6

Are there no prisons.. are there no workhouses?

The ghost mocks scrooge
Supernatural exposes hypocrisy and provokes empathy

Question 7

I.S.T.S.G.A.M

Answer 7

it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery

The ghost of yet to come brings an aura of finality
Dickens uses supernatural to confront the characters

Question 8

F.H.T.O.W.H.N

Answer 8

Forced him to observe what happened next

The ghost controls time and perception
Ensures Scrooge cannot avoid moral lessons

Question 9

S.T.G.P.W.A.U.F.T.T.H

Answer 9

Still the ghost pointed with an unmoved finger to the head

emphasises the terror that the ghost inspires in Scrooge

Gothic characterisation