Theme - Isolation Flashcards
(5 cards)
What has Scrooge done to himself
He has never been pushed away by anyone, he has cause his won self inflicted isolation.
he ostracised himself from society.
“secret and self contained and solitary as an oyster”,
sibilance= similar to a snake which is something sininster.
This is a Biblical allusion as it alludes to the snake in the tree which tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
Dickens could be saying isolation is deadly.
polysyndetic listing
What quote shows the extent that scrooge has isolated himself too
“Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say…My dear Scrooge, how are you?”,
In the Victorian Era, it was part of their culture to greet people which shows how his behaviour is well known.
What shows that Dickens illustrates that it is never too late to come back and that no one has to isolate themselves.
when Scrooge comes to Freds Christmas party and everyone welcomes him in with out throwing insults at him for isolating himself for years.
(socialist ideology)
What shows the isolation capitalism can cause?
When the portly gentlemen arrive looking for charity Scrooge says that “It’s enough for a man to understand his own business, and not to interfere with other people’s.”
Scrooges uses the word ‘business’ to talk about a persons life showing how this lead to his isolation and greed.
