Themes= family/greed and generosity/ time. Click the card to flip Flashcards Learn Test Match Created by AIC-CREATOR-TD Terms in this set (36) You are changed. Theme= poverty/greed and generosity. The noun 'idol' shows that Belle believes Scrooge is so enamoured of money that he worships it. The last line of A Christmas Carol is God bless us, everyone. Its spoken by the well-loved character Tiny Tim. Hallo there! Dickens uses Scrooge to show the extent of change that is possible in a small amount of time. So, therefore, we should take responsibility for being a positive influence. Stave 2 - Belle breaks off the engagement. ". Stave 3 - ignorance and want It is this love that consoles him in stave 4 when Tiny Tim is shown to be dead, a long with the memories of Tiny Tim as a patient and loving boy. This symbolises his generosity and air of festivity. A merry Christmas to everybody! Themes= greed and generosity/time. Oh, glorious. He teaches scrooge to learn from his mistakes of his past. Scrooge awakes and finds his room as dark as when he fell asleep at two o'clock. Partially because of the nature of its main character. Pre-modified adjectives create a sensory description -they remind scrooge of the delights of generosity and how it will create happiness. Ignorance could represent the wealthy upper classes who are ignorant of what they must do to help. The multiple similes emphasise Scrooge's joy and elation at his second chance. Setting can help create an atmosphere or mood in a literary work. Glorious!'. Dickens believed in collective responsibility - that the wealthy should take responsibility for helping the poor, specifically through the provision of education and support for children. In this way, like a patient completing therapy, he has faced his past, but can now move on. The gothic was a popular genre in the Victorian age and would have seemed fitting for a ghost story to Victorian readers. "It was a large house but one of broken fortunes.". Studying Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'? It is through your support of visiting Book Analysis that we can support charities, such as Teenage Cancer Trust. Shows Scrooge's inability to harness any other views that arent his. Refine any search. Scrooge's assertion that 'it is not my business' is challenged quickly by Marley's ghost whose view is that 'mankind' should have been his 'business. He did it all and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, he was a second father., He knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the Knowledge.. Use if fairy tale convention, shows the story will have a magical ending. Fezziwg really represents what Scrooge has and what he could (and eventually does) become. I am sure we shall none of us forget poor Tiny Timshall weor this first parting that there was among us? 5. The shortness of the main clause at the end makes the message more shocking. The style of A Christmas Carol is conversational and direct. uses long and short clauses to show how busy they are. Whoever the author.Discover new and exciting books to dive into with our Book Explorer Tool. Themes= greed and generosity/Christmas/poverty. Being such a short story there is very little that is extraneous. Leading up to this moment it appears as if Scrooge already fears that this is the case, but that does not detract from the tension that Charles Dickens can create here. Here are some of the best 'A Christmas Carol' Scrooge quotes for this holiday season that will melt your heart. Analysis. ". "The noisy little Cratchit's were as still as status". Example: The scientist, along with her two assistants, (is, are) working on a computer simulation of earthquake activity. Each sentence below contains a verb "Quite alone in the world, I do believe.". ', 'Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts". No, Spirit! In this case, Ebeneezer and Fezziwig are both business owners with employees, but where they diverge is in their treatment of others and in their outlook on life. Scrooge will avoid spirits for the rest of his life geddit? Yellow, meagre, ragged, scowling, wolfish. Any study of the time will tell you about the working conditions for the lower classes. I am as giddy as a drunken man. "I am light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy. Underline the verb phrase in each sentence. All rights reserved. The use of light throughout the novel suggests the truth/ the right path which Scrooge at first does not want to see. Draw one line under each main verb and two lines under each auxiliary verb. A description of the school house that Scrooge was left in as a child, by his family. These include Scrooge's cold nature, the power of wealth, and loss. Mrs Cratchit, although poor, represents the family's will to make the best of things - to celebrate in spite of their poverty. Fire symbolizes emotion and warmth. Stave 1 - description of Scrooge's relationship with Marley. For a start, there is the use of ghosts throughout. Stave 4 - in the rag 'n' bone man's shop The metaphor shows he is rigid in his unfeeling behaviour to others. Her gown is poor but she is 'brave in ribbons'. Dr Aidan, PhD, provides you with key quotes and analysis relating to the theme of 'Christmas'. A solitary child, neglected by his friends is left there still - Scrooge sobbed, This shows scrooges lack of companionship and support even since a child this could show why scrooge became so money obsessed, I have always thought of Christmas a good time. Ultimately he tries to extinguish the ghost's light. Dickens creates sympathy for the poor, through the Crachit's and their tight knit family. Themes= time/Christmas/generosity and forgiveness. Themes= family/time/poverty. I don't make merry myself at Christmas and, If that spirit goes not forth in life, it is, them both, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is, squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner." This is one of Freds lines, and it really helps to highlight the difference in viewpoints between Fred and his uncle. The description of the figure who is both like a child and like an old man, is suggestive of the journey that the ghost takes him on. The two children are the personification of man's ills - ignorance and want. The Ghost of Christmas Past is an interesting vision it changes shape and size, it has many arms and then a few, it seems distant and close, old and young in fact it seems riddled with contradictory images. The 10 Most Important Quotes in A Christmas Carol - https://youtu.be/8wpegV4ueYY'The Ghosts' in A Christmas Carol - https://youtu.be/15HiKFCMEyk'Scrooge' in A Christmas Carol - https://youtu.be/c2x9wiRRFQYQuick, relaxed, and informative, Dr Aidan's Guide to Literature aims to make literature accessible to everyone. He is described as been so dislike that even the weather is better in that at least it 'comes down' gracefully. Without the ghost of Christmas future, Scrooge wouldve been unlikely to change. Stave 2 - Scrooge's response to the ghost saying that it was only a small thing that Fezziwig did. These words are then used against him by the ghost of the Christmas present. "Cherry cheeked apples, juicy oranges, luscious pears.". Does this line support or contradict the speaker's statement in the final stanza, "Nothing really happened"? ', 'I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it! In defending Fezziwig, he is taught a lesson and makes him think about how he treats his clerk, leading to his second moment of regret in which he'd like to 'say a word to two' to Bob. She looked at me as if I had insulted her. I am as giddy as a drunken man. Hallo there! Stave one About Scrooge: "As solitary as an oyster." "External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge." "If they would rather die," said Scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population." "Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it." Analysing the evidence "I am sorry, with all my heart, to find you so resolute. The words of the charwoman, who disgusts Scrooge, in the rag 'n' bone man's shop reflect the views to which Scrooge subscribed at the start of the novella when he declared that the poor were not his 'business' implying that his only business was himself. however, her reference to their father suggests that he had not been kind in the past, thus reinforcing our sympathy. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Version 1 December 2016 . Representing Victorian society. ', 'secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. Jacob Marleys demise is possibly part of what shaped Scrooge into the person that he is. By the time he reaches the third ghost The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come he orders the ghost, using the imperative phrase Lead on! He is in control now, and wants the change desperately enough to be forceful about it. a squeezing, wrenching . 2. The spirit of Christmas is personified in his open heart, open hand, and outstretched arm. Stave 3 - Scrooge asks if Tiny Tim will live, having been moved by his goodness. Whatever the genre. Throughout the book, Dickens makes use of metaphors, personification, imagery, and more. But as I know your purpose is to do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man from what I was, I am prepared to bear your company and do it with a thankful heart', Stave 1: 'He tried to say 'Humbug!' in Its progressive form. Although their behaviour is callous and cruel, the italicised personal pronoun he reminds us that scrooge (and the rich) are partly to blame fro the behaviour of the poor. In what ways does the text indicate lbn Batutta's social status? It was a worthy place. Copyright2007 - 2023 Revision World Networks Ltd. The adjective solitary and neglected highlight his feelings of loneliness and isolation, creating sympathy for him. Bell, dong, ding; hammer, clang, clash! The adjectives: genial show his joy/ cheer, sparkling presents tense- has connotations of light and magic and open emphasises his generosity.Themes= greed and generosity/Christmas. The ghost of Christmas yet to come is a symbol of the effect that memories have on someone as they age. And I know I know my dears, that when we recollect how patient and how mild he was; although he was a little, little child, we shall not quarrel easily among ourselves and forget poor Tiny Tim in doing it. When it was made you were another man. But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! Dickens uses the scene to allow the reader to feel sorry for the child 'Scrooge' whose loneliness was not by choice - although the adult Scrooge's is. The use of the word 'alone' is repeated showing again that selfishness will lead to a life of loneliness. One interesting feature of this stave relates to the fact that two people die in it: Scrooge and Tiny Tim: the richest and the poorest people in the book. "The cold within him froze his old features", Early description of scrooge. Here in this quote, one can see Dickens playing with literal and figurative meanings to great effect. ffects the change, pulling the curtains aside with his own hand. By this stage, Scrooge has already begun to see the error of his ways and has realised that he will benefit from the messages he is receiving and so he begins to take agency over the situation. These morally repugnant, ugly people are simply treating Scrooge the way he treated others and he is horrified. Perfect for those studying the book at school (particularly GCSE students) or simply those wanting to learn more about it.For more in Dr Aidan's 'A Christmas Carol' series:The 10 Most Important Quotes in A Christmas Carol - https://youtu.be/8wpegV4ueYYPicture credits: Grim Reaper: openclipart.comCornucopia: openclipart.com Privacy Policy, https://bookanalysis.com/charles-dickens/a-christmas-carol/themes-and-analysis/. Dickens also suggests that, through his adoration of a false god, he is no longer a good christian. Bovey, Lee-James "A Christmas Carol Quotes " Book Analysis, https://bookanalysis.com/charles-dickens/a-christmas-carol/quotes/. This almost prompts a realization in Scrooge as he catches on to the fact that his wealth provides him (and indeed Fezziwig) with the power to make people happy. The clerks sprinting home juxtaposes Scrooge's dinner in a melancholy tavern. 'A Christmas Carol' is a widely studied book filled with memorable quotes. 'It was a strange figurelike a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man'. Foul weather didnt know where to have him. '', Stave 3 - the ghost uses Scrooge's words against him when he asks where there is refuge for the children, ignorance and want. This scene is very clever as well because not only does seeing the Fezziwigs party give Scrooges character the chance to see how much power he wields and how that influence could be used but it also offers us the opportunity to see some of the aspects that shaped Scrooge into the person that he was. God bless us!, At the time people rid themselves of any guilt by blaming the poor for the fact they were poor.