A Christmas Carol Flashcards
Whose face does Scrooge see on the door knocker?
Marley’s
What does Marley warn Scrooge will happen if he doesn’t change his ways?
He would be wrapped in heavy chains that he ‘forged in life’
What does the ghost of Christmas past show Scrooge?
-his younger self lonely at school
-his sister (fan) visiting him
-a party with fezziwig
-his fiancee belle breaking up with him
-belle and her own family
Why did belle break of the engagement with Scrooge?
His obsession with money
What does the ghost of Christmas present show Scrooge in stave 3?
-they visit the cart hit family and see their celebration
-visit Fred and his family -make fun of Scrooge
-2 starving children - ignorance + want
What does Scrooge learn at the cratchits?
Tiny Tim is dying
What are the 2 starving children called?
Ignorance and want
What is people’s reactions to the death of the unknown man?
They don’t care and steal his belongings to sell
What does the ghost of Christmas yet to come show Scrooge in stave 4?
-Shows Scrooge the reaction of people to his death (an unamed man)
-people stealing this belongings to sell
-a grave with scrooges’s name on it
What does Scrooge promise at the end of stave 4?
He will honour Christmas and change his course of life
What is Scrooge like in stave 5?
-completely changed
-celebrates Christmas
-buys the cratchits a huge turkey
What happens to tiny Tim in the end?
He survives
What does Scrooge give bob in stave 5?
A pay rise
Who does Scrooge spend Christmas with in the end?
Fred and his family
What does “nature was brewing on a larger scale”give an impression of?
That something big is about to happen
What does the weather represent?
Scrooge’s personality
What “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!” Show?
-Scrooge is being presented as rude and miserly
-dickens is allegorical of his past and all Victorian employers
What does the quote “no wind that blew was bitter than he” show?
-Scrooge is presented as heartless and cold
-comparing him to the weather
What does the quote “hard and sharp as flint” show?
-Scrooge is presented as hard headed and heartless
-Scrooge never uses his full emotional potential
-Scrooge is compared to stone
What does the quote “solitary as an oyster” show?
-Scrooge doesn’t open up — hard outer shell and contains a pearl = potential
-he represents employers in industrial Britain — alone
What language technique is “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!” ?
Asyndetic list
What language technique is “solitary as an oyster”?
Simile
What language technique is “hard and sharp as flint”?
Simile
What language technique is “no wind that blew was bitter than he”?
Metaphor
What does the quote “he was all in a glow” show?
-Fred is presented as the antithesis to Scrooge — he shines despite the fog
-shows divide between rich and poor
What language technique is “he was all in a glow”?
Metaphor
What language technique is “darkness is cheap and Scrooge liked it”?
Symbolism
What does the quote “darkness is cheap and Scrooge liked it” show?
-loneliness and isolation
-Scrooge is shown as a miser who wont even spend money on his own comfort
-money is the most important thing to scrooge
What does the quote “I wear the chain I forged in life” show?
-the ghost of Marley is being punished for his behaviour— Marley is warning Scrooge
-the chains represent marley’s guilt
What language technique is “I wear the chain I forged in life”?
Metaphor
What language technique is “mankind was his business”?
Metaphor
What does the quote “mankind was his business” show?
-Marley expresses his guilt + regret about his treatment of people— he should of focused on people not money
-dickens message— mankind is more important then money — criticising wealthy Victorian, employers of a lack of care.
What language technique is “ like a child: yeah, not so like a child, as like an old man”?
Repetition
Juxtaposition
What does the quote “ like a child: yet not so like a child as like an old” show?
Ghost of Christmas past is the embodiment of memory.
Scrooge (an old man) views himself as a child.
Supernatural
What does the quote” a solitary child neglected by” show?
Scrooge, as observing himself at Christmas time alone at school.
Scrooge rejects society now because he was rejected as a child
What does the quote” another idol has displace me… A golden one” show?
Bell releases Scrooge due to his love of money.
Scrooge loves money above all else.
Scrooge is a prisoner to a misely attitude
What language language” another idol has displaced me… A golden one”?
Metaphor
Colour symbolism
What does the quote” laughed all over himself to his organ of benevolence” show?
Fuzzy wig is the antithesis of Scrooge.
Joyful, character – linked to Fred.
He’s a role model to Scrooge
What language technique is” laugh all over himself to his organ of benevolence.”?
Metaphor
What does the quote “a jolly giant, glorious to see” show?
-the ghost of Christmas present was portrayed as a solid figure embodying Christmas celebrations
-dickens wants people to be more kind and open hearted
What language technique is “good as gold”?
Simile
What does the quote “good as gold” show?
-bob describes tiny Tim’s behaviour in church—positive
-contrast to Scrooge’s behaviour
-Scrooge + reader sympathise with Scrooge
What language technique does “it might be a claw, for there flesh there is upon it” use?
Metaphor
Allegory
What does the quote “it might be a claw, for the flesh there is upon it” show?
-Scrooge is asking about ignorance and want
-contrast to ghost of Christmas present
-children described as animals — unhumanised
What does the quote “the phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached” show?
-the spirit of Christmas yet to come continues the serious tone set by ignorance and want
-contrast to ghost of Christmas present
-supernatural
What language technique is “the phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached”?
Asyndetic list
What does the quote “yellow, meagre, ragged, scowling, wolfish” show?
-ignorance and want are described as thin, undernourished, poor, dirty
-children and dehumanised
What language technique is used in “yellow, meagre, ragged, scowling,wolfish”?
Asyndetic list
What language technique is used in “Scrooge was the ogre of the family”?
Metaphor
What does the quote “Scrooge was the ogre of the family show”?
-mrs cratchit + children refuse to toast Scrooge
-contrast— Scrooge will become tiny Tim’s father figure
-Scrooge is unloved and seen as a monster
What happened to dickens father when he was younger?
He was imprisoned for debt
Where did dickens’ work and how old was he?
-a blacking factory
-12
What does the quote “i will honour Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all year”?
-Scrooge has learnt his lesson
-he is fully changed
-contrast to “bah humbug”
What is apathy?
Lacking care and empathy
What is an antithesis?
The direct opposite
What is a miser?
Someone who hoards money and never uses it
What is an omniscient narrator?
Third person narrator who knows all the thought and feelings of the characters
What is an omniscient intrusive narrator?
A narrator who reports on events in story and comments on characters
What is the meaning of empathy?
Ability to understand an share in someone else’s feelings
What does it mean to emphasise?
Share the feelings of another person
What does benevolence mean?
Being well, kindness
What does solitude mean?
The state of being alone
What does avarice mean?
Greed
What does the quote”father is much nicer than he used to be” show?
-suggests Scrooge’s father was abusive
-Scrooge didn’t have a good childhood
What does the quote “and where the shadow of the growing tree would fall” show?
Scrooge is the way he is because of his upbringing
What does scarcity mean?
Opposite of plenty
What is allegory?
A story with a deeper or hidden meaning
What is a redemptive arc?
Development of a character in a story from a faulty character to an enlightened one
