A Christmas Carol

Question 1

Description of Scrooge in stave 1.
Choses to be alone.
Sibilance implies snake-like qualities such as sly.

Answer 1

“secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster”

Question 2

Description of Scrooge. metaphor.
Usually found in clusters (lives in London) hard outer shell blocks people.
Oysters have pearls and value to society.

Answer 2

“solitary as an oyster”
Linked to “solitary child, neglected by his friends” (abandoned not by choice)

Question 3

Fred’s positive outlook on Christmas

Answer 3

“I have always thought of Christmas… As a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time”

Question 4

Scrooge thoughts on homelessness.
No empathy, dehuminise
Stereotypical view. (POOR LAW)
MALTHUSIAN ideas
Ghost of Christmas present references it

Answer 4

“If they had rather die they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population”

Question 5

Marley
Value money over everything.
POOR suffer from greed.
Dickens father sent to debtors prison

Answer 5

“I wear the chains I forged in life”

Question 6

Scrooge’s turning point.
Defending Fezziwig

Answer 6

“The happiness he gives is quite as if it cost a fortune”

Question 7

Tiny Tim will die if nothing changes. This is because Scrooge never had a paternal figure

Answer 7

“If these shadows remain unaltered by the future the child will die”

Question 8

Scrooge understands how his actions in past effect the present and future

Answer 8

“I will live in the past the present and the future”