A Christmas Carol Analysis Flashcards
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Write down the Quote that Represent Scrooges Setting?
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- “Vey small fire” “One coal”
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Write Down analysis for “Vey small fire” “One coal” (Scrooge)?
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- Scrooge keeps a ‘very small fire’ in his office for himself but his clerk’s fire is even smaller with just ‘one coal’.
Dickens uses fire and warmth as a symbol throughout the novella to reflect characters and explore the theme of generosity. Here, Scrooge’s ‘small fire’ reflects his miserly character, with the intensifier ‘very’ emphasising just how meagre (small) the literal fire is and so how limited the generosity is in Scrooge’s personality. Scrooge’s meanness extends to his clerk, Bob Cratchit, who is allowed only ‘one coal’ for a fire. In the Victorian Era The word “Bob” Meant shilling so Dickens is teaching his readers That the Poor were paid Unfairly and were working for 3-4 Shillings a day. which means that they needed to be employed in order to meet their families needs.
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Write down a Quote Which shows the Chitchat Family are In Depp Poverty (**Cratchit Family 1 **)?
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- “Chestnuts on the fire Sputtered and Cracked Nosily”
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Write Down the Analysis of “Chestnuts on the fire Sputtered and Cracked Nosily” (**Cratchit Family 1 **)?
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- The Ghost of Charismas Present Takes Scrooge to visit places where the people celebrate Christmas, such as the Cratchits’ house with the chestnuts on the fire.
- The onomatopoeic verbs ‘sputtered’ and ‘crackled’ help create the warm, vibrant atmosphere of Bob’s poor house. Dickens uses the symbol of fire to reflect ideas of generosity throughout the novella; here, the blazing fire which is heating the food shows how rich the Cratchits are in goodwill and Christmas spirit.
- By Showing Scrooge a Happy scene the ghost is helping to show scrooge how cold and Bleak his life is in comparison to bobs Life.
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Write Down a Quote Which Shows The Setting of (**Cratchit Family 2 **)?
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- “Dressed out but poorly in a twice turned Gown, but brave Ribbons”
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Write Down the Analysis of “Dressed out but poorly in a twice turned Gown, but brave Ribbons”(**Cratchit Family 2 **)?
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- This Phrase shows Mrs Cratchit Is in Plight of the poor situation . This is because she is having to reuse clothes and materials rather than buying new dresses. However she takes pride in her appearance. The Conjunction “But” in “But Brave in ribbons” emphasises how she copes with her poverty with a sense of dignity and courage. In the Victorian era Dickens Was Concerned is how poor people perceived as lazy or ‘work-shy’ and indeed Scrooge calls the poor ‘idle’. The 1834 poor law aimed to punish the “Idle” Poor by the dire conditions of the workhouses. but here in the Cratchits house we see poor people who are not idle; they are decent and proud, and take the time and effort to look respectable.
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Write Down a Quote which shows The area of Soho is Dangerous?
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- ” The people half naked, drunken, slipshod”
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Write Down analysis For “ The people half naked , Drunken , Slipshod”?
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- This Phrase Highlights the Inequality Between the Poor and rich. This phrase
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Write down a Quote which shows How Bob was Poorly Treated (Settings 1)?
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- ” Dismal Little Cell”
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Write Analysis for “ Dismal Little Cell” (Settings 1)?
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- This Phrase Highlights How Bob is Trapped In his Office. The Phrase Uses Imagery Of Imprisonment to show That Bob is trapped in scrooges Employment. The Noun “Dismal” Shows the Apathetic Setting Of scrooges Office. In the 1780s The Industrial Revolution created lots of jobs. These Jobs were paying 3-4 Shillings in a day. But most important These Rich Businessmen Would pay very little to their Employees. Leading to the City growing and Poor People Getting Forced into slums Which had very little sanitation. Dickens Presents this to the audience as In his childhood he Grew Up poor And was in the same conditions as the are and Also His Farther Went to Jail.
