ACC Flashcards
Stave 1: “Scrooge and he were partners …many years”
We see that Scrooge and Marley have known each other for many years.
“sole executor..sole assign…sole friend”
Through the use of the repetition of “sole” we see that Marley is the only person whom Scrooge trusts to run a business with and we see that Scrooge and Marley have a bond that was forged through the development of their business.
“excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral”
Although Marley has just died, Scrooge still continues without his friend to make profit. And so we get a sense of ignorance and a lack of sympathy and Scrooge is unable to do tasks that distract him from his ultimate goal of making money.
“Scrooge never painted out Olds Marleys name” “Scrooge and Marley” “answered to both names”
Even after the death of Marley, Scrooge has not changed the name of his business, and so we see that Scrooge embodies the same business like qualities that Marley has which makes Scrooge able to relate towards Marley and thus shows there bond has been forged through the business they run together.
“he as a tight fisted”
Shows Scrooge to be stingy and stubborn
“squeezing, wrentching, grasping, scraping.. covetious old sinner”
Through the long list of adjectives we see that Scrooge is unable to stop “grasping” his wealth, and thus shows his unwillingness to help others. We also get a sense of desperation for more wealth, an unsatiable hunger for money.
“solitary as an oyster”
Scrooge is portrayed as alone and this is due to his prioritisation of wealth and lack of interactions with other people.
“nipped his pointed noise”
Scrooge is presented as inhuman and this is due to his avaricious behaviour towards others.
“external heat and cold had little influence on scrooge.
Symbolic of the fact that scrooge is unaffected and ignorant of social issues which shows his lack of sympathy towards others.
“no falling snow…foul weather”
The use of pathetic fallacy to reflect scrooges cold nature.
“Nobody has stopped him in the street to say..
“My dear scrooge ,how are you”
Scrooges lack of concern for others has made it clear to the people around him that his is selfish and ignorent. Thus others have decided to ignore him in return. We get a sense of divide and isolation.
“Counting house”
Scrooges job is to count money or an accountant today.
“foggy withal”
The use of pathetic fallacy to show the fog is cold and miserable like scrooge.
“might keep his eye upon his clerk”
There is a lack of trust and perhaps Scrooge has this preconised idea of the poor and that they are thieves and not to be trusted.
“Scrooge had a very small fire….. Clerks fire was so much smaller”
Here Scrooges fire is symbolic of the fact that Scrooge is trading comfort for wealth. The fact that his clerks fire is smaller and is locked in his “own room” shows the extent of his greed and selfishness, and a lack of sympathy of others in the cold and harsh conditions of winter.
