acc essay plans Flashcards

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kindness/family

all in a …

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all in a glow; his face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes sparkled

Fred serves as a foil to Scrooge. His magnanimous nature juxtaposes his uncle’s misanthropy as Fred is compassionate and kind to Scrooge despite his callousness. 

Dickens employs a motive of light: light often signifies hope and enlightenment in the novella, thus he becomes a beacon of hope for Scrooges redemption through his exemplary kindness and magnanimousness– this juxtaposes the dark imagery around Scrooge 

The foil to Scrooge: highlights his lack of kindness and misery tendencies

This juxtaposition empathies Scrooges remarkable transformation by stave five. Fred’s character serves as a benchmark for Scrooges moral rebirth ,allowing the reader to measure the extent of positive change to a kind and compassionate individual.

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kindness and family
i’ll give you

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“i’ll give you mr scrooge ,the founder of the feast!”

despite the cratchits lack of materialism, their interconnected familial bond makes them spiritually rich-even in spite of lack of kindness upper-class members, personified by Scrooge show them they still remain grateful and united family unit

connotations of “ founder “: leadership, reflecting how Bob perceive Scrooge with a quasi-divine reverence . Despite Scrooges lack of kindness and exploitation, Bob cherishes this strongly interconnected familial bond as he feels spiritually rich 

The quote from Bob explores the disheartening reality where the destitute, like Bob, feel indebted and blindly grateful to those exploit them and show no kindness or compassion

exclamative sentence: Bob epitomises the power of true well. Despite their meagre materialistic possessions, their gratitude for their family is empathised by the exclamative sentence. Challenging the idea that material wealth equates to moral superiority

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