acc present Flashcards
All 3 of these symbolise Christmas. triplet could link to the 3 ghosts
” Crisp leaves of holly, mistletoe, and ivy “
This spirit symbolises abundance and kindness, the side of mankind everyone wants to see. He is a solid, joyful character in contrast to the Ghost of Christmas Past
” A jolly Giant, glorious to see “
The ghost symbolises Father Christmas who represents happiness and Christmas cheer. The Victorians would have been well accustomed to this figure. Dickens is advocating a form of merriment and celebration that illuminates the Christmas holidays
” It was clothed in one simple green robe…bordered with white fur “
Holly symbolises peace and joy. The wreath on his head with the spiky leaves is reminiscent of Jesus Christ. This links to how the novella is a Christian allegory
” On its head…holly wreath “
“remember” verb
The rich should take on the role of helping the poor all year if they are proper Christians. This is the first lesson that the Ghost teaches Scrooge, is to give to people all year
” remember that and charge their doings on themselves not us “
tiny tim is who will save scrooge and the ghost knows this and uses it to make scrooge realise that he needs to change. “child will die” has been condensed to mirror tiny tims life.
If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future… child will die”
uses scrooge’s words to attack him when scrooge begs for tiny tim’s life to be spared. attack on the malthus theory
“ decrease the surplus population “
