ACC QUOTES AND ANNOTATIONS stave 2 Flashcards
Stave 2:
‘A solitary child, neglected by his friends‘
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The adjective ‘solitary’ reminds us of the ‘solitary as an oyster’, simile except that the child Scrooge was literally alone, and this was not his
choice. The juxtaposition of ‘neglected’ with ‘friends’ develops the reader’s empathy towards Scrooge at this point in the novella, as we see that his schoolmates are not true friends
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Stave 2:
“The happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it costs a fortune.”
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Scrooge’s response to the ghost saying that it was only a small thing that Fezziwig did. In defending Fezziwig, he is taught a lesson and makes him think about how he treats his clerk, leading to his second moment of regret in which he’d like to ‘say a word to two’ to Bob.
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Stave 2:
“Another idol has displaced me.”
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Belle breaks off the engagement.The noun ‘idol’ shows that Belle believes Scrooge is so enamoured of money that he worships it. Dickens also suggests that, through his adoration of a false god, he is no longer a good christian. In Victorian times, most of the readers would have been christian and would therefore heap additional judgement on Scrooge who needs to repent.
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Stave 2:
“No more. Show me no more.”
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Scrooge becomes distressed by what he is seeing. Ultimately he tries to extinguish the ghost’s light. The use of light throughout the novel suggests the truth/ the right path which Scrooge at first does not want to see.
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