acc theme: loneliness/ isolation

Question 1

peoples reaction to Scrooge in the street (STAVE 1)

Answer 1

‘Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say, with gladsome looks, “my dear Scrooge, how are you?”

Question 2

Scrooge follows the same pattern everyday, alone. The word “melancholy” shows how Scrooge doesn’t care about his isolation, or he doesn’t notice.

Answer 2

‘Scrooge took his melancholy dinner in his usual melancholy tavern’

Question 3

The particular word “oyster” highlights Scrooge’s hard exterior but how once you finally break through it, there is something valuable inside (pearl).

Answer 3

“solitary as an oyster” Stave 1

Question 4

Scrooge’s constant need to be alone could stem from his loneliness as a child. When the ghost reminded him of this “he knew it. And he sobbed.” showing how these feelings are still very raw to him.

Answer 4

“A solitary child. neglected by his friends, is left there still.” Stave 2

Question 5

This observation Belle made of Scrooge could reflect why he is isolated when he is older. Scrooge could also be depressed from Marleys death

Answer 5

“You fear the world too much,” Stave 2

Question 6

The imagery of a lighthouse portrays a cold outside but the later descriptions show it to be warm, jolly and welcoming the inside.

Answer 6

“there stood a solitary lighthouse.” Stave 3