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Question 1

“Mrs crachit made the gravy hissing hot; Master Peter mashed the potatoes with incredible vigour, Miss Belinda Sweetened up the apple sauce” - narrator, stave 3

Answer 1

• rule of three
• crachit family are poor but happy

Question 2

“the smooth white sheet of snow upon the roofs, and with the dirtier snow on the ground.” - stave 3, narrator

Answer 2

• The snow is a metaphor
• the snow is symbolism of people
• the snow on the roof is relaxed and untouched and no one has stepped in it
• the roof snow is a symbolism of the upper class
• the dirty snow is a representative of the lower class that are poor and can’t afford needs
• the roof snow look over the dirty floor snow

Question 3

“I wear the chain I forged in life” - act 1, marley

Answer 3

The chain is a symbol of marleys actions
Symbolism of your actions weigh you down
The chain was forged by Marley

Question 4

“A churchyard, overrun by weeds, the growth of vegetation’s death not life - a worthy place!” - stave 4, narrator

Answer 4

Scrooge sees his grave in the future and this breaks Scrooges barrier of ignorance
He sees he is set for doom and isolation
Overrun by weeds shows that his grave is unkept and and n one cared to go near his grave.

Question 5

“ the boy is ignorance. The girl is a want.” - stave 3 Ghost of christmas present

Answer 5

• the boy is a symbol of society as the higher class are ignorant towards the lower class and poverty.
• the girl is a representative of the lower class that want needs that they financially cannot afford.
• a boy and girl are the most innocent type of humans within society.

Question 6

“If they would rather die than they had better do it and decrease the surplus population.” - stave 1, Scrooge

Answer 6

• Scrooge is speaking from a point of influence
  That point of influence is from capitalist views.
• Scrooge is treating the poor as inhumane
  -irony is presented within this quote as scrooge has no one in his life but he cares about the surplus population.

Question 7

“His wealth is of no use to him. He does not do any good with it” - fred, stave 3

Answer 7

• Scrooge is a victim to the capitalist stereotype and other people around him think wealth should be used in different ways than to be saved up and not used.
  -they people around him view Scrooge as a lost cause.
  — these people have no hope in Scrooge so when Scrooge goes through his redemption it is a big deal to his peers.

Question 8

“Hard and sharp as flint” Narrator, stave 1

Answer 8

• The idea that Scrooge is protected by hard and sharp characteristics such as money and individualism.
• no human could ever break through these hard and sharp characteristics of Scrooge so the ghosts had to do it themselves.

Question 9

“I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a school boy, I am as giddy as a drunken man.” - scrooge, stave 5

Answer 9

• the repetition of “I am” is Scrooge trying to affirm to himself that he is possible of Achieveing these things.
• “Light, happy merry and giddy” are four up lifting words.
• “as” the repetition of this and similes four times shows that Scrooge is insecure about himself now and was much confident then.

Question 10

“Scrooge was conscious of a thousand odours floating in the air, each one connected with a thousand thoughts and hopes and joys long long forgotten.” - stave 2, narrator

Answer 10

• Scrooge is slowly loosening the chains that he “forged in life”.
• Scrooge is aware but does not like to act upon what he could or can be.