CC Stave 5

Question 1

I will raise your salary Bob and endeavour to assist your struggling family

Answer 1

contrast to when he didn’t even provide Bob a real fire or didn’t give him xmas off

has done this due to visions of their jolly, pitiful xmas dinner

Question 2

I have come to dinner, will you let me in Fred?

Answer 2

recognises how horrible Scrooge was to Fred

he’s ready to accept xmas cheer

Question 3

He was so fluttered and glowing with his good intentions

Answer 3

glowing- light shows he has a new-found goodness and purity

his redemption is affecting him in a positive way

Question 4

lived upon the Total Abstinence Principal

Answer 4

Dickens ends with message that even the worst of the worst can change their selfish ways and be a positive influence

Question 5

I am as light as a feather, as happy as an angel

Answer 5

multiple similes emphasises the extent of his joy and elation at a second chance

repetitive structure and short exclamations creates sense he is overwhelmed and cannot put his happiness into words

emphasises effect of his happiness, that he can change and redeem his ways

Question 6

He looked so irresistibly pleasant… that three or four good human fellows said , ‘Good morning, sir!’

Answer 6

direct comparison to stave 1, where even beggars wouldn’t speak to him

emphasises how happiness and vision have already changed him