Characters Flashcards
Who is Scrooge in Stave One?
He is misanthropic. He has no sympathy or empathy. He has chosen isolation and is ‘as solitary as an oyster’. He is emotionally cold and this is reflected with pathetic fallacy
Who is Marley’s Ghost?
Marley represents what will happen to Scrooge if he doesn’t change ‘I wear the chain I forged in life… I made it link by link’. He is condemned to walk amongst people in death as he didn’t do in life.
Who is Bob Cratchit?
Who is The GOC Past, and what does he represent?
- He represents the strength and power of memories ‘arms long and muscular’
- The way memories change and fluctuate ‘fluctuated in its distinctness’
- Purity and innocence ‘tunic of the purest white’
Who is the GOC Present?
Who is the GOC Yet to Come?
Who is Fred and why is he important to the story?
Fred is Scrooge’s foil, he is warm and cheerful. His face ‘sparkled’ and ‘his eyes were all aglow’. He shows what someone with Christmas Spirit is like
Who is Tiny Tim?
Who is Fan?
Who is Fezziwig?
Who is Belle?
Who are Ignorance and Want?
