Christmas carol: characters- ghost 3- the ghost of christmas present. (quotes & info.)

Question 1

what is the effect of dickens having scrooge seek out this ghost rather than the ghost making an entrance?

Answer 1

unnerving for the reader.
we are invited to reflect on how the present is happening now and that we shouldn’t sit passively while time passes.

Question 2

what does the ghost carry with it and what does it symbolise?

Answer 2

scabbard without a sword- peace.
torch- warmth and light- harsh contrast to the cold, dark existence of scrooge.

Question 3

key quote: 1- s3.

Answer 3

there sat a jolly giant, glorious to see.

Question 4

key quote: 2- s3.

Answer 4

genial face, its sparkling eye, its open hand, its cheery voice.

Question 5

key quote: 3- s3.

Answer 5

from the folding of its robe, it brought two children; wretches, abject, frightful, hideous, miserable.

Question 6

key quote: 4- s3.

Answer 6

‘this boy is ignorance. this girl is want, beware of them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware of this boy, for on his brow i see that written which is doom.’

Question 7

key quote: 5- s3.

Answer 7

‘are there no prisons?’ said the spirit, turning on him for the last time with his own words. ‘are there no work houses?’