Christmas Carol (Key Quotes) Flashcards
I hope to live to be a better man from what I was
Scrooge still hasn’t changed yet
scrooge may be hoping to become a better man than he once was
may become a more courageous man
It was a happier house for this mans death
inviting scrooge into his own home, into the bosom of his family
The house represents the whole family
Lead on! time is precious to me
Scrooge demands that the ghost take him on his journey
recognises that time is important
To tiny tim, who did not die, he was a second father
reconnects with his family at the end of the play
becomes a second father to ‘Tiny tim’
I’m quite a baby. Never mind I’d rather be a baby
becomes filled with the wonder of youth by the end
scrooge being reborn
I will honour Christmas with my heart, and keep it all year
decided to keep Christmas annually
Scrooge will finally care about Christmas
It was a happier house for this man’s death
two people were indebted to scrooge
reluctantly celebrate his passing away
Lead on! this time is precious to me
scrooge has his bed curtains pulled aside for him
he recognises that time precious
there is no amount of money you can lose that you can’t get back
I mean to give him the same chance every year, I pity him!
Fred embodies Dicken’s belief and principles
Fred insists that he will give Scrooge the same “Chance”- the chance of redemption- every year
“Have they no refuge or resource” cried scrooge
scrooge questions where the poor children can go for help
recognises that they are young and incapable of defending themselves
“This boy is ignorance… written which is doom”
reveals that two children that have come to him
Dickens highlights what he feels are the two biggest ills in society
“I’ll give you Mr scrooge, the founder of feast”
Shows that Bob is sympathising with scrooge
bob’s job only exists because Scrooge has built the business
“dressed out but poorly in a twice-turned gown, but rave in ribbons”
Mrs Cratchit is drawing attention to herself
She isn’t shrinking into poverty
she is proud of herself
“Tiny Tim is as good as gold- and better”
Related to scrooge’s understanding for gold
Tim’s happiness is more valuable than gold
“You fear the world too much”
he accepts that there are things to fear in the world
his terror of poverty is turning him into a monster
If that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death
dickens believed that humans were deeply social creatures
dickens thought we ‘all shared the world’
The poor should die if they want to, as it would” decrease the surplus population”
says that poor people who don’t want to work should just pass away
Very harsh and selfish
Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?
scrooge is suggesting that the poor should simply use workhouses
shows how selfish and prideful he is
Bah Humbug
Scrooge is arguing that Christmas is a trick- a false reality
Starts to act selfishly
He was as hard and sharp as a flint
Scrooge was a tough individual
Sharpness also suggests that he’s dangerous and can hurt you if you get too close,
He was solitary as an oyster
like any oyster keeps himself hidden from the outside world
Oyster is soft and vulnerable
“My little, little child!” cried Bob. “My little child!” – Bob Cratchit, Stave IV
Dickens presents Bob as a devoted father and husband
pronoun “my” suggests a close bond
shows affection for his son
“every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart”
illustrates Scrooge’s contempt and aversion towards Christmas
His violent and hyperbolic language here is in sharp contrast
“I am not the man I was” - Scrooge, Stave IV
Dickens presents Scrooge’s transformation from grump to beloved
Dickens conveys a universal message that everyone is capable of change
Scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, and sole mourner
Dickens states they were partners for many years
revealed that Scrooge answerer Both his and Marley’s name
the clerk put on his white comforter, and tried to warm himself at the candle
Bob is in constant fear of losing his job
his situation depends on businessman like scrooge
