Christmas Carol Quotes Flashcards
What are the themes in this quote? “Secret and self-contained and solitary is oyster”.
Redemption, isolation and family
The “sequence and self contained and solitary is an oyster who is this about?
Scrooge
What is the Analysis “of secret and self contained as a solitary as an oyster”
Sibilance from the repeated S sounds which suggests that Scrooge has slyness and danger
Simile shows the Scrooge has good characteristics on the inside but on the outside is alone and it stopped him building Relationship.
Who says the quote “I have always thought of Christmas time. As a good time a time of forgiving charitable pleasant time”.
Fred
Analysis of the quote, “I have always thought of Christmas time as a good time a kind forgiving charitable pleasant time”
This quote shows that Fred is a foil to Scrooge which highlights is good characteristic and Scrooge bad.
“They better do it and decrease the surplus population”. Who says it?
Scrooge
What are the themes for the quote “they have better do it and decrease the surplus population”
Social injustice and redemption
Analysis of the quote, “they better do it and decrease the surplus population”
This shows that Scrooge has no empathy for the poor because he has no personal interactions with them.
Leads to this quote from the Christmas present is stave 3 by saying what then if he die he had better do it a decrease the surplus population”. Which highlights the actions of Scrooge’s words.
Who says I wear the chain I forged in life?
The ghost of Jacob marley
Themes from the quote” I wear the chain I forged in life”
redemption, the supernatural, materialism and wealth
Analysis Of the quote “I wear the change I forged in life”.
Shows that Molly and Scrooge care a lot about money over everything else.
Also shows that the poor suffer from their greed.
Themes from the quote “the happiness seekers is quite as great as if it cost a fortune”.
Redemption and materialism and wealth
Who is Scrooge referring to in the quote “the happiness he gives us quiet as great as if it it cost a fortune”
His old boss fezy wig
Themes from the quote” if these shadows remain untouched by the future, the child will die”.
Family, social injustice and redemption
Who says the quote “if these shadows remain on altered by the future the child will die”.
The ghost of Christmas present
