christmas spirit & fire & happiness Flashcards
‘Bah! […] Humbug!’ (S1) Scrooge
- His conveys curmudgeonly displeasure and rejection of xmas spirit
- Dismissive of those around him
‘his face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes sparkled, and his breath smoked again.’ (S1) nephew
- Flushed red cheeks and happy. Warm despite the cold while Scrooge is colder than the cold
- Even though he his poor, he is happy
‘“What right have you to be dismal? What reason have you to be morose? You’re rich enough.’ (S1) nephew
- Parallelism
- Irony
‘“though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!”’ (S1) nephew
- Celebrating Christmas is a time of happiness. The old or poor would die eventually so why not be happy
- Being generous and kind is of greater value than all the money we might accumulate, and money of course, is Scrooge’s preoccupation
‘fuel was heaped upon the fire,’ (S2) fezziwigs warehouse
- Fire = xmas spirit
- Heaped: in large quantity and plenty of xmas spirit
‘but though Scrooge pressed it down with all his force, he could not hide the light.’ (S2) (ghost of xmas past)
- He tries to end the ghost visit
- But can’t fully extinguish the fire, and cannot stop the memory of the past and instead have to live with regret and move forwards
‘Spanish onions, shining in the fatness of their growth like Spanish Firars, and winking from their shelves,’ (S3)
‘until the slow potatoes bubbling up, kocked loudly at the saucepan-lid to be let out and peeled.’
- Personification
- Onions winking
- Teasing people to eat the
- Abundance
- idk xmas spirit somehow there is life in the city maybe
‘“Sit ye down before the fire, my dear, and have a warm, Lord bless ye!”’ (S3) mrs cratchit
- Fire = xmas spirit
- She wants her daughter to have more of it and learn a lesson to be more grateful and appreciate
- Family love
‘They were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed; their shoes far from waterproof; […] But, they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another,’ (S3) talking about cratchit fam
- They had many financial difficulties in life but they were happy
‘a cheerful company assembled round a glowing fire.’ (S3) miners
‘there stood a solitary lighthouse […] But even here, two men who watched the light had made a fire,’ (S3) lighthouse
‘singing them a Christmas song’ (S3) miner cottage
- To show that eventhough some people live in isolated and solitary places with harsh environments, they still enjoy Christmas. It contrasts to Scrooge’s lonely life
- To show that wealth does not ultimately lead to happiness, and the most important thing is family, joy, Christmas spirit, and generosity.
- Helps spark a change, as it compares to his life
Bob says that his son is ‘good as gold’ (S3)
- Gold refers to money and he really values his son because they have the same or more worth. It shows their loving relationship and how Bob is really grateful.
- Simile to show character over wealth
- How they raise their children as well behaved
‘founder of the feast’ (S3)
- Even though Bob’s salary is low, he is still very grateful for the money and food
- There is IRONY and guilt and shame
- Bob is thanking him
- Scrooge has the power to change their lives
- Criticises the exploitation of employees
‘“God bless us every one!”’ tiny tim (S5)
- By attaching ‘every one’ to his exclamation, not only does he refer his blessing to his family, but also to the entirety of humanity.
- His unwavering compassion towards others show that he is well-raised and intelligent for his age, as many adults did not have this mindet in the Victorian era.
- Contrasts to Thomas Malthus
