Ebenezer Scrooge

Question 1

Introduction

Answer 1

presented as a protagonist

strong aversion to society

misanthropic and miserly

Redemption conveys importance of social responsibility

Question 2

S.W.G.S.C

Answer 2

squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching

asyndetic listening to emphasise his stingy attitude towards Christmas

Many of the Victorian elite believed the poor were criminals, leading them to hoard their wealth

Question 3

S.A.A.O

Answer 3

solitary as an oyster

simile shows his isolation from society

implies how he has the potential to be full of Christmas spirit

Question 4

I.C.A.T.M.I.P.M

Answer 4

I can’t afford to make idle people merry

Noun “idle” dehumanises the poor, showing Scrooge’s belief that poverty results from laziness.
Dickens presents Scrooge as a mouthpiece for harsh Victorian capitalism

Question 5

A.T.N.P.A.TN.W

Answer 5

Are there no prisons, are there no workhouses?

scrooges purpose as a microcosm of the Victorian elite

the rich supported Malthus’s ideas about overpopulation

Question 6

H.M.I.A.N.T.M.I.W

Answer 6

hear me ! I am not the man I was

Exclamatory tone and past tense reflect Scrooge’s growing self-awareness.
Dickens shows Scrooge embracing change, marking a turning point redemption.

Question 7

A.I.T.M.W.L.U.T.B

Answer 7

Am I that man who lay upon the bed?

Interrogative shows fear, exposing Scrooge’s horror at the consequences of his choices.
His shock reveals genuine remorse

Question 8

I.W.N.S.O.T.L.T.T.T

Answer 8

I will not shut out the lessons that they teach

Metaphor of ‘shutting out’ evokes emotional blindness, now replaced with openness
Dickens uses this to solidify Scrooge’s redemption

Question 9

R.Y.S.A.E.T.A.Y.S.F

Answer 9

Raise your salary and endeavours to assist your struggling family

Contrast to his earlier stinginess shows generosity
Scrooge becomes the embodiment of Dickens’ vision of human kindness overcoming selfishness.