English Literature-Christmas Carol Flashcards
What adjectives can be described as Scrooge?
- Morose - A bleak outlook or attitude
- Cynical - Doubtful as to whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile
- Flippant - Not showing a serious or respectful attitude
- Avaricious - Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain
- Caustic - Carcastic in a scathing and bitter way
- Compassionate - Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others
- Benevolent - Well-meaning and kindly
- Munificient - Characterised by or displaying great generosity
- Penitent - Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having doen wrong; repentant
What is the simile used that describes Scrooge as isolated at the beginning of the novella?
‘as solitary as an oyster’
What does Scrooge reply when Fred says,”A merry Christmas uncle! God save you!”
“Bah! Humbug!”
What adjectives can be described as Bob Cratchit?
- Courteous - polite, respectful, or considerate in manner
- Industrious - diligent and hard-working
- Acquiescent - ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else want
- Sensitive - Having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of other’s feeling
- Humble - Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s importance
- Selfless - concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one’s own; unselfish
What adjectives can be described as Tiny Tim?
- Angelic - Wholesome and untainted by immorality
- Fragile - not strong or sturdy; delicate and vulnerable
- Exemplary - Serving as a desirable model; very good
- Inspirational - providing or showing creative or spiritual inspiration
- Sympathetic - Attracting the liking of others
What adjectives can be described as Fred?
- Compassionate - Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others
- Radient - Clearly emanating great joy, love, or health
- Beneficent - Generous or doing good
- Virtuous - Having or showing high moral standards
- Buoyant - Cheerful and optimistic
What adjectives can be described as Ghost of Christmas Past?
- Ephemeral - Lasting for a very short time
- Ethereal - Heavenly or spiritual
- Relentless - Unceasingly intense
- Enigmatic - Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious
- Authoritaive - commanding and self-confident; likely to be respected and obeyed
What adjectives can be described as Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come?
- Solemn - Not cheerful or smiling; serious
- Intimidating - Frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants
- Subdued - Quiet and rather reflective or depressed
- Reticient - Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily
- Resolute - Admirable purposeful, determined, adn unwavering
What adjectives can be described as Ghost of Christmas Present?
- Jovial - Cheerful and friendly
- Exuberant - Full of enery, excitement, and cheerfulness
- Prophetic - Accurately predicting what will happen in the future
- Severe - Strict or harsh
Who is Thomas Malthus? How can it links to Scrooge’s thoughts at the beginning of the novella?
- Economist Thomas Malthus believed that the population would always grow faster than food supplies and that poverty was the inevitable result of overpopulation
- “If they would rather die they had better do it and decrease the surplus population”
- This demonstrates that he has no sympathy for the poor.
- Scrooge sees the poor as simply a burden on society, who are responsible for their own condition and furthermore not deserving of charity.
What is The Poor Law?
In 1834 a new Poor Law was introduced to reduce the financial help available to the poor. It ruled that all unemployed people would have to enter a workhouse in aorder to recive food and shelter
What does ‘as solitary as an oyster’ show about Scrooge?
- Scrooge, like an oyster, has a tough, hard exterior and is closed to others. The simile is effective because it emphasises how he has chosen to isolate himself.
- It also suggests that there may be more to be discovered where Scrooge is concerned.
- Just as, when forced open, an oyster may contain a pearl, so Dickens suggests there may be something worthwhile to be found within Scrooge.
