Ghost Of Christmas Past Flashcards
1
Q
Personifies juxtapositions
A
“Like a child […] like an old man”
“Fresh green holly […] summer flowers”
^ eternal life
2
Q
Appearance
A
“It was a strange figure”
- mystery, builds tension
3
Q
Connections with memories
A
“Soft and gentle […] low” (voice)
- distance of memories
4
Q
Purity
A
“Tunic of the purest white”
5
Q
Purity and truth
A
“Light […] burning bright and high”
6
Q
Biblical references - light is sins
A
“He could not hide the light”
- Scrooge is trying to hide from the honesty the spirit is going to show
- can’t ignore sins
- showing a light on all the bad things
7
Q
The spirit is forceful to get Scrooge to learn and realise what he’s done
A
“What is the matter”
8
Q
The ghost overpowers Scrooge when he doesn’t want to see what happens with Belle
A
“But the ghost is relentless […] forced to observe”
Beginning of change
9
Q
The ghost verbalises Dicken’s view
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Moral and social Swiss - poverty, guilt and redemption
