Guilt and blame Flashcards
‘Cash- boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel.’
L- listing
It shows the collections of sins Marley has. And now he must live with all of these for the rest of his life
I should of like to ‘given’ him something
L- verb
He fells guilty for not giving his money to someone like the boy who needs it more than he does
R- hope
There is still time for him to change.
C- Christmas spirit
Is about giving to the less fortunate and generosity
‘hung’ his head
‘Overcome’ with penitence and grief
L- verbs
He blames himself and is ashamed with himself because if he was a better person then this wouldn’t of happened to Tiny Tim.
‘Why do you delight to torture me?’
L- rhetorical question
He is feeling regret and pain at the moment as he blames himself that he could have had been loved but he chose it over money.
R- pity
Scrooge has lost the love of his life. He knows his mistake
A child might have ‘been a spring time in the haggard winter of his life’
L- metaphor
Children could have brought joy to his miserable life in his old age if he hadn’t chosen money over love when he was younger. He blames himself that he won’t ever experience the chance of fatherhood.
