Guilt and blame

Question 1

“hung his head to hear his own words”

Answer 1

He regrets the view he had about the poor and he is humbled and ashamed

Question 1

“insect on the leaf”

Answer 1

Language: metaphor
He has plenty and should not cast judgement on his poor fellow human beings

Context:
The Ghost is reminding that in Heaven, God does not base someone’s worth or value on how rich and poor they are

Reader:
This could encourage Victorian readers to acknowledge and give to the poor as that was Dickens message.

Question 2

“the chains…clasped about his middle”

Answer 2

Language: symbolism
The chains symbolise the weight and burden of the sins Marley committed in life

Context:
This reminds us of one of the seven deadly sins, which is greed

Reader:
Christian Victorian readers would be familiar with the seven deadly sins in the Bible

Question 3

“sounds of lamentation”

Answer 3

Language: frightening sensory imagery
Could reflect their own sins

Context:
Links to Dickens message to MC readers to help the less fortunate

Question 4

“I should’ve given him something”

Question 5

“overcome with penitence and grief”

Answer 5

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Question 6

Topic sentence 1 (Tiny Tim)

Answer 6

Scrooge realises that if he doesn’t change in the future, Tiny Tim will die.

Question 7

Topic sentence 2 (Marley)

Answer 7

Scrooge understands that Marley is weighed down by the guild of what he did.