Isolation

Question 1

Introduction

Answer 1

Capitalism fosters social disconnection

Life driven solely by profit

Question 2

S.W.G.S.C

Answer 2

Squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching

Asyndetic list reflects Scrooge’s obsessive greed, which isolates him.
Dickens condemns capitalism

Question 3

S.A.A.O

Answer 3

Solitary as an oyster

Simile shows Scrooge is closed-off and impenetrable.
suggests potential for redemption.

Question 4

H.S.E.H.S.A.H.S.A

Answer 4

His sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign

Repetition of “sole” underlines Scrooge’s loneliness.
Dickens critiques the emotional bankruptcy of selfish lives.

Question 5

N.R.N.P.I.T.O.R

Answer 5

No rest No peace. Incessant torture of remorse

Harsh tricolon shows Marley’s suffering from isolation.
Warning that isolation in life leads to eternal regret.

Question 6

M.W.M.B

Answer 6

Mankind was my business

Marley realises too late that connection, not wealth, is what matters.
Isolation is shown as a moral and social failure

Question 7

N.B.H.F

Answer 7

Neglected by his friends

Passive voice reveals Scrooge’s neglect
Dickens shows isolation as a consequence of moral failure.

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Am I that man who lay upon the bed

Scrooge’s horror reflects his fear of dying unloved.
Isolation is presented as the punishment for a selfish life.