Literature - Christmas Carol Flashcards

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Eng carol: “Solitary as…

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“Solitary as an oyster”

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Eng carol: What is a miser

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A person who hoards money and spends as little as possible

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Eng carol: Why does Marley appear to scrooge?

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Marley’s ghost appears to scrooge to spark scrooge’s redemption arc and warn him about the arrival of the ghosts

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Eng carol: “If they would rather

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If they would rather die they had better do it and decrease the surplus population

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Eng carol: “I have seen (belle)

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I have seen your nobler aspirations fall off one by one

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Eng carol: “There was an eager

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There was an eager, greedy, restless motion in the eye, which showed the passion that had taken root, and where the shadow of the growing tree would fall.

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Eng carol: “May you be (from belle)

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May you be happy in the life you have chosen

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Eng carol: “Are there no

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Are there no prisons… workhouses?

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Eng carol: “Marley was

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‘Marley was dead: to begin with.’

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Eng carol: “I wear the

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”I wear the chain I forged in life.”

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Eng carol: Themes of a christmas carol

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  • redemption
  • social responsibility and charity
  • family and friendship
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Eng carol: what are Malthusian principles

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A pessimistic view on the relationship between population and resources which states: Population growth is increasing at a faster rate than food supply. There will be time when there is not enough food to sustain the population.

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Eng carol: definition of philanthropic nature

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a person or organisation seeking to promote the welfare of others
- generous and benevolent.

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Eng carol : “ a tight…

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“ a tight fisted hand on the grindstone “

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Eng carol: describe scrooges voice (quote)

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“Grating voice”

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Eng carol: “fellow passengers…

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“Fellow passengers to the grave” - Fred

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Eng carol: What are the connotations of “fellow passengers to the grave”

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Christmas is a reminder that are all required to help one another and treat the poor with sympathy and empathy

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Eng carol: how does Fred describe Christmas

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“A good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time”

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Eng carol: how is scrooge illustrated in stave 1?

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-Scrooge is immediately presented as an unpleasant character who is completely obsessed with making money without pause for rest
- He is without compassion or willingness to give to the poor due to his belief in Malthusian principles and overall disregard for others

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eng carol: “hard…

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“hard and sharp as flint”

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Eng carol: “dismal…

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“dismal little cell”