Marley quotes Flashcards

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Stave 1, selfishness, social injustice, regret, chains

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“I wear the chain I forged in life… i made it link by link”

-as chains are made of links and links are interconnecting, this is alike to Marley warning Scrooge that his covetousness is interconnected to his anguish

-Marley “dragging” the chain is a conceit for the consequences of being stingy and perpetuating social injustice

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