Quote 28: “I’m quite a baby”

Question 1

“I’m quite a ____”

Answer 1

“I’m quite a baby”

Question 2

who said it and when? who did they say it to? what is it about?

Answer 2

Scrooge waking up on Christmas Day in Stave 5

Question 3

5 key features:

Answer 3

• metaphorical rebirth: renewed presence and commitment
• religious allusion: rebirth analogy ties in with the concept of salvation
• scrooge is unburdened from past sins as he is fully redeemed
• “baby”- still possesses some qualities of ignorance but has a lot to learn about the world
• no longer intransigent and can thereby adapt and fully perceive things as they are