Quotes for stave 1 Flashcards
“Hard and sharp as flint”
Scrooge is secretive and self contained
Simile
“Oh! He was tight fisted hand at the grindstone”
Metaphor
The explanation mark after the oh suggests that even the narrator is overwhelmed by how unpleasant Scrooge is
He is also very tight with money
Squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner
Verb
Scrooge like to collect money and doesn’t spend it to help him self or others
“No steel had ever struck out generous fire “
Scrooge isn’t generous with his money
“Secret and self contained , solitary as an oyster “
Smilie
Scrooge bottles his emotions up and doesn’t let anyone in
“The cold within him froze his old features”
The cold effects Scrooge physically
“External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge”
Pathetic fallacy
The weather sets the atmosphere
Scrooge is cold inside and out
“No wind blew was bitter than he”
Metaphor
Scrooge is a horrible, sour old man
(Miser)
But he couldn’t replenish it for Scrooge kept the coal box in his own room
Scrooge is tight with money and won’t won’t let anyone have warmth
His face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes sparkled, and his breath smoked again
-Scrooge’s nephew
Fred juxtaposes Scrooge’s character and is also a very warm heartfelt character
What right have you to be merry? What reason you have to be merry? Your poor enough
Scrooge values money and has very capitalist views
A kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time
-Christmas
Adjectives on what Christmas is about completely juxtaposes Scrooge views towards Christmas
“Why did you get married.” Said Scrooge
“Because I fell in love.”
“Because you fell in love!” Growled Scrooge
-to Fred
Scrooge is a loveless character and think marriage is pointless unless it’s for money
“I want nothing from you; I ask nothing of you; why cannot we be friends?”
- from Fred to Scrooge
Fred cares about people and have a big heart like fan
Fan=Scrooge’s sister she died in child birth to Fred
Every idiot who goes around with merry Christmas on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart
Scrooge thinks Christmas is a stupid time of the year and people who celebrate it are even stupider
