redemption

Question 1

‘squeezing, wrenching, grasping…covetous old sinner!’

Answer 1

1. seven negative adjectives to reinforce parsimonious traits and how Scrooge is an outsider to society by ostracising himself
2. seven adjectives has parallels to seven deadly sins, religion imperative in victorian era so reinforces how scrooge is so miserable he detaches himself from religion (foundation of morality) as he wants to be so badly removed from society which isn’t what God wants
3. squeezing and wrenching connote a struggle, could be the struggle scrooge

Question 2

‘happy as an angel’
‘no fog, no mist…golden sunlight’

Answer 2

-cliches in stave 5 used e.g the simile ‘happy as an angel’ to demonstrate how light-hearted Scrooge feels now he is making steps to become a philanthropist
-‘happy as an angel’ antithesis of Scrooge in stave 1, suggests Scrooge had been sent by God to change society
-alt religious noun ‘angel’ implies his message will live on after his death
-juxtapose ‘covetous old sinner’ highlighting message that anyone can change even a ‘sinner’ that is fossilised in his ways
-redemption echoed in linguistic changes as heavy laden vocabulary is transformed to light, cliched choices
-in addition Dickens uses pathetic fallacy to demonstrate Scrooge’s redemption
-‘cold, bleak, biting’ changes to ‘no fog, no mist…golden sunlight’
-represent Scrooge’s newfound enjoyment within life
-alternatively suggest weather dependent on Scrooge so society is also dependent on Scrooge

Question 3

‘i should of liked to have given him something’