Scoorge Flashcards
Solitary as an Oyseter
Hyperbole - in form of a simile - the reader has a negative opinion on Scrooge at the start.
Simile - suggests he is shut tightly closed and will not be prised open except by force.
Oyster - may contain a pearl - suggests there may be warmth and compassion buried deep inside him.
‘Very small fire’
‘one coal’
Dickens uses fire + warmth - symbol throughout the novella to reflect characters + theme of generosity
Scrooge’s ‘ small fire’ - reflects his miserly character, with he intensifier ‘very’ - emphasises just how meagre the literal fire is and so how limited the generosity is on Scrooge’s personality.
Scrooge’s meanness extends to his clerk, Bob Cratchit, who is allowed only ‘one coal’ for a fire.
“No,no ….oh no….say he will be spared
Scrooge’s agony over the predicted death of TT illustrates how much he is changing.
Repetition of ‘no’ - reflects Scrooge’s horror as he tries to deny the future that the ghost shows him
Sharp contrast with his deep concern over a poor boy and his dismissive attitude to ‘decrease’ the surplus population at the start of the novella.
IR forced many people to work but wages were low + conditions were terrible.
Dickens uses the small boy to show Scrooge and the reader that the poor are part of humankind and should be protected.
“I am as light as a feather, i am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a school boy”
Scrooge transformation is complete as he states how he feels.
Repetitive sentence structure of simile’s - highlights his newfound positivity - sense of Christian goodness with he comparison to an angel and genuine joy in the comparison to as a school boy.
Simile - ‘light as a feather’ - suggests how he is now free from the greet burden of greed
Scrooge proceeds to correct his mistakes in stave 1 by giving money to charity and raising Bob’s salary; Dickens uses a mirrored structure - highlights the huge change in Scrooge.
Dickens aim was to show how the Christmas Spirit can change an individual and also society for the better
