Scrooge quotes: Stave 1 Flashcards
What does Scrooge say when he is greeted by Fred
“Bah!Humbug!”
What does Marley say to Scrooge that tells him that his actions throughout life will affect his life after death
“I wear the chain I forged in life”
How does Marley describe scrooge’s chain?
As “ponderous” - meaning heavey
How does the narrator describe Scrooge at first to portray him as stingy
“he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone”
What does the narrator say to show society avoids scrooge
“Even the blind men’s dogs appeared to know him” and tugged their owners away from him
How to scrooge intimidate cratchit and what does this show
scrooge threatens to fire him he hears “another sound from him” which shows scrooge abuses his power as someone with higher status (capitalist) with Bob cratchit (poor socialist)
What does scrooge say when asked to donate for the needy on christmas
“Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”
What does Scrooge eat and what does this show
scrooge eats “gruel” alone which is cheap and tasteless which shows scrooge is obsessed with hoarding money and refuses to spend it even for his own comfort
What is scrooges initial response to seeing the ghost of marley
“Bah!Humbug!” - shows his disbelief in the supernatural
how is scooge portrayed in stave one
- Cruel employer
- Obsessed with money
- Avoided by people
How and why does dickens make scrooge likeable in the beginning despite his negative image?
Through funny, ironic and sarcastic comments:’boiled in his own pudding with a stake of holly through his heart’
