stave quotes

Question 1

stave 5
‘went to church and watched the people.. and patted children on the head… and questioned beggars’

Answer 1

scrooge is now focusing his attention to the things he used to shun.
these things used to cause him misery and now they bring him joy and fulfillment
he is now philanthropic

Question 2

stave 4
i am not the man i was. i will not be the man i must have been

Answer 2

statement shows how scrooge is desperate to redeem himself and he believes he has changed

repetition shows his effort to change.

Question 3

stave 3
scrooge asks the spirit ‘with an interest he had never felt before’ if tiny tim will survive

Answer 3

tiny tim serves as a reminder to scrooge of the human impact of his malthusian views about the surplus population.

Question 4

stave 2
a solitary boy, neglected by his friends is left there still

Answer 4

the reader is encouraged to sympathise with scrooge as he has not always been alone by choice.

Question 5

quote 1
‘no warmth could warm him, no wintry weather chill him’

Answer 5

scrooge is emotionally cold, external forces have no impact on him.