Supernatural Flashcards
Dickens uses the supernatural to represent the moral message of the novel.
Quote 1: “I wear the chain I forged in life” - Marley’s Ghost
the “chain” is Marley’s sins that are now causing him pain in the afterlife
it is a warning to Scrooge about things that will cause him guilt and regret later in life
Quote 2: “the insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust” - Ghost of Christmas Present
shows Scrooge the importance of helping the poor
Dickens represents the supernatural as frightening to interest the readers.
Quote 1: “the phantom slowly, silently aproached” - Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
frightens Scrooge and the readers
thrilling for Victorian readers as Gothic fiction was very popular
Quote 2: “though the eyes were open, they were perfectly motionless” - Marley’s Ghost (in the door knocker)
emphasises the unnatural aspects of the Ghost
excited Victorian readers as Gothic fiction was popular and interests them in the story
