Theme Of Redemption Flashcards
1
Q
Scrooge at first seems to be a m____, and quote to show this
A
Misanthropist (someone who dislikes and distrusts other people)
-shown through his attitude to charity ‘it’s enough for a man to understand his own business, and not to interfere with other people’s’
2
Q
By the time Scrooge is visited by the last ghost, his attitude is …
A
- softened and he wants to change his ways
- Dickens is arguing that even the very worst of people in society can find redemption, but in order to do this, they must make the choice to start changing their ways
- Marley admits that is chains were forged of his ‘own free will’ because he CHOSE not to change
3
Q
Hints that Scrooge will be redeemed
A
- relationship with Fan shows he is capable of being kind
- Dickens suggests that Scrooge’s father was a harsh man who abandoned his son at a boarding school over the holidays, but when fan comes to collect Scrooge, she says how he is ‘so much kinder than he used to be’
- Marley being portrayed as being very similar to Scrooge, ‘chance and hope’
4
Q
‘Christmas is a humbug’
A
-rejects all compassion and celebration of Christmas
5
Q
‘Scrooge hung his head to hear his own words quoted by the spirit’
A
-feels ashamed that the ghost uses his words against him, he now wants to change
