Themes Flashcards
Scrooge giving presents out on christmas day is an example of which theme ?
Change
“As solitary as an oyster” why is this a good simile to describe scrooge ?
Hard on the outside soft on the inside
In the quote “The family display of glass” which theme is used to describe this ?
Bathos, as it makes the reader feel sorry for them but adds a bit of humor to it because they actually can’t afford a glass display.
Why does dickens include scrooges childhood and how he changed
Its to make the reader feel sympathy for him and when he turns good again it gets the reader on his side .
Why does dickens describe the fruit in the shop window as a woman ?
He does this to give the reader a different way of telling them how victorian women were like at that time.
how does dickens make the reader feel sympathy for a young scrooge
He does this by writing how he got neglected as a child and was all lonely .
How is family portrayed in a christmas carol ?
Every year Scrooge’s nephew continuously invites him to his christmas celebration and he never goes.
how does scrooge change from a bad person to a good person ?
He changes because the ghost shows him what he used to be like and made him happy again.
How does dickens show that the cratchit family were poor ?
He does this by writing that “bob had but fifteen “bob” a week”
what caused Scrooges and Belle’s relationship to end ?
Scrooge became more obsessed about money than he was about his relationship with Belle.
How does Dickens represent scrooge as at the start of the novel ?
Dickens describes scrooge as a grumpy and ignorant man that doesn’t talk to anyone or have any friends.
What happens to time when the ghost visits scrooge ?
Scrooge keeps waking up earlier than he fell asleep.
What is a negative memory for scrooge ?
Talking to Belle.
What one word does scrooge use to describe christmas ?
“Humbug”
What is marley’s ghost’s prediction ?
Scrooge will be visited By three ghosts.
