Themes and analysis Flashcards
Scrooge giving out present Christmas day is an example of which theme?
Change.
Why is solitary as an oyster a good simile?
It is a good simile because it describes how alone scrooge is and it shows how hard he is to break it proves he doesn’t open up to anyone.
How can you tell that Scrooge is starting to change?
Scrooge is starting to realize the error of his ways and is becoming noticeably softer one example is he is filled with gladness when he hears people wishing each other a Merry Christmas?
How is pathetic fallacy and personification used to create an atmosphere?
Personification and pathetic fallacy are used to create atmosphere by describing the fresh green holly and the summer flowers, it also says the crisp air laughed to hear it.
How does Dickens use the Cratchit in a Christmas carol?
Dickens uses the Cratchit’s in two primary ways within the text. The first is to establish that having money is not a prerequisite for being happy.
How does the Cratchit family in A Christmas carol present themes and ideas?
The Cratchits provide a counterpoint to Scrooge and illustrates the novels predominate theme; that family and generosity are more valuable than great riches.
What is the relationship between life and afterlife in a Christmas carol?
it’s important to realize that there is a certain danger in trying to prove an authors worldview from a single work of fiction or poetry.
What effect do these adjectives from a Christmas carol have on the reader?
By putting this list of adjectives describing scrooge so close to the beginning of the story, dickens established out impression early on of scrooge as a distantly unpleasant man.
“Solidary as an oyster” Why is this a good simile yo describe scrooge?
This is a good adjective to describe scrooge as it shows he’s hard on the outside but soft on the inside.
What impact do the similes in this novel have on the reader?
The similes gives the reader a eter understanding of what the younger scrooge has been through in his life and it explanes why he is like this now.
How are literary techniques used to draw the reader attention?
Techniques are used to draw the reader’s attention as it gives a better description of scrooge and his character .
What is the theme in a Christmas carol?
Compassion and Forgiveness.
How does Scrooge change his opinion on Chritsmas
Because he realized that Christmas was a good time o f the year and it made him happy when people were wishing each other a merry Christmas .
What made scrooge so mean ?
Because he never got to celebrate Christmas as a child because he was lonely as he was put in a boarding school by his unloving father .
What made the theme of a Christmas carol?
In A Christmas Carol Dickens shows the theme of social injustice through: Scrooge refusing to give money to the poor. … thieves dividing up Scrooge’s belongings.
