Weather Flashcards
How does Dickens use the weather to create the impression something big is about to happen in chapter 1?
Weather in chapter 1 is “bleak” and “ominous” - it seems like nature “was brewing on a large scale”
Weather gets worse during chapter 1
How does Dickens link weather to Scrooge’s personality at first?
Cold & ice - “cold within him”, “frosty rime”
Fog - symbol of his inability to see his own ignorance?
weather in the past
How does Dickens continue to use the weather to help get his message across?
When the first spirit leads Scrooge past to the past and his old school, the weather immediately becomes “clear and cold” rather than dark and foggy as in chapter 1
In the final chapter the weather becomes clear and bright which reflects the change in Scrooge, his joyful mood and the jovial atmosphere of the chapter (it’s Christmas, families are reunited). It gives the reader a sense that a happy ending is coming.
