An in-depth summary of all 4 ghosts featured in A Christmas Carol.
The ghosts are an important part of the novel that have never been featured in an OCR extract. This summary provides key quotes with analysis, as well as exploring the purpose of each ghost and how this is achieved.
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It is clear that Scrooge has learned less
previous ghosts, as he bends 'down up
in front of this ghost, suggesting a sub
There is a semantic field of the unknown when
describing this ghost, using words such as 'gloom'
'mystery' and 'shrouded'. This are effective in
unsetting and disorientating Scrooge, to make him
more susceptable to a character transformation
It could be argued that the climax of the whole novel
is when the ghost of Christmas yet to come shows
Scrooge his 'neglected grave'. It marks the moment
Scrooge realises he is the dead man being
discussed in stave 4, which brings his fear to a
maximum. Dickens deliberately withheld this to the
end of the encounter to increase its impact on
Scrooge.
The adjective 'neglected' heightens
Scrooge and the desolation of his dea
The ghost is surrounded by piles of food to imply
that there is plenty of food to go around the world if
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