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A Christmas CarolTop 14 Quotes – Younus.A
Stave Quote Explanation
1 ‘Hard and sharp as flint… solitary • Oyster – Symbolic of capitalism – Belief that money and yourself are the 2 more
as an oyster’ important things. Oyster has a pearl inside – Scrooge is the pearl. The ghosts crack
the oyster that lets out the nice Scrooge – the pearl.
• Solitary – Adjective – Means that the loneliness is not voluntary, something has
forced him to become like this.
• Foreshadowing of the chance that Scrooge will change.
• Link to supernatural and redemption – shows how difficult it is to change a being,
only the ghosts were able to break the shell.
• Hard – Shows how difficult it is to change Scrooge; This is the role of the ghosts.
• Sharp – When you get close, he hurts you; For example, he treats his nephew
badly
• Flint – Used to start fires; shows how Scrooge is capable of releasing the warmth
he shows later on
1 ‘The cold within him froze his old • Personification, Symbolism – His negative, evil, angry, unsociable nature. His
features’ evilness reflected on his face.
• Froze – Implies that he was dead before redemption
• Foreshadowing – The ghosts defrost him to inject life back into him
• Capitalism & Patriarchy – The richer you are, the more masculine you are. Shows
how Scrooge was a victim of this situation
1 Scrooge: ‘If they would rather • Scrooge has been influenced by capitalism – this quote reflects how Scrooge treats
die, they had better do it, and the poor as inhuman.
decrease the surplus population.’ • Irony – Scrooge is the victim; he complains about the surplus population, but he is
alone
1 Marley: ‘I wear the chain I forged • Forged – Verb, Accountability – he admits that he is guilty for the sins he
in life’ committed
• Chain – Symbolic, the links symbolise all the sins Marley committed.
• Flashback
• Form – Gothic genre, a ghost with a chain weighing it down is unnatural
• Wear – Verb shows a warning and how it is weighing him down
• Idea of redemption, supernatural
2 Belle: ‘Another idol has displaced • Idol – Symbol of worship
me’ • Another, displaced – A change has taken place
• Goes against patriarchy and gender – She wants to be her only idol
• Scrooge is a slave to his ambitions – ‘A golden one’
• Can be seen as the start of his downfall
3 ‘The smooth white sheet of snow • Pathetic fallacy – Use of weather (snow) to contrast the rich and the poor
upon the roofs… dirtier snow • Smooth – Adjective, untouched, no damage, no hardship. Represents the rich and
upon the ground’ upper class.
• Dirtier – Adjective. Represents the poor and working class.
• Snow – Symbol of class. Represents the different people.
• Juxtaposition
• Context – Capitalism
3 ‘Mrs. Cratchit made the gravy • Rule of 3
(ready beforehand in a little • Juxtaposition
saucepan) hissing hot; Master • Shows family and how they work together. Contrasts a capitalist society – you
Peter mashed the potatoes with don’t need money to be happy, you just need family. Contrasts Scrooge – He does
incredible vigour; Miss Belinda everything himself, whilst they do everything with love and affection.
sweetened up the apple-sauce.’
Stave Quote Explanation
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