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A Christmas Carol –Quotes by Theme and
Character – Younus.A
Character Themes Quotes Explanations
• "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and • Expresses his intention to embrace the Christmas Spirit
try to keep it all the year." and transform himself into a better person.
• "I am not the man I was. I will not be the • Acknowledges his personal growth and change,
Scrooge Redemption man I must have been but for this emphasizing his transformation and redemption.
intercourse." • Signifies his redemption and newfound happiness
• "I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as
an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy."
• "It's enough for a man to understand his • Reflects his indifferent attitude towards poverty and his
own business, and not to interfere with belief that people should focus on their own affairs
other people's." rather than helping those in need.
Poverty
• "I help to support the establishments I • He justifies his support for institutions like prisons and
have mentioned—they cost enough; and workhouses, showing his lack of compassion and
those who are badly off must go there." empathy for the poor.
• He emphasizes his isolation from society and his financial
• "I wish to be left alone... I help to support contributions to institutions as a way to fulfil his social
the establishments I have mentioned – responsibility.
Social
they cost enough." • Scrooge acknowledges the impact of the supernatural
responsibility
• "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and visitation on his perception of social responsibility and
try to keep it all the year" pledges to embrace the spirit of Christmas throughout
the year.
• Highlights his lack of concern for the poor and suggests
• "Are there no prisons?... And the Union punishment-like measures rather than genuine care.
workhouses?... The Treadmill and the Poor • Reveals Scrooge's callous and unjust view towards the
Social Law" poor, advocating for their reduction in numbers rather
injustice • "If they would rather die, they had better than providing assistance. Implies that the poor should
do it, and decrease the surplus bear the consequences of their circumstances, even to
population." the point of death, further illustrating his injustice and
cruelty.
• "I will live in the Past, the Present, and the • He expresses his willingness to embrace the lessons of
Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive the past, present, and future and undergo personal
within me." transformation through forgiveness.
• "I am not the man I was. I will not be the • Scrooge acknowledges his personal growth and
Forgiveness
man I must have been but for this transformation, emphasizing his capacity for forgiveness
intercourse." and change.
• “I am prepared to bear your company… • Scrooge expresses his openness and willingness to learn
Will you not speak to me?" from the spirits, suggesting his readiness for forgiveness.
, Character Themes Quotes Explanations
• Reflects his realisation of the consequences of his past
• "I wear the chain I forged in life... I made it
actions. He acknowledges the process of redemption
link by link, and yard by yard."
required to break free from it.
• "Mankind was my business. The common
• Emphasizes Jacob Marley's understanding of the
welfare was my business; charity, mercy,
Jacob importance of caring for others and the opportunities for
Redemption forbearance, and benevolence were, all,
Marley redemption through acts of kindness, compassion, and
my business."
generosity.
• "I am here to-night to warn you, that you
• Highlights Jacob Marley's purpose in visiting Scrooge and
have yet a chance and hope of escaping my
offers him an opportunity for redemption. He doesn’t
fate."
want Scrooge to suffer the way he did
• "It is required of every man that the spirit • Marley reflects on the missed opportunities in life. He
within him should walk abroad among his recognizes the importance of being present and engaged
fellowmen, and travel far and wide; and if with others, and he feels guilt and regret for failing to do
that spirit goes not forth in life, it is so during his own life.
condemned to do so after death." • This quote highlights Jacob Marley's regret for not
• “Why did I walk through crowds of fellow- recognizing the suffering and poverty around him. He
Guilt and
beings with my eyes turned down, and questions his choices and wonders why he didn't extend
Regret
never raise them to that blessed Star which kindness to those in need. It reflects his guilt and regret.
led the Wise Men to a poor abode? Were • This quote emphasizes Jacob Marley's understanding of
there no poor homes to which its light wasted opportunities. He acknowledges the inability to
would have conducted me!" make amends and highlights the weight of regret.
• “No space of regret can make amends for
one life's opportunity misused!"
• This quote reiterates Jacob Marley's purpose in warning
Scrooge about his fate. Marley offers him an opportunity
• "I am here to-night to warn you, that you for redemption and emphasises that it is not too late for
have yet a chance and hope of escaping my Scrooge to change and find redemption.
fate. A chance and hope of my procuring, • Marley shows regret for his missed opportunities for
Redemption Ebenezer." redemption through helping others
through • "My spirit never walked beyond our • This quote emphasizes Jacob Marley's recognition of the
others counting-house—mark me!—in life my burden he carries in the afterlife. The chain represents
spirit never roved beyond the narrow limits the consequences of his actions during his lifetime, with
of our money-changing hole." each link symbolizing a misdeed or missed opportunity
• "I wear the chain I forged in life." for redemption. Marley regrets the choices he made and
serves as a warning to others, urging them to seek
redemption and avoid a similar fate.
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