Scrooge

• "Solitary child, neglected by his friends"

  • adjective 'solitary' links back to the novella, except that child scrooge was actually alone and it was not his choice
  • juxtaposition of 'neglected' with 'friends' develops the readers empathy towards his character
  • further more when he sobs the reader understands that empathy and compassion have the power to elicit an emotional responcefrom scrooge-->signifies transformation
• "I wear the chains i forged in life"

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  -'in life'-flashback to the choices he made

  -context-freud:ID dangers of not being able to control desires, Protagonist suffers for temporary pleasure, religion neglected,capitalists do what they desire.

  -Gothic-supernatural needs to gets involved, scares reader/ scrooge into subbmission

  -CAN BE USED FOR: redemption- change or this will happen, supernatural- fear is catalyst to his change, scared of the consequences.
• "I wear the chains i forged in life"

  1

  • Marley messed up but not while he was alive, paying for his sins/moral crimes
  • 'i forged'-verb, accountability, no resistance/ fight, acceptance, not forced , he did this, admitting, guilty
  • 'wears'-warning for everyone, Scrooge forced to look, visible ,weighed down, constant punishment
  • 'chain'-symbolism for the accumulation of all sins commited ,connected by links, every sin leads to another
• "The smooth white sheet of snow upon the roofs...dirtier snow upon the ground"

  • Symbolism- snow= represents class divide. Scrooge embodies capitalism + injustice
  • Adjective 'smooth'- beautiful, perfect, untouched, no stress, no damage, no hardship- good easy life (Scrooge)- is at the top representing the rich, upper looking over lower class
  • Adjective 'dirtier'- disgusting, discoloured, muddy, gets trampled on, stepped on (Cratchits)-tough life-poor working class,
  • juxtaposition between the rich and the poor
  • pathetic fallacy to reflect the mood and events in the victorian era
• "The smooth white sheet of snow upon the roofs...dirtier snow upon the ground" 2

  • Despite the fact that snow on the roof appears beautiful and perfect, noone cares about it,there's no importance whereas snow on the ground people use to have fun and play with, enjoyment