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Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol: Redemption
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What does redemption mean?
The action of being saved from
sin
, error or
evil
"Solitary as an
oyster
, the cold within him
froze
his old features"?
STAVE 1
Implies he doesn't want people to know him - likelihood on the
trauma
he faced (bullying)
Cold
imagery
connotes Scrooge's
heart
is also cold. Symbolises that Scrooge is lonely
Foreshadows
ending - oysters have a pearl inside once
opened
up. Oysters are tough and you have to forcefully open them in order to find the pearl
"Bah,
humbug
"?
STAVE 1
'Humbug' is a slang term for
nonsense
Shows he is
bad-tempered
and dismissive of Christmas
Thinks people are nuisances and contempt
"Time is
precious
to me"?
STAVE 4
Total
change
in character
Scrooge doesn't want to waste time, but instead use it to
heal
himself and make it up to people he treated wrongly
Time is symbolic - the 3
ghosts
that appear in a Christmas Carol and represent the
importance
of each tense
Dickens' view on redemption
REDEMPTION IS POSSIBLE FOR
ANYONE
Can change regardless how hard-hearted they are
Scrooge's transformation demonstrates that people have the ability to
choose
to be kinder
REDEMPTION IS A
PERSONAL
CHOICE
People are
responsible
for taking action to redeem themselves
Invites reader to consider their own life
trajectories
and make changes
Redemption is possible ever for a
master-misanthrope
like Scrooge