Character - Scrooge

• Who is the main character in A Christmas Carol?

  Ebenezer Scrooge
• How is Scrooge initially presented in the novella?

  As a miserly and unpleasant man
• What does Scrooge exclaim about Christmas?

  He calls it 'Humbug!'
• Who visits Scrooge on Christmas Eve?

  The ghost of Jacob Marley
• What does Marley warn Scrooge about?

  He will be visited by three ghosts
• What do the three ghosts show Scrooge?

  Scenes that evoke fear and regret
• How does Scrooge change by the end of the story?

  He becomes generous and shares wealth
• What are the key characteristics of Scrooge?

  • Miserable
  • Tight-fisted
  • Cold-hearted
  • Ill-mannered
  • Self-deluded
• How does Dickens describe Scrooge's cold-heartedness?

  No warmth could warm him
• What literary device does Dickens use to represent Scrooge's nature?

  Pathetic fallacy
• How does Scrooge treat Bob Cratchit on Christmas Eve?

  He denies him a decent fire
• What does Scrooge's indirect speech towards Cratchit imply?

  He is threatening and in charge
• How does Scrooge respond to his nephew's Christmas wishes?

  He is rude and dismissive
• What violent imagery does Scrooge use in his response?

  Boiled with his own pudding
• How does Scrooge react to Marley's ghost?

  He tries to deny its existence
• What does Scrooge attribute the ghost's vision to?

  Something he has eaten
• What was the social context during Dickens's time?

  • Poor children lived in workhouses
  • Harsh living conditions
  • Discipline included severe punishments
  • Basic food barely sustained children
• How many children under 12 lived in workhouses in 1861?

  35,000 children
• What do the 'portly gentlemen' ask Scrooge for?

  A Christmas donation for orphans
• How does Dickens describe Scrooge's character in detail?

  As a tight-fisted, grasping old sinner
• What does the simile 'solitary as an oyster' suggest about Scrooge?

  He is hard to open and solitary
• What does the exclamation 'Oh!' imply about the narrator's view of Scrooge?

  The narrator is overwhelmed by Scrooge's unpleasantness
• What does the list of adjectives describing Scrooge emphasize?

  How awful and greedy he is
• How does Dickens use imagery to describe Scrooge's character?

  Through comparisons to cold and hard objects
• What character does Dickens use to criticize social divides?

  Ebeneezer Scrooge
• What does the change in Scrooge's character signify for readers?

  Readers can change too
• How does Dickens position Scrooge at the start of the novella?

  As a lonely character
• What does the repetition of 'sole' emphasize about Scrooge's life?

  His solitary nature
• What does the simile 'Hard and sharp as flint' suggest about Scrooge?

  He lacks warmth and compassion
• What potential does Dickens imply with the comparison to flint?

  A spark of warmth within Scrooge
• What does the simile 'solitary as an oyster' imply about Scrooge?

  He has chosen to isolate himself
• What does the imagery of an oyster suggest about Scrooge's character?

  There may be something worthwhile inside
• How does Dickens use humor in relation to Scrooge's character?

  Through wordplay with 'grave' and 'gravy'
• What effect does humor have on the reader's perception of Scrooge?

  Engages them and makes him relatable
• How does Scrooge's reaction to the Ghost of Christmas Past affect the reader?

  It evokes empathy for Scrooge
• What does the juxtaposition of 'neglected' and 'friends' reveal about Scrooge's childhood?

  He was truly alone, not by choice
• What does Scrooge's sobbing signify in his transformation?

  Empathy and compassion are awakening
• What realization does Scrooge come to regarding happiness?

  Relationships bring happiness, not money
• How does Dickens show Scrooge's ongoing transformation with the verb 'profit'?

  Links to financial transactions
• What does Scrooge's concern for Tiny Tim signify?

  His genuine interest in others' welfare