Scrooge

Cards (27)

  • 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 effect do the ghosts have on Scrooge?
    They show him fear and regret
  • How does Scrooge change by the end of the story?
    He shares his wealth and generosity
  • 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 say to his nephew Fred?
    He is rude and dismissive
  • What violent imagery does Scrooge use in his response to Christmas?
    Boiled with his own pudding
  • How does Scrooge react to Marley's ghost?
    He tries to deny its existence
  • What does Scrooge attribute Marley's ghost to?
    Something he has eaten
  • What social context is relevant to A Christmas Carol?
    • Victorian workhouses for poor children
    • Harsh living conditions and tough work
    • High number of children in workhouses
  • How many children lived in workhouses in Britain in 1861?
    35,000 children under 12
  • What kind of work did children do in workhouses?
    'Picking out' old ropes
  • What kind of punishments were common in workhouses?
    Whipping and harsh discipline
  • What do the 'portly gentlemen' ask Scrooge for?
    A Christmas donation for orphans
  • How does Dickens introduce Scrooge's character?
    With a vivid and negative description
  • What does the exclamation 'Oh!' suggest about Scrooge?
    Even the narrator is overwhelmed
  • What does the list of adjectives about Scrooge emphasize?
    How awful and greedy he is
  • What does the simile 'solitary as an oyster' suggest about Scrooge?
    He is hard to open and understand
  • How does Dickens use imagery to describe Scrooge?
    Through harsh and vivid comparisons
  • Who are the three ghosts that visit Scrooge?
    The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come
  • What is the significance of Christmas in A Christmas Carol?
    It represents generosity and transformation
  • How does Scrooge's character transform throughout the novella?
    From miserly to generous and kind