Hidden Messages

• What are the characteristics of Dickens's language in A Christmas Carol?

  • Rich with metaphor, repetition, and imagery
  • Directly addresses the reader to engage and moralize
• What do the similes "hard and sharp as flint" and "solitary as an oyster" illustrate?

  Scrooge's coldness and potential for transformation
• What does the repetition of "Marley was dead" emphasize?

  The importance of death as a theme
• What hidden messages are present in A Christmas Carol?

  • Social justice critique of Victorian attitudes
  • Redemption: No one is beyond change
  • Importance of nurturing childhood
  • Interconnectedness of past, present, and future