asyndetic list innit

• "squeezing"

  • violent imagery - he inflicts pain upon others, which is against Christian morality
• "wrenching"

  • he takes money from the poor who are in need of it and adds it to his already superfluous wealth while being miserly and therefore not appreciating it
• "grasping"

  • he feels insecure in his financial status
  • takes every penny he can - miserly
• "scraping"

  • could suggest there is something below the surface of Scrooge's persona, foreshadowing his later transformation
  • unjust as the poor must wait for Scrooge to undergo his self improvement transformation to receive help
• "clutching"

  • shows Scrooge's desperation for every piece of material property to belong to him
  • he clutches his wealth and does not share it
• "covetous"

  • he always wants what he cannot have - parallels to poor show everyone is human and has equal worth
  • 7 cardinal sins proclaim "thou shalt not covet"
  • all previous adjectives have suffix "-ing" except "covetous" - this could change the perspective to that of the poor
  • the poor covet what Scrooge has, leading to sin and eternal damnation - Scrooge ensures they never escape the cycle of poverty, alive or dead.
• "old"

  • his ways are old-fashioned so need to change
• "sinner"

  • resonates with heavily Christian audience