isolation S2

• "A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still."

  • links to stave 1 - "solitary as an oyster"
  • suggest that not much has changed. - when he was younger, he didn't have the choice to be lonely but now he tries to make himself isolated as a way of coping with it.
• " 'She died a woman,' said the Ghost"

  • Scrooge is so abrasive with Fred because Fred is his sister's son
  • Fred's mother was the only bit of happiness left in Scrooge's life. When she died, the happiness in Scrooge's life died with her too.
• "She left him, and they parted"

  • single-compound sentence - affirmative, emphasises certainty of break up, he couldn't do anything to change her decision. everything happened so suddenly.
  • He ruined his life chances, paves the way to his future because this part focuses on his loneliness and him being solitary - triggers Scrooge's withdrawal from society.