redemption S3

• "he put them every one aside with his own hands"

  • Scrooge opens the curtains himself instead of waiting for the Spirit to do so - letting the light in (maybe starting to change).
• "But it had undergone a surprising transformation"

  • Scrooge is starting to change as a person too - Scrooge might transform into a warmer, more social person - metaphor.
• "he begged like a boy to be allowed to stay until the guests departed."

  • simile - compares Scrooge to a boy which directly juxtaposes Scrooge at the start of the novella.
  • verb "begged" - Scrooge understands that he's lacking emotional wealth, but he's very rich.
  • young boys are very energetic and Scrooge is presented here as an eager person, who wants to take part in games.
  • start of ACC - Scrooge was misanthropic but now h's finally expressing his emotions.