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A Christmas Carol
Redemption and Change
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Beginning: "
Covetous old sinner
" "hard and sharp as
flint
"
increases
suspense
Makes it
difficult
for readers to believe scrooge can
redeem
himself
"
covetous old sinner
"
greedy
, selfish, particularly in the desire for material possessions
Metaphor-
describe character traits compares person to a sinner, suggesting moral wrongdoing. "flint" emphasises hardness and lack of
empathy
Tone- critical and judgmental, suggesting
disdain
or
disapproval
imagery- "covetous old sinner"
images
of an
elderly
person consumed by greed
"solitary as an
oyster
" / " a solitary
child
"
repetition
of solitary- emphasis isolated condition that's been bred into him from a
juvenile
age
Oyster- hard shell, contains a pearl: foreshadows inner
purity
and ability to
change
for the better
A
golden idle has displaced me
spoken by ghost of Christmas past representing scrooge's ex fiancee
Belle
Reflects consequence of
obsession
with wealth and the missed
opportunities
Suggests possibility of
redemption
Metaphor: "
Golden
idle" hinting at material wealth and worldly pursuits
Personification- "Golden idle", has a will of it's own, ability to take speaker's place
Tone of
regret
and
lamentation
Imagery-
evoking allure of wealth/luxury
"
Displaced
" conjured imagery of being overlooked
Temperature
and weather
plethora
of imagery
"cold, bleak, biting weather"
Presents hostile atmosphere- intrusive and uncontrollable allowing it to dominate the
tone
of the
stave
Final stave- "No
fog
, no mist" the sky was "Clear, bright, jovial" "
golden sunlight
"
Pathetic fallacy-
alters
tone of the stave
Scrooge
contributed to
cold
temperatures- "the cold within him"
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