Marley

• What Marley quote starts "I wear the..." & what is the analysis for it?

  • Symbolism of chains in S1 -> chains made of links, interconnected -> alike to how M warning S that his covetousness (desire for wealth) is interconnected to his anguish
  • Chain -> restriction & entrapment -> through M "dragging" chain, chain is conceit (extended metaphor) for restricting & eternal consequences of parsimonious (stingy) & perpetuating social injustice
  • Personal pronoun -> "I" -> M acknowledges w/ remorse consequences of personal & selfish pursuit of material wealth, leading to eternal & spiritual poverty
• What Marley quote starts with "Mankind was..." & what is the analysis for it?

  • Economic language -> M as Dickens' first mouthpiece (not in novel so speaks through characters), using EL as critique of society's obsession w/ materialism & pursuit of profit
  • Foreshadows grim fate awaiting S in S1 if fails to learn from eternal punishment of M: reduced to mere economic terms upon death e.g. "cheap funeral" & "marketing the corpse"
  • Syntax -> establish mood & tone to express writer's thoughts & feelings -> "mankind" precedes "business", hierarchical order of values that S, & society, should prioritise