A Christmas Carol Quotes

• Description of: Scrooge

  Secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster
• Description of: Scrooge

  A solitary child, neglected by his friends
• Who says this: Ghost of Marley

  I wear the chain I forged in life
• The smooth white sheet of snow on the roof... dirtier snow on the ground
• Boy is ignorance. Girl is want.
• Who says this: Scrooge

  I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!
• Description of: Scrooge


  The cold within him, froze his old features
• Said to: Scrooge


  Another idol has displaced me
• Description of: Scrooge

  Solitary as an oyster
• What does "oyster" symbolise?

  The oyster symbolises inner beauty and philanthropy as oysters have pearls inside.
• Who says this: Scrooge

  Decrease the surplus population
• What idol has Scrooge's lover been displaced by?


  A golden one
• Description of: Scrooge

  Scrooge trembled
• Represents: Hope


  Jet of light
• Description of: Scrooge

  Merry as a schoolboy
• Description of: Scrooge


  Happy as an angel
• Description of: Marley

  Marley was dead, to begin with
• "Marley was dead, to begin with" This opening line sets the tone for the novella, immediately establishing the theme of mortality and the supernatural.
• "I made it link by link, and yard by yard." Said by Ghost of Marley. Reveals the consequences of his selfish and misanthropic actions.
• "Bah! Humbug!" Reveals Scrooge's dismissal of joy, goodwill, and festive spirit, highlighting his selfishness and lack of empathy for others.
• "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." Scrooge's vow at the end of the novella signifies his redemption and commitment to living a life of kindness and philanthropy.
• "God bless us, everyone!" Said by Tiny Tim which represents the embodiment of innocence and goodness in the novella.