Scrooge quotes and analysis

"as solitary as an oyster" (stave 1 page 2)

Anthropomorphism- giving Scrooge animal qualities
siblance - (for the listener) reinforces his evil
precise imagery- closed hard shell
simple similie- easier for audience to listen to- isolation impenetrable- foreshadows difficulty of change
"solitary"- alone, internally shut off from society

what- Moral change of Scrooge
Where- stave one- establishment of moral journey
X3- mean, selfish, cold-hearted (divide between rich and poor.)

"Bah! said Scrooge, humbug!" (stave 1 page 5)

Dickens making his own words to enphisise how much Scrooge hates Christmas. Also simple words will get stuck in listeners head.
Repeated throughout the whole of the novella. Famous quote
Recognise throughout history, famous in 1843 and still famous in 2016
alliteration- to make the audience understand who this famous quote belongs to

what- Scrooge emphisesing how much he hates christmas
where- stave 1- recognising that Scrooge is so selfish: that he wont even celebrate christmas by himself
X3-annoyed, selfish and angry. Scrooge was religious (Christian) but not celebrating the most important time of the year.

"no warmth could warm him. no wintry weather chill him."

Pathetic fallacy- to represent Scrooges nature
Metaphor- the weather is a metaphor for Scrooges behavior as he cannot be made either warmer or colder by it.
Alliteration- "wintry weather" indicates how cold hearted Scrooge is
Collocation- of the weather adds enphisise to Scrooges character.

what- portraying that Scrooge is cold through and through
where- stave 1- Indicating how no body wants to be with scrooge; he is internally shut off from society
X3- cold-hearted, miserly, trapped

Bob Cratchit quotes and analysis

"He tried to warm himself at the candle"

His efforts to warm himself at the candle are pitiful. he would prefer to do this than challenge Scrooge which indicates that bob Cratchit is so terrified of his boss, Scrooge.
lack of collocation- "warm" "candle"- we don't associate trying to get warm by candle light. Which indicates that Scrooge doesn't know how to act with people and their feelings.

Bob takes orders from his bad tempered boss, Ebenezer Scrooge without complaining.

what- Dickens conveys Scrooges character and Bobs character to contrast each other to bring sympathy for Bob and a sudden realization for the audience of how the rich are treating the less fortunate so poor of heart
where- stave 1- a realization for all audience (Victorian and modern day)
X3- Obedient, humble, hard-working

	Created by Brogan Edney about 8 years ago

GCSE English literature (A Christmas Carol) Note on character quotes and analysis, created by Brogan Edney on 29/03/2016.