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A Christmas Carol - themes the christmas spirit the idea that christmas brings out the best in people - "open their shut-up hearts freely" christmas wasn't a highly celebrated festival generosity the portly gentlemen: "want is k...
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English Literature:A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol - Plot summary A Christmas Carol is a novel by Charles Dickens about Ebenezer Scrooge, an old man, who is well-known for his miserly ways.On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by a s...
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A Christmas Carol - themes the christmas spirit the idea that christmas brings out the best in people - "open their shut-up hearts freely" christmas wasn't a highly celebrated festival generosity the portly gentlemen: "want is k...
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A Christmas Carol - The Ghosts A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens The Ghosts try to teach Scrooge some lessons and try to reform him. The Ghosts show Scrooge the choices he has made, is making, and the choices he has yet to make and show him the c...
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ENGLISH ( A CHRISTMAS CAROL) PLOT SUMMARY The carol is about Scrooge, an Old man (well known for his miserly ways) miserly- someone who stores wealth and spends as little money as possible On Christmas Eve, Scrooge gets visited by serie...
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Literature themes A Christmas Carol - Themes Redemption1) MiseryScrooge rejects all offers of Christmas cheer - 'Christmas a humbug!' 'Bah .. Humbug' . Rejecting all offers of compassion and Christmas cheer. Because the country was ver...
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Christmas Carol Characters Ebenezer Scrooge Mean, cold-hearted businessman whose only concern is making money. He resents happiness and charity. After visits from 3 ghosts, Scrooge vows to redeem himself. He goes on to have a reputation as...
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How dickens shows poverty in christmas carol Dickens portrays poverty in my ways throughout the extract. Dickens uses the quote “dark shadow on the party” to possibly suggest the division between class’. The idea that a higher class casts a shadow on lower class...
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A Christmas Carol STAVE ONE We meet Scrooge and learn that his personality is very negative towards Christmas and he is a "tight fisted" character who does not share his money. As we meet scrooge in the workhouse we meet Bob Cratchit w...
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character quotes and analysis Scrooge quotes and analysis"as solitary as an oyster" (stave 1 page 2)Anthropomorphism- giving Scrooge animal qualitiessiblance - (for the listener) reinforces his evilprecise imagery- closed hard shellsimple similie-...
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A Christmas Carol - Themes The Christmas SpiritChristmas brings out the best in people. It is a time when people show generosity, charity, kindness and goodwill to others The Cratchits Christmas celebration shows love for one another and their ...
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A Christmas Carol Structure Stave 1 An extensive prologue - prevents confusion about whether they are ghosts or not - 'Marley is dead' Introduced to the protagonist and the 2 characters closest to his eart who still can frgive him (Bob and Fred)...
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Poverty and social responsibility Poverty and social responsibility Dickens childhood experience of poverty influenced him, and he worked very hard to get finacial secruity. scrooges fear of poverty echoes Dickens own concerns about money - belle prov...
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Untitled Three ghosts appear to Scrooge to show him how he is living sinfully and what the consequences will be if he doesn’t choose to live a better life. The three-part ghost story shows the reader a clear path – sins in Scr...
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"A Christmas Carol" characters Scrooge Cold-hearted- According to Dickens's description, Scrooge is cold through and through. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him, Dickens uses pathetic fallacy to represent Scrooge'...
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A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol Characters: Ebeneezer Scrooge Jacob Marley Bob Cratchit Tiny Tim Fred Fezziwig Martha and Belinda Cratchit Portley Men Ghosts are: Jacob Marley Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Ghost of Christmas Prese...
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Untitled REDEMPTION Dickens argue that even worst people in society can find redemption - but to do this must make the choice to start finding there ways - marley admits that his chains were forged of his own 'free will' bc he...
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christmas This theme has two aspects: Firstly, the festive, jolly Christmas atmosphere flourishes in the streets surrounding Scrooge’s company office, and the ethos of the nativity story is embodied in characters like Tiny Tim,...
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Christmas Carol Christmas Carol (Quotes and analysis) "If he be like to die, he had better do it and decrease the surplus population" (Scrooge and the ghost of Christmas present, stave 1 and stave 3) At the beginning of the novel scr...
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Quotes - scrooges dialogue ‘Ten Quotes that Scrooge said from all five staves.’ 1. ‘They had better do it, and decrease the surplus population!’ – stave one.2. ‘What reason have you to be merry? You're poor enough’ – stave one.3. "Poor Robin Cr...
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English Revision-Advice page for ACC A Christmas CarolExtract questions:Analysis15-20 minsAssessed on ability to close read and analyseNo general statementsPick out lines/keywords, in relation to the questionAnalyse structure and languageEssays40 minsRea...
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Dickens' Literary Style - created from Mind Map Language Structure Symbols and Recurring Motifs
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A christmas carol - Word bank Dictionary: Stave 1 Emphatically - done or said in a strong way and without any doubt Solemnized - to perform the official marriage ceremony Covetous - wanting to have something too much Ruddy - red Morose - unhaappy,...
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A Christmas Carol Characters And Relationships Marley & Scrooge- Business PartnersScrooge & Bob- Bob works for ScroogeScrooge & Fred- Fred is Scrooge's NephewBob & His Family- Very close and a tight knit unitScrooge & the ghosts- Ghost...
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Christmas Carol Analysis Christmas Carol Analysis Christmas Carol Themes:1. CHRISTMAS2. REDEMPTION3. SOCIAL INJUSTICES4. FAMILY5. EMOTIONAL (happiness/ sadness) CHRISTMAS: The title and structure - 'Christmas Carol' refers to the traditions s...
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stave 1- Christmas carol - created from Mind Map Marley is confirmed as dead (Marley is scrooge's sole person) scrooge doesn't really care about his employee (Bob) as he only gives him a small candle&small pay scrooge has a nephew called Fred. Fred's mother is Fran.
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A Christmas Carol - Theme of Redemption:Context A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Abundance - means having a lot of wealth of something . = in a Christmas carol , scrooge is redeemed of having a lot of wealth by keeping money to himself and not caring about others. ...
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stave 2 - christmas carol - created from Mind Map scrooge wakes up as his clock chimes another ghost meets scrooge. This is the ghost of christmas past. the ghost takes scrooge to his childhood where we visit his old school- and a young scrooge
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stave 3- christmas carol - created from Mind Map scrooge wakes up he is visited by the ghost of christmas present the ghost takes scrooge to visit Bobs house, where he sees tiny tim looking very vunrable. Tiny tim will die if nothing changes - the change us scrooge
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stave 4 - christmas carol - created from Mind Map ghost of future shows up shortly after the present ghost disappears this silent ghost takes scrooge to his town where he sees himself dead people are trying to sell scrooges belongings lie his bedsheets, curtains ect ...
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