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A Christmas Carol - Characters
Mind map: A Christmas Carol - Characters
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A Christmas Carol - Characters
Ebenezer Scrooge
- The protagonist
- Vocabulary to describe him at the BEGINNING:
- Avaricious
- Cold-hearted
- Cantankerous
- Covetous
- Cynical
- Emotionless
- Envious
- Greedy
- Ignorant
- Intraverted
- Miserable
- Mean
- Selfish
- Stiingy
- Sarcastic
- Self-centred
- Solitary
- Unfriendly
- Bitter
- Frightening
- Lonely
- Negative
- Pessimistic
- Negative
- Vicious
- Poisonous
- Venomous
- Vocabulary to describe him at the END
- Affectionate
- Awed
- Altruistic
- Charitable
- Cheerful
- Enthusiastic
- Generous
- Optimistic
- Sincere
- Sympathetic
- Friendly
- Humbled
- Philnthropic
- Positive
- Righteous
- Redeemed
- Joyful
- Benevolent
- Kind
- Unable to full participate in events of the story
- Defined by his occupation
- Contains a pessimistic view on everything
- Cruel to everyone
- Doesn't believe in Christmas
- Vallues money more than anything
- Materialistic man
- Has an impoverish character
- Represents the Victorian rich who neglect the poor and are selfish
- Neglected as a young boy by his peers and his father
- Lives only for himself
- The owner of a London counting-house
- Three spirits visit him in hope to change his approach on life
Jacob Marley
- Scrooge's equally greedy business partner
- Marley's ghost appears to teach Scrooge a lesson
- His ghost wears the chains that he forged in life
- His love for money over everything else means he is chained to the tools of his trade for eternity
- Died seven years before the novel began
- His ghost is serious, self-pitying, grim and humourless
- Trying to save Scrooge from suffering the same fate as he did
The Ghost of Christmas Past
- First spirit (STAVE 2)
- Strange looking, part-child/part-man
- Dressed in a white robe and carries a sprig of holly
- Appears to have more limbs sometimes
- Light emerges from its head which projects scenes shown to Scrooge
The Ghost of Christmas Present
- Second spirit (STAVE 3)
- Looks like a medieval king
- Sits in a room decorated with holly, mistletoe and ivy
- A majestic giant clad in a green robe
- Jolly, Commanding and like a KING
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
- Third/Last Spirit (STAVE 4)
- Resembles death
- Dressed in a shroud (used to cover a corpse)
- Does not speak, only points
- Scrooge is scared of this spirit
- Through the silence the spirit has acted like a modern day psychoanalysts
- Voiceless and Terrifying
Bob Cratchit
- Scrooge's loyal clerk
- Three Children - Martha, Peter, Tiny Tim
- Genuinely a good man
- Grateful, Loving, A good father and a family man
- Even though he is poor, still has an optimistic view
- Thinks the best of everyone
Mr Fezziwig
- Known for his Christmas parties
- Was once Scrooge's apprentice
- Bursting with energy and good spirits
Fan
- Scrooge's younger sister
- Very affectionate and loving
- Mother of Fred
- Died at a very young age
- Had an extremely large heart
Belle
- Belle - means beautiful
- Scrooge's ex-fiance
- Broke off their engagement because Scrooge was consumed with greed
- Later married another man
Fred
- Fan's son, Scrooge's nephew
- Pities his uncle
- Has a happy marriage/life
- Cheerful, Good-humoured, Optimistic, Tolerant, Good-natured
Tiny Tim
- Bob's son
- Humble, Innocent, Loving, Optimistic
- Represents the poor and sick children
- Is disabled
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