A CHRISTMAS CAROL CHAPTER ONE SUMMARY DONE
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- A CHRISTMAS CAROL CHAPTER 1 SUMMARY
- SCROOGE
- He is mean/greedy/unfriendly
- "he was a tight-fisted hand"
- "hard and sharp as flint"
- He is portrayed as being intimidating
- "nobody ever stopped him in the street"
- because he chooses to be on his own
- "i wish to be left alone"
- because he chooses to be on his own
- "no children asked him what it was o'clock"
- "nobody ever stopped him in the street"
- He is lonely
- "Marley was dead"
- links to the theme of loneliness vs family/friendships
- scrooge just isolates himself from everyone around him
- eg. his nephew, Fred who just wants him to enjoy christmas
- scrooge just isolates himself from everyone around him
- links to the theme of loneliness vs family/friendships
- "nobody ever stopped him in the street"
- links to the theme of loneliness vs family/friendships
- scrooge just isolates himself from everyone around him
- eg. his nephew, Fred who just wants him to enjoy christmas
- scrooge just isolates himself from everyone around him
- links to the theme of loneliness vs family/friendships
- "Marley was dead"
- He is mean/greedy/unfriendly
- FRED
- desperate for scrooge to appreciate Christmas and enjoy it
- "pleaded the nephew"
- "pleaded" suggests he really wants him to come even though scrooge has treated him badly in the past
- links to the theme of forgiveness - he's not bothered about how scrooge has treated him in the past
- "so a merry Christmas, uncle!"
- links to the theme of forgiveness - he's not bothered about how scrooge has treated him in the past
- "pleaded" suggests he really wants him to come even though scrooge has treated him badly in the past
- "so a merry Christmas, uncle!"
- "pleaded the nephew"
- calm, despite the fact that his uncle is telling him to go away
- "without an angry word"
- even though scrooge is being disrespectful he doesn't get angry
- "without an angry word"
- desperate for scrooge to appreciate Christmas and enjoy it
- BOB CRATCHIT
- Polite/patient
- "if quite convenient, Sir"
- he's asking for christmas day off but he should have to as it should be expected but scrooge doesnt see that because of his nature
- however this shows he still has respect for scrooge as he asks for the day off which also shows he is scared of losing his job
- "if quite convenient, Sir"
- Grateful
- "the clerk observed it was only once a year"
- doesn't take it for granted - never has any other days off
- "the clerk promised"
- "the clerk observed it was only once a year"
- Polite/patient
- WRITERS TECHNIQUES
- Pathetic Fallacy
- "fog"
- In stave one these words describe scrooges personality - scrooge doesnt know how to treat people so he's mean
- "frosty"
- "clear"
- In stave five scrooge has CHANGED so these quotes symbolize scrooge's new personality that is very positive
- "bright"
- "fog"
- Pathetic Fallacy
- SCROOGE
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