The ghost of Christmas Yet to come
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- Created on: 20-05-18 16:04
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- The ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
- shows Scrooge the dark future he will face
- 'He's frightened everyone away from him when he was alive, to profit us when he was dead'
- verb
- shows how unwelcoming Scrooge was
- collective noun
- expresses how disconnected Scrooge is from the rest of society
- juxtaposition of alive and dead
- The women is frustrated at the lack of help he provided when he was alive and now he is dead she believes that she can help them more
- verb- profit
- they believe that his material wealth should be theirs for out living him
- amplifies his legacy as meaningless as they see his belongings as a compensation for how terrifying he was in life
- verb
- 'Bob told them of the extraordinary kindness of Scrooges nephew'
- intensifiers
- shows the amount of gratitude he has for Fred's help
- adjective
- opposite of Scrooge- Bob is commenting on Fred even though he only met him briefly. Shows the lasting effect of being kind
- mirrors when talking about Scrooge
- he chooses to praise what is good rather than commenting on negatives
- intensifiers
- 'I will honour Christmas in my heart and try to honour it all year round'
- abstract noun
- shows how he has respect for everything he has learnt
- emotive reaction
- shows how his heart has 'melted' and his emotive response to it
- verb-try
- shows his anticipation and his humbling sentiment
- exaggeration
- shows that all of that Christmas spirit (kindness and generosity) should be kept all year round
- abstract noun
- 'He's frightened everyone away from him when he was alive, to profit us when he was dead'
- Scrooges and the audiences reaction to the ghost
- the ghost gives Scrooge the final decisive push towards his character transformation- Dickens wants to show the reder that it has a terminal message for Scrooge which contrasts with the friendliness of the previous ghosts
- 'gloom' 'mystery' 'shrouded'
- semantic field of unknown
- these lexical choices combine to unsettle and disorientate Scrooge in order to make him acknowledge and be aware of the spirit and be susceptible to transformation.
- semantic field of unknown
- the spirts appearance induces a 'solemn dread' in Scrooges mind.
- adjective
- shows the seriousness Scrooge will take the spirts impending message with
- noun
- shows his deep anxiety at what he is about to be shown
- the supernateral miracle of Scrooges transformation acts as an allegory for highlighting Dickens belief in the importance of Christian values of mercy and charity at a tie when society is becoming devided
- shows his deep anxiety at what he is about to be shown
- adjective
- 'gloom' 'mystery' 'shrouded'
- the ghost gives Scrooge the final decisive push towards his character transformation- Dickens wants to show the reder that it has a terminal message for Scrooge which contrasts with the friendliness of the previous ghosts
- shows Scrooge the dark future he will face
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