a christmas carol

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"hard and sharp as a flint
'flints' start a fire-scrooge contradicts zeitgeist-christmas is cold & scrooge described as cold- scrooge chooses not to associate with rest of society/zeitgeist marley was 'steel' but both men didnt give out 'generous fire' (fire was malicious&cal
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"solitary as an oyster"
isolated- left alone- still has value bcos of pearl- scrooge isolated and alone- his only value/companion is his wealth valuable- unique due to isolation- oyster is asset,ppl want to find it- dickens reinforce ppl have propensity for change, reflect
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"fellow passengers to the grave"
Xmas strips ppl of class and remove barriers - fred disregards class- xmas concious and morality- xmas chance to extend christian goodness sense unity&togetherness- 'passengers' demonstrate no human in control- fate/god in driving seat- every1 final
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"glow"
semantic field of light/fire warmth of character- invites scrooge to celebrations- insistent despite allusion invitation is constantly rejected religious connotations- close with god-love
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" i wear the chain i forged in life"
'chain' represents social disparity/ lack of christian morals - u/c weighed down by ignorance- ignorance reinforces chain- helps it grow longer& keep intact chain links workhouse- l/c forced to forge products like marley forged chain- ironic- scroo
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"doomed...fettered...ponderous"
'doomed'- inescapable fate- marley trapped by fate,scrooge trapped on path to damnation- fate is to be shackled by sins -unlike Marley, scrooge has chance to change demonstarates magnitude of event- requires spiritual&supernatural intervention- tra
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"small fire...one coal"
coal symbolic of wealth- scrooge has more coal than bob- but scrooge lacks christmas spirit- clerk doesnt worry about wealth&more christmas spirit - zeitgeist keeps bob warm- not in need of money bob financially impoverished- scrooe spiritually/emo
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Ghost Of Christmas Past
personification of memory- scrooge to grow must remember and learn from the past- both positive and negative light from ghosts head represents illumination - comes from reflecting on past- cap symbolises ability each person has to extinguish light
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"jet of light"
symbolism- personification of memory- symbol of 'truth'- reveals scrooges truth- scrooge desperately doesnt want memories revesled or truth- begged ghost to cover his light- hiding from the truth- shuns redemption- doesnt want to learn his lesson i
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"child...old man"
physical properties of youth- purity/ innocence- white(illuminating light)- represents goodness-warmth-love-hope -- symbolic of memory- illuminates scrooges indiscretions/sins- and positive aspects of life zeitgeist-'christmas spirit' -symbolised b
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"darting in...glee"
abundant energy- contrast to scrooge-sharpness of memory&childhood- dickens notion of childhood innocence and purity- comes to visit scrooge- symbol of loving kindness of christmas- relationship with scrooge shows wasnt always callous
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Card 2

Front

"solitary as an oyster"

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isolated- left alone- still has value bcos of pearl- scrooge isolated and alone- his only value/companion is his wealth valuable- unique due to isolation- oyster is asset,ppl want to find it- dickens reinforce ppl have propensity for change, reflect

Card 3

Front

"fellow passengers to the grave"

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

"glow"

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

" i wear the chain i forged in life"

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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