A christmas carol

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Created on: 28-12-20 17:41

"hard and sharp as flint"

narrator about Scrooge
simile~shows his miserly nature
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"Every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart"

scrooge
This quote shows Scrooge's miserly, miserable attitude toward Christmas at the opening of the story; he is obsessed with his money and has no time for festivities, family, or joy.
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Though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!

Fred
In direct contrast to Ebenezer Scrooge's stingy attitude, his nephew Fred praises Christmas for the happiness it brings; while Scrooge only appreciates activities that make him richer, Fred acknowledges other joys in life—including Christmas.
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"solitary as an oyster"

narrator about Scrooge
shows how lonely and isolated scrooge was
it also shows how there is could be good inside scrooge like how there could be a pearl inside an oyster
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"he carried his own low temperature around with him"

narrator about Scrooge
metaphor for the way he behaved and

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"are there no prisons? Are there no work houses?"

scrooge
This is scrooge suggesting

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Card 2

Front

"Every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart"

Back

scrooge
This quote shows Scrooge's miserly, miserable attitude toward Christmas at the opening of the story; he is obsessed with his money and has no time for festivities, family, or joy.
stave 1

Card 3

Front

Though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!

Back

Card 4

Front

"solitary as an oyster"

Back

Card 5

Front

"he carried his own low temperature around with him"

Back

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