A christmas carol

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Created on: 15-12-17 16:48

"Solitary as an oyster" and "Secret and self-contained"

~Closed off from the world ~Oysters are difficult to open yet inside there's a pearl which represents goodness ~Scrooge doesn't leak his emotions and has a hard exterior ~Sibilance creates a shushing sound

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"Squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner"

~Scrooge is sour and stingy ~Very entrepreneurial and business like, wants every last drop ~"covetous" goes against one of the 10 commandments and God making the audience dislike him.

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"No eye at all is better than an evil eye, dark master!"

~Animals can sense danger ~ Guide dogs are meant to prevent their owners from getting fired ~both implying Scrooge is dangerous

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"He was all in a glow" "His eyes sparkled and his breath smoked"

~Connotations of happiness and christmas spirit ~Lights up the room ~Despite being related is the stark opposite of Scrooge

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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 their heart"

~Plosives create anger and a violent nature ~Connotations of volcanoes, devastation and destruction ~Modal verb should creates certainty ~Idiot, strong and derogatory

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"No space of regret can make amends for one life's opportunity misused"

~Dickens is emphasising that the rich need to change their attitude in life ~Otherwise will end up in hell or won't have an effect

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Christmas is a "Kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time"

~Dickens shows the rich that it isn't too late for them to change and make a positive impact on the lives of the poor

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Explain Sabbatarianism and its role in a Christmas Carol

~Sabbatarianism is the belief that no-one should work on Sundays because that is when God rested ~Dickens believes this will have a negative impact on the poor so the rich aren't doing it for the right reasons ~God wouldn't want anyone to be hurt

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Card 2

Front

~Scrooge is sour and stingy ~Very entrepreneurial and business like, wants every last drop ~"covetous" goes against one of the 10 commandments and God making the audience dislike him.

Back

"Squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner"

Card 3

Front

~Animals can sense danger ~ Guide dogs are meant to prevent their owners from getting fired ~both implying Scrooge is dangerous

Back

Card 4

Front

~Connotations of happiness and christmas spirit ~Lights up the room ~Despite being related is the stark opposite of Scrooge

Back

Card 5

Front

~Plosives create anger and a violent nature ~Connotations of volcanoes, devastation and destruction ~Modal verb should creates certainty ~Idiot, strong and derogatory

Back

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