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GCSE English literature (A Christmas Carol) Notiz am character quotes and analysis, erstellt von Brogan Edney am 29/03/2016.
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Scrooge quotes and analysis"as solitary as an oyster" (stave 1 page 2)Anthropomorphism- giving Scrooge animal qualitiessiblance - (for the listener) reinforces his evilprecise imagery- closed hard shellsimple similie- easier for audience to listen to- isolation impenetrable- foreshadows difficulty of change"solitary"- alone, internally shut off from society what- Moral change of Scrooge Where- stave one- establishment of moral journeyX3- mean, selfish, cold-hearted (divide between rich and poor.)"Bah! said Scrooge, humbug!" (stave 1 page 5)Dickens making his own words to enphisise how much Scrooge hates Christmas. Also simple words will get stuck in listeners head. Repeated throughout the whole of the novella. Famous quoteRecognise throughout history, famous in 1843 and still famous in 2016alliteration- to make the audience understand who this famous quote belongs towhat- Scrooge emphisesing how much he hates christmaswhere- stave 1- recognising that Scrooge is so selfish: that he wont even celebrate christmas by himself X3-annoyed, selfish and angry. Scrooge was religious (Christian) but not celebrating the most important time of the year."no warmth could warm him. no wintry weather chill him."Pathetic fallacy- to represent Scrooges nature Metaphor- the weather is a metaphor for Scrooges behavior as he cannot be made either warmer or colder by it.Alliteration- "wintry weather" indicates how cold hearted Scrooge is Collocation- of the weather adds enphisise to Scrooges character. what- portraying that Scrooge is cold through and through where- stave 1- Indicating how no body wants to be with scrooge; he is internally shut off from society X3- cold-hearted, miserly, trapped Bob Cratchit quotes and analysis"He tried to warm himself at the candle"His efforts to warm himself at the candle are pitiful. he would prefer to do this than challenge Scrooge which indicates that bob Cratchit is so terrified of his boss, Scrooge.lack of collocation- "warm" "candle"- we don't associate trying to get warm by candle light. Which indicates that Scrooge doesn't know how to act with people and their feelings.Bob takes orders from his bad tempered boss, Ebenezer Scrooge without complaining.what- Dickens conveys Scrooges character and Bobs character to contrast each other to bring sympathy for Bob and a sudden realization for the audience of how the rich are treating the less fortunate so poor of heartwhere- stave 1- a realization for all audience (Victorian and modern day)X3- Obedient, humble, hard-working

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