character quotes and analysis

Description

GCSE English literature (A Christmas Carol) Note on character quotes and analysis, created by Brogan Edney on 29/03/2016.
Brogan Edney
Note by Brogan Edney, updated more than 1 year ago
Brogan Edney
Created by Brogan Edney over 8 years ago
56
4

Resource summary

Page 1

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

Show full summary Hide full summary

Similar

An Inspector Calls Revision Notes
Noor Sohail
The Captain of the 1964 Top of the Form Team
Summer Pearce
Hamlet - Character Analysis
Jess Watts
Sheila Birling Quotes
Joe Blockley
The Duchess of Malfi Critics Quotes
Biha Saeed
The Merchant of Venice - Act 1 - Plot
bill fingleton
The Merchant of Venice Relationships
Antonia Blankenberg
Macbeth Act One - scene summaries
Ashleigh Huddart
Relationships in Pride and Prejudice
Antonia Blankenberg
A Taste of Honey - Characters
Evan Barton
Romeo and Juliet plot
Jadey Gemini