A christmas carol quotes and analysis

"If he be like to die, he had better do it and decrease the surplus population" - Scrooge and the ghost of Christmas present, Stave 1 and Stave 3

"if these shadows remain unaltered by the future" - Ghost of Christmas present , Stave 3

"Theres the parrot! Halloa! Hoop! Halloo!" - Scrooge, Stave 2

"tight- fisted hand at the grindstone" - Dickens description of scrooge

"Solitary as an oyster" - Dickens description of scrooge