a christmas carol
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Key quote: "Are there no prisons? ... And the Union workhouses?" Scrooge, Stave 1
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Key quote: "Are there no prisons? ... And the Union workhouses?" Scrooge, Stave 1
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Analysis Scrooge displays an uncaring attitude towards the poor, revealing his ignorance of their plight and his flawed views on how to solve poverty issues.
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Key quote: "a dismal little cell" Key quote: "the clerk put on his white comforter, and tried to warm himself at the candle" Narrator, Stave 1
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Analysis Bob Cratchit's impoverished working conditions symbolize the plight of the poor, underscoring Scrooge's cruel exploitation of the lower classes.
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Key quote: "Scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, and sole mourner" Narrator, Stave 1
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Analysis Dickens presents Scrooge and Marley's relationship as purely business-oriented, lacking true friendship or affection.
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Key quote: "Mrs Cratchit made the gravy ... Master Peter mashed the potatoes ... Miss Belinda sweetened up the apple-sauce ..." Narrator, Stave 3
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Analysis The Cratchits' united efforts in preparing their Christmas meal highlight the importance of family and its centrality to people's lives.
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Key quote: "God bless us every one!" Tiny Tim, Stave 5
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Analysis This quote conveys Dickens's message of equal opportunity for all and the importance of looking after one another in society.
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Key quote: "I am not the man I was" Scrooge, Stave 4 Key quote: "I am light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy. I am giddy as a drunken man" Scrooge, Stave 5
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Analysis These quotes illustrate Scrooge's transformation from avarice to benevolence, conveying the universal message that everyone is capable of redemption.
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Key quote: "... 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, Stave 1
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Analysis Scrooge's violent and hyperbolic language demonstrates his contempt for and aversion towards Christmas, contrasting sharply with his character transformation later in the novella.
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Key quote: "My little, little child!" cried Bob. "My little child!" Bob Cratchit, Stave 4
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Analysis Bob's repeated use of the personal pronoun "my" and his grief over Tiny Tim's predicted death underscore his deep affection for his son and the impact of his death.
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Key quote: "secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster" Narrator, Stave 1
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Analysis The use of sibilance and oyster simile suggests that Scrooge is repressed and emotionally closed , but also foreshadows his character's transformation (a hidden pearl within).
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Key quote: "They are Man's....This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want." Spirit of Christmas Present, Stave 3
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Analysis The two children sheltering underneath the Ghost of Christmas Present metaphorically represent the problems society must take care of.