A Christmas Carol: a timeline of major plot events Ebenezer Scrooge Miserable Tight-fisted Redeemed by the end Scrooge is the main character of Dickens' novella and is first presented as a , unpleasant man. He rejects all offerings of Christmas cheer and celebration as 'Humbug!' On Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his old business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns that he will be visited by three ghosts. Each of the ghosts shows him a scene that strikes fear and regret into his heart and eventually he softens. By the end of the story, Scrooge is a changed man, sharing his wealth and generosity with everyone. How is Scrooge like this? Evidence Analysis Dickens uses pathetic fallacy to represent Scrooge's nature. The weather is a metaphor for According to Dickens's No warmth could Scrooge's behaviour as he description, Scrooge is cold warm, no wintry cannot be made either through and through. weather chill him. warmer or colder by it. The indirect speech shows Scrooge is stingy with his ...as the clerk came in that Scrooge is money and will not even with the shovel, the threatening and in Miserly allow his clerk Bob Cratchit master predicted that charge. He will not give to have a decent fire to it would be necessary permission for Cratchit to warm him on Christmas Eve. for them to part. take more coal.
A Christmas Carol: a timeline of major plot events Ebenezer Scrooge Miserable Tight-fisted Redeemed by the end Scrooge is the main character of Dickens' novella and is first presented as a , unpleasant man. He rejects all offerings of Christmas cheer and celebration as 'Humbug!' On Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his old business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns that he will be visited by three ghosts. Each of the ghosts shows him a scene that strikes fear and regret into his heart and eventually he softens. By the end of the story, Scrooge is a changed man, sharing his wealth and generosity with everyone. How is Scrooge like this? Evidence Analysis According to Dickens's description, Scrooge is cold through and through. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. Dickens uses pathetic fallacy to represent Scrooge's nature. The weather is a metaphor for Scrooge's behaviour as he cannot be made either warmer or colder by it. Miserly Scrooge is stingy with his money and will not even allow his clerk Bob Cratchit to have a decent fire to warm him on Christmas Eve. ...as the clerk came in with the shovel, the master predicted that it would be necessary for them to part. The indirect speech shows that Scrooge is threatening and in charge. He will not give permission for Cratchit to take more coal.
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