A Christmas Carol:
Question Point Quote and Analysis Context and
Development
Greed Greed/avarice fuels the ’squeezing, wrenching, grasping, The Victorian
misanthropic life of the scraping, clutching, covetous old society was
pariah, Scrooge sinner’ predominantly
; semantic field of struggle depicts Christian, which
his desperation to retain his wealth adds weight to the
religious imagery may convey the imagery of a sinner
religious consequences of greed Perhaps, Dickens
’Solitary as an oyster.’ uses the novella as a
; simile portrays his emotional polemic against the
isolation from society due to greed theory of Thomas
’ they’d better do it, and decrease Malthus, who
the surplus population.’ believed giving
; blunt tone dismisses poverty money to the poor is
‘Are there no prisons? Are there what led to poverty.
no workhouses?’ 1834 Poor law
; patronising tone depicts his lack meant the poor had
of care for the suffering. to go to workhouses
The detrimental effects of ’In a dismal little cell, his fire was Cell - fundamental
greed to society are depicted so much smaller… that it looked unit of the body’s
through the suffering of the like one coal.’ parts, which shows
Cratchits. This catalyses ; motif of fire portrays how how fundamental the
Scrooge’s transformation Scrooge’s internal coldness is so poor are for society
overbearing it affects surroundings Custard was a staple
’Two tumblers and a custard cup dessert for a
without a handle’ Christmas dinner,
; dental alliteration reflects the which presents how
harsh struggles of the poor, it is a time of
the lack of a handle reveals the collective joy which
lack of support for the poor was mainly
’vacant seat’/‘Tell me if Tiny Tim celebrated by the
will live.’ poor as it was
; morbid imagery reveals how enjoyed collectively
capitalist greed has led to Tiny Tim possibly
countless deaths in the poor. symbolises the
Imperative ‘tell’ reveals Scrooge’s future generation as
desperation and initiation of his Dickens uses him to
full redemption promote reform
Dickens portrays that greed ’A solitary child, neglected by his Dickens shows how
is caused by upbringing in an friends’ the greed and
attempt to urge the new ; solitude is deep rooted in isolation of Scrooge
generation to reform Scrooge, possibly something he is a result of his
was born with rather than learnt emotional isolation
‘Father’s so much kinder than he from society, to
used to be… that home’s like evoke a sense of
Heaven!’ sympathy as he is
; reveals his abuse from his father, not the one to blame
which has caused an attachment to for his misanthropy.
money - emotional isolation This encourages
‘Long bare melancholy room, a readers to treat those
lonely boy was reading near a around them better
feeble fire.’ in an attempt to
Question Point Quote and Analysis Context and
Development
Greed Greed/avarice fuels the ’squeezing, wrenching, grasping, The Victorian
misanthropic life of the scraping, clutching, covetous old society was
pariah, Scrooge sinner’ predominantly
; semantic field of struggle depicts Christian, which
his desperation to retain his wealth adds weight to the
religious imagery may convey the imagery of a sinner
religious consequences of greed Perhaps, Dickens
’Solitary as an oyster.’ uses the novella as a
; simile portrays his emotional polemic against the
isolation from society due to greed theory of Thomas
’ they’d better do it, and decrease Malthus, who
the surplus population.’ believed giving
; blunt tone dismisses poverty money to the poor is
‘Are there no prisons? Are there what led to poverty.
no workhouses?’ 1834 Poor law
; patronising tone depicts his lack meant the poor had
of care for the suffering. to go to workhouses
The detrimental effects of ’In a dismal little cell, his fire was Cell - fundamental
greed to society are depicted so much smaller… that it looked unit of the body’s
through the suffering of the like one coal.’ parts, which shows
Cratchits. This catalyses ; motif of fire portrays how how fundamental the
Scrooge’s transformation Scrooge’s internal coldness is so poor are for society
overbearing it affects surroundings Custard was a staple
’Two tumblers and a custard cup dessert for a
without a handle’ Christmas dinner,
; dental alliteration reflects the which presents how
harsh struggles of the poor, it is a time of
the lack of a handle reveals the collective joy which
lack of support for the poor was mainly
’vacant seat’/‘Tell me if Tiny Tim celebrated by the
will live.’ poor as it was
; morbid imagery reveals how enjoyed collectively
capitalist greed has led to Tiny Tim possibly
countless deaths in the poor. symbolises the
Imperative ‘tell’ reveals Scrooge’s future generation as
desperation and initiation of his Dickens uses him to
full redemption promote reform
Dickens portrays that greed ’A solitary child, neglected by his Dickens shows how
is caused by upbringing in an friends’ the greed and
attempt to urge the new ; solitude is deep rooted in isolation of Scrooge
generation to reform Scrooge, possibly something he is a result of his
was born with rather than learnt emotional isolation
‘Father’s so much kinder than he from society, to
used to be… that home’s like evoke a sense of
Heaven!’ sympathy as he is
; reveals his abuse from his father, not the one to blame
which has caused an attachment to for his misanthropy.
money - emotional isolation This encourages
‘Long bare melancholy room, a readers to treat those
lonely boy was reading near a around them better
feeble fire.’ in an attempt to
