AQA GCSE English Literature - A Christmas Carol

"solitary as an __________" - simile to represent his loneliness but also show that there is a pearl inside him, just with a hard outer shell which has to be penetrated

oyster

"during the whole of this time, Scrooge had acted like a _______________" - shows how he wasn't always like he is and shows a contrast to extreme non society-conforming acts

man out of his wits

"'Spirit' said Scrooge in a ___________" - shows the fear that's starting to take a hold of him, he also references the ghost showing he believes in it and uses a kinder term to show his change in heart

broken voice

"I am about to __________" - shows his change in heart and how he stayed true to his promise to change his ways

raise your salary

"I will not be ________" - he appreciates that he must change and pledges too upon seeing the effects of his previous actions

the man i must have been

"He did it all and infinitely more, _________" - he has fulfilled his pledge to change and this is used by Dickens to show the positive effect that the rich can have on the poor

and to tiny Tim who did not die

"Boiled with _______" - dark and vivid Gothic image to represent the rich as almost monsters

own pudding

of workhouses and prisons working "__________" - ghastly and horrid opinion - scrooge's change is epitomised by his reaction when the ghost repeats his own words

very glad to hear

"bright ___________" acts a beacon for Scrooge to head toward. Shows a christian and pure image of redemption

jet of light

"no space of regret can make amends for one _________" - religious moral of redemption and to do good

life's opportunity misused

"panting like _______" - quick-paced simile shows his youthful exuberance to glimpse at the idea that the 'pearl' of the oyster is still inside him just waiting to be let out - shows people can change and we all have good inside us - and also no-one is beyond redemption

racehorses

When Belle dumps Scrooge she says of money "another _____ has displaced me" - shows the turning point of scrooge and represents the religious idea of wealth overcoming goodness

idol

Scrooge to Ghost of Christmas Past - "Why do you _________" - scrooge can now see how evil his past actions were and is starting to change

delight to torture me

"Scrooge hung his head to hear his __________, and was overcome with penitence and grief" - he has seen the path to redemption and sees how poor his past was and shows the contrast with now and the beginning of the novella

own words

Ignorance and want - "meagre, ______, scowling, wolfish" - symbolises mankind and ignorance and want hint at the flaws of human nature and society whilst also reflecting the poor childhood of the youth of London (similar to London by William Blake) and also mirroring Dickens' own childhood

ragged

"I see that written which is _____" - Dickens uses ignorance and want as a way to address mankind and their looming doom but also uses Scrooge to represent that there is still hope

doom

Ghost of Christmas yet to come described as "seldom phantom" and "draped and ______" - almost alludes to the Grim Reaper suggesting the grim future that is chasing Scrooge but also mankind (another message portrayed by Dickens)

hooded

"Scrooge feared [______________]" - shows his fear for the future

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

"I am not ________" - shows Scrooges redemption and shows that anyone can do it

the man i was

Jacob Marley - "I wear the chain I _______ forged in life" - shows the consequences of sins

forged