Christmas Carol Lit Paper 1

“Solitary as an oyster” - Narrator

T - Simile:

E - He has purposefully trapped himself

Z - Symbolism: ‘Oyster’

E - Capitalists ideas forces him into being isolated

(Context - Capitalism: Only cares about money and himself

“Another idol has displaced me” - Belle

T - Juxtaposition

E - Belle is no longer special or valuable

Z - Verb: ‘displaced’

E - Changes happened rapidly and forgot her for money

“I wear the chains the chains I forged in life” - Marley

T - Foreshadowing Scrooges’ outcome

E - If Scrooge remains the same, he will be the same as Marley

Z - Supernatural: (seen through Marley and Spirits)

E - Scares Scrooge: acts as a catalyst in order for him to change

(Context: Religon - Shows the punishments which capitalist men will face if they don’t change their ways for the beter)

“Smooth white sheet of snow upon the roofs, and with the dirtier snow upon the ground” - Narrator

T - Pathetic Fallacy: How upper classes look down on lower classes

E - The quote mirrors how society was at the time (upper classes run it)

Z - Juxtaposition: Upper classes (smooth white sheet of snow) look down upon the lower classes (dirtier snow upon the ground)

E - Upper classes classes themselves as perfect since they mock the lower classes

(Context: Capitalism - they show their ego and carelessness towards the lower classes)

“There is nothing on which it is hard as poverty” - Scrooge → Belle

T - Hyperbole: Poverty makes you wants to fight for what you want

E - Portrays that poverty is the ultimate challenge - hell

Z - Adjective: ‘hard’

E - Scrooge suffered in life and getting wealth resolves it

(Context: Social Class - Shows their circumstances and how much they struggle)

“They were not well dressed; but they were happy, grateful, pleased with one and other” - Narrator

T - Juxtaposition: Upper classes believed that having wealth is the only way to be happy

E - Tarnishes their views since the Cratchitts are happy

Z - Rule of three: ‘happy’, ‘grateful’ , ‘pleased’

E - As long as you stick by each other and posses these qualities, you’ll be able to life through poverty