A Christmas Carol

Semantic field of scrooge's closed nature :

'A tight-fisted hand'

'Squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner '

'Solitary as an oyster'

'A tight-fisted hand'

⤷ Adjective - Physical, juxtaposing verbal communication with others

'Squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner '

⤷ Semantic fields of adjectives - Emphasizes previous point

⤷ 'Sinner' Noun - Lack of good nature

⤷ 'Covetous' Adjective - Scrooge's greed of wanting more money, frugal

'Solitary as an oyster'

⤷ 'Oyster' Noun - Extreme isolation, hidden pearl inside the rough shell which may represent hidden redemption

Scrooge's distance with society :

'To edge his way along the crowded paths of life, warning all human sympathy to keep its distance'

'To edge his way along the crowded paths of life, warning all human sympathy to keep its distance'

⤷ 'To edge' Verb - Cautious of getting to attached with society and emotional relationships

⤷ 'Crowded paths of life' - Contrasts with 'edge'. 'Life ' is connected to everyone no matter what except it creates an invisible barrier for Scrooge who is distant from society like an outside

Scrooge's treatment with others :

'Scrooge had a very small fire, but the clerk's fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal'

'Scrooge had a very small fire, but the clerk's fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal'

⤷ Symbolisms of fire - lack of warmth, opposite of Christmas vibes. Scrooge is NAWT #healing

⤷ Treats himself quite poorly yet the it's worse for others around him - frugal, doesn't life to the fullest

⤷ 'Small' to 'So very much smaller' Comparative adjective

Scrooge’s Nephew

‘His eyes sparkled, and his breath smoked‘

‘His eyes sparkled, and his breath smoked‘

⤷ ‘Sparkled‘ - Symbolisms of light, and inner hope that juxtaposes Scrooges cold demeanor

⤷ ‘Smoked‘ - Motif of fire that connects with physical warmth and kindness

‘Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it‘

‘Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it‘

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