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A Christmas Carol: Structure (Name of the novella (Religious connotations,…
A Christmas Carol: Structure
Name of the novella
Religious connotations
Hopes the story is retold
Memorable
No rhyme or rhythm
Ghosts
A Christmas story
Typical Victorian
Novella
Longer than a short story, not as long as a novel
Protagonist - Ebeneezer Scrooge - learns the lesson
Contains a moral
Stave
Generally used in song - links to the title
Fan of music
Stave has lines - five lines, five staves
Emphasis on the short text - to not bore the reader - it is important they stay interests
Time Travel
Marley's visit makes the time travel clear to the reader and Scrooge
Appearance vs reality:
Climax of the novel - gravestone
Stave 5 - Accepts his responsibility
Allegory - Christian story of Redemption, selfish Scrooge
Fred, Scrooge and Fezziwig
Represents the middle class- the more generous
Keens to make other people joyous
Fred and Fezziwig both throw parties
Fred shows that it is possible to enjoy Christmas by spending money and acts as a foil to Scrooge
Ignorance and Want
Uneducated society - Children's education