A Christmas carol
Scrooge
Main character - upper class who only cares about money
Main protagonist
spirits
Marley's ghost
Changes Scrooge through fear of what could happen
Shows scrooge consequences of what will happen if he continues to act how he is
'Fettered with chains' - Prisoner like - Scrooges worst fear as it is the bottom of the class chain
Ghost of Christmas Past
Looks like a flame - symbolises light
Shows Scrooge his childhood school and when he was left there
Sister came and got him
Shows Scrooge being broken up with by Belle
Ghost of Christmas Present
Thomas Malthus views
'They had better do it and decrease the surplus population'
Moment when Scrooge becomes obsessed with money
Fezziwig
Scrooges old boss - antithesis of Scrooge - likes christmas and celebrates it with everyone
Fred
Antithesis of Scrooge
Enjoys christmas for what it is
'Merry christmas to you uncle' - repeats it - feels everyone should enjoy christmas
'Humbug' - to nephew, doesn't even respect family
Cratchits
Bob Cratchit
Poor family, children also work to keep family alive/afloat. Symbolise all lower class
Scrooges clerk - celebrates christmas with family even though they have nothing
Tiny Tim
Disabled/dying because of conditions
Still cheerful around christmas 'God bless us. Every one'
'The girl is ignorance. The boy is want.' 'They are mans'
Saying that all man is ignorant in some way and want everything
Shows Scrooge Cratchits house
Ghost of Christmas Future
Shows Scrooge his grave and what people thing now he is dead
no one cares - some people take his clothes and other things to sell
'I see a vacant seat and a crutch without an owner' - telling Scrooge Tiny Tim will die without his help
Redemption through being caring
mimics Scrooge - 'Decrease surplus population' - Scrooge realising what he said
'most of all beware this boy' - saying Scrooge is most like ignorance for he wants for nothing but to be left alone
'I should like to say a word or two to my clerk just now thats all'
Showing Scrooge has begun changing already
'Replaced by a golden idol' - money
Scrooge didn't choose to be alone then but chooses to now
Changes through fear - looks like grim reaper - represent death
'I fear you more than any spectre i have seen' - fear death more than anything else
Themes
Redemption - Scrooge needs to redeem himself, as does most of the upper class of the time
poverty - Cratchits represent poverty at the time, Scrooge knows about it but does nothing about it - Ignorance
Christmas - Time of year it is - perfect time to change as everyone is jolly - how Scrooge should be at the time considering how much money he has
Scrooge fears being forgotten
Also shows a lighthouse and a mining family - still celebrating
Showing Scrooge even the poor celebrate being together
Feels sorry for Scrooge - he has no one
'Should you know the length and weight of the chain you bear' - scrooge has been acting like MArley for far longer so his fate will be worse
'i should like to say a word or two to my clerk just now' - Showing change - guilt
'would you so with worldly hands out out the light I give' - Would scrooge put out the light before he has had a chance to experience it
'Legs trembled beneath him' - showing Scrooge can feel fear - fear of spirit
Shrouded in a deep black garment
Ghost is mysterious and illusive
'Kind hand trembled' - GOCFuture is kind but looks like death
Scrooge sees Tiny Tim has died - feels guilt as he could have changed this
Reason Fan is dead - died in childbirth - Scrooge blames him