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A Christmas Carol - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Protagonist of the novella
      - Characteristics : callous , materialistic and unsympathetic
      - " As solitary as an oyster "
      - Establishes a symbol of cruel and bitter demeanour
      - Attitude is typified by his continual expression "Humbug "
      - His past hints at redemption
        
        It suggests that past events may have corrupted his once-good nature and this creates sympathy for him as well as provides an element of hope
      - " I am not the man I was "
        
        Scrooge has been transformed into a charitable philanthropist
    - - Dickens conveys Scrooge’s myopic perception of Bob in terms of labour, rather than as a human being
      - Lower classes are merely in terms of capitol.
      - "Why were's our Martha "
        
        Symbols : a kind and affectionate relationship with children, juxtaposes Scrooge's lack of family in his life.
      - remains unchanged without novella
      - Afraid to ask for more coal to replenish his fire, and instead tries " to warm himself with a candle "
        
        Victorians has dreadful working conditions, Dickens attempts to empathise that.
        
        "Dismal little cell " Suggest Confinement Victorian workers couldn't escape
        
        Bob Crachit is used to Scrooge's Exploitative behaviour in Stave I.
    - - Compassionate nephew for Scrooge.
      - jovial and benevolent and a charitable man
      - Fred represents the Christmas ideal as Dickens attempts to raise awareness for social injustice and generosity
    - - THE PAST
        
        Begins Scrooge's transformation, presented as wise, forceful and enigmatic
        
        These dualities and paradoxes could be used to illustrate Scrooge’s contradictory qualities :
        
        “like a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man”
        
        “Its hair… was white as if with age; and yet the face had not a wrinkle in it”
        
        Scrooge “could not hide the light” , highlights His inability to extinguish the light depicts the power of reflection and self-discovery
      - THE PRESENT
        
        Taken from Greek and Roman mythology, the Horn of Plenty is associated with harvest time and an abundance of food : “bore a glowing torch”
        
        It's carries “antique scabbard, but no sword was in it” :
        
        Christmas is a time for peace and to set aside your conflict and eat as one. ( Symbol of Harvest )
        
        The spirit highlights the importance of Christmas spirit by taking Scrooge to numerous places where people are revelling in the festive season:
        
        Two starving children emerge from under the spirit’s cloak called Ignorance and Want :
        Dickens uses Ignorance and Want as a symbol of society’s cruelty as they are subjected to torment and distress
      - THE FUTURE
        
        harrowing and sinister figure
        
        The spirit is an ominous and sombre figure and is in contrast to the youthful Ghost of Christmas Past and the jolly Ghost of Christmas Present:
        Scrooge declares: “I fear you more than any spectre I have seen” and the spirit depicts Scrooge’s future as one of misery and despair if he does not change
        
        Dickens purposely doesn't allow the spirit to speak
        
        forces Scrooge to learn from his mistakes all by himself