7/26/2019 PAL - A Christmas Carol - 180310
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A Christmas Carol
1. This is the earliest indicator that Scrooge has strayed from
the Christian path,he is not
putting into practice one of the central teachings of
Christianity:
Love Thy Neighbour as Thyself.
. Scrooge has turned his bac! on "arley and has turned his bac!
on society.
#. The use of exaggeration is central to satirical $riting
Scrooge is presented as blac!er
than blac!%
&. 'ic!ens presents the loner as a prisoner of his o$n
actions. (Then go into cell).
*. The t$o benefits of a fire are that it brings both warmth and
light, both of these are
absent in Scrooge+s life. Scrooge lac!s $armth in his compassion
and consideration
to$ards his fello$ man and as light symbolises hope, Scrooge
leads a life $here he
seems to have little hope for his o$n future.
,. Scrooge+s infamous -umbug acts as a metaphor for his
rejection of not ust
Christmas Day or the Christmas Seasonbut a rejection of
Christianity as Christmas
Day celebrates the arrival of /esus Christ into the $orld to
save us. 0t also acts as ametaphor for his rejection of life as
li!e his partner "arley Scrooge is also dead in
terms of a Christmas Spirit and a community spirit.
2. Scrooge is a miser $ho is miserable. -e acts as a perfect
negative role model as his
accumulation of $ealth has resulted in a bar!ing gnarling image
of -umbug. 3ealth
accumulation has not brought him happiness and this is a !ey
religious parable and moral
behind this fairytale for children.
4. Scrooge vie$s any form of human contact or human interaction
as an un$anted
interruption from his mission to accumulate $ealth.
5. 6red Scrooge+s nephe$ may be poor but he is generous of
spirit. -e is kind, giving and
considerate of others all of the values Scrooge lac!s and all of
the values promoted by
Christians especially at Christmas.17. Scrooge+s extreme views
conflict$ith those of most Christians.
11. The t$o portly gentlemen appeal to Scrooge+s generous,
charitable human nature only
to find these human qualities absent.
1. The church and the government seemed to be adopting the same
position to$ards the
poor and that $as a self help philosophy8policy.
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