christmas carol -_revision
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Characters
Scrooge
Fan
Fred
Fred’s Wife
Ghost of Christmas Past
Ghost of Christmas Past
Ghost of Christmas Past
Want and Ignorance
Old Fezziwig
Jacob Marley
Bob Cratchit
Tiny TIm
Techniques
What literary techniques are used by Charles Dickens in order to
Engage the audience?
Communicate themes?
Techniques
Use of suspense to involve reader
Pathos to create sympathy
Use of dramatic irony
Use of allegory
Analepis/prolepis
Comedy
Sentimentality
Language
The working class characters speak in a Cockney dialect, which makes them sound natural, warm and likeable.
Dickens creates atmosphere by using detailed descriptions
Scrooge’s dialogue is revealing of character
Often uses depictions of Christmas across the nation
The Role of the Spirits Can unsettle the reader
Warns Scrooge what he could become
Identified with Christmas
Exist beyond time
Associated with the past
Confront Scrooge
What are the major factors in Scrooge’s development?
Fixated with material goods
Selfish, lonely man
Damaged childhood
Unaware of full consequences of his actions
Moved by joy of Christmas
Inspired by Bob’s generosity of spirit
Misses out on shared experience
Final warning of death
Contextual Factors
Written in 1843
Dickens campaigned against workhouses and for charity
Sold over 15,000 copies in first year of publication
Often credited with reigniting interest in Christmas
Victorians interested in idea of ghosts and supernatural
Class divide