A Christmas Carol (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Main literary device in A Christmas Carol
Main literary device in A Christmas Carol
Allegory
What Scrooge represents
What Scrooge represents
Dangers of greed and selfishness
What the three spirits illustrate
What the three spirits illustrate
Potential for redemption, compassion, generosity
Symbolism of Marley's chains
Symbolism of Marley's chains
Consequences of greed and selfishness
What Cratchit family symbolises
What Cratchit family symbolises
Love, warmth, familial togetherness despite poverty
Type of character arc for Scrooge
Type of character arc for Scrooge
Redemption arc
Scrooge's transformation journey
Scrooge's transformation journey
Miserly, bitter man to generous, caring individual
Central message about change
Central message about change
It is never too late to change
Technique used to build suspense
Technique used to build suspense
Foreshadowing
Purpose of ghostly visions
Purpose of ghostly visions
Warnings of consequences if Scrooge doesn't change
Gothic elements in novel
Gothic elements in novel
Eerie ghostly visits, dark wintry London setting
Purpose of Gothic elements
Purpose of Gothic elements
Create supernatural atmosphere, enhance moral weight
Dickens' critique of Victorian society
Dickens' critique of Victorian society
Treatment of poor, obsession with wealth
What Dickens advocates for
What Dickens advocates for
Social responsibility, moral duty to care for others