hi Mr Salles- this is an amazing video- thank you so much! I wrote a mini-analysis on an idea i had for porphyria's lover- i wondered if it makes sense or if it is a stretch? If we analyze the poem closely, it is possible that the speaker may have been a Christian radical, blind in a dogmatic faith, that he saw Porphyria as a threat to his Christian worldviews. Porphyria is described as a sexually evocative woman- perhaps she epitomizes one of the 7 deadly sins: lust. According to Catholicism the purpose of the God-given gift of sexual intercourse is procreation of sanctified life in the image of God. Thus Porphyria flaunting passions defy the will of God- we could argue she has no desire to use her sexual pleasures in a sanctified way- her shoulder is described as “bare” subtly indicates the notion of fruitlessness- ‘unproductive’ sex and acts as a direct defiance of God’s command to be “fruitful and increase in number’ Thus speaker being psychologically unstable comes to the conclusion that Porphyria is a force of Christian opposition: her defiance suggests she feels she is above Christian laws and thus above the deity of God. God hence does not intervene, either because he agrees or because this cruelty is the result of his moral laws- he bears a responsibility Moreover, her sinfulness may be rooted in her active movements, which are contrasted with the speaker’s passivity. One of the supposed flaws in religion is the idea that God, being omnipotent, is passive. He fails to intervene in suffering and evil- yet humanity is active in its efforts to restore the world. Thus the bustling activity of Porphyria may be allegorical for the passive and impassive conflicts that permeate cracks in Christian philosophy. Alternatively, if we parallel this move between passive and active in the poem to the submissive compliancy of God, we can see the relationship between man and God being comprised of this conflict as well. Hence the switch within the speaker from submission to action cannot be followed by God’s action because according to Victorian patriarchy and social interpretations of the biblical texts, within a relationship there can only be one dominating force- hence God’s silence. (Porphyria technically isn’t passive in the sense she is physically unable to act, rather than a willful lack of movement as per the speaker) “But whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body." Corinthians- again this supports the idea of her “one wish” and that her death was perhaps a part of the natural course of existence. Her body was already with “stain” and not long holding the same divine sanctity- for the twisted mind of the speaker, it was a morally justified murder. “Porphyria worshipped me”- speaker had been successful in subduing her innate sense of superiority, so much so he himself had become a deity as such, in her perceptions. Either the speaker wanted to preserve this moment as a sort of sacred religious victory- or now that this love between them had switched to the other extreme- he kills her as to avoid displeasing God.
Hello sir, since my last mocks I have dropped two grades but I don’t seem to be doing anything differently than last time. Any tips on how to amaze the examiners to help crawl back? Thank you ☺️
Hi sir, I wanted to use "the smiling rosy little head" as you can include patriachal, marxist, psychoanalytical ideas, but I'm not sure which quote to compare it to in 'The Farmer's Bride'.
I know this was 4 years ago, but do you remember how you linked "the smiling rosy little head" to Marxism? It has been a while since you commneted tho lol
Hello Mr Salles I just wanted to ask you how I could incorporate the context that you gave us about Elizabeth Browing and does the mark scheme mention the need for context to get a grade 7,8 or 9
Sir, you told me to post my essay on family as a comment so here it is. This took me a long time to write and I would appreciate it if you could give it a mark and perhaps some feedback, thanks Question: How does Dickens present the importance of family in a Christmas carol? AQA exam board Throughout the novella, Dickens aptly epitomises the theme of family to coherently illustrate how close family bonds equate to a content society yet he deviates from this concept to explore the impacts on those who defy the importance of family Firstly, Dickens conveys the characters who realise the importance of family through Fred. In stave 1, Fred implores Scrooge by declaring he ‘wants nothing from[him]’ and later questioning ‘why can’t we be friends’. Dickens aptly conveys the message that to Fred-family itself is a treasure everyone should cherish, reiterated by the fact he ‘wants nothing’ from Scrooge but the warm comfort exclusively derived form strong family bonds. This perceptibly prompts Dickens’ readers to take away the moral message of valuing family over anything wealth can buy demonstrating how Dickens believed that no matter the greed of the affluent- there would always be a time when the materialistic gains would fail to please and this is starkly contrasted to the perpetual affection and happiness family gifts. Moreover, it could also be interpreted that Dickens used ‘nothing’ while being fully aware of the juxtaposition as the fact that Fred wants Scrooge to adhere to their nephew-uncle relationship contradicts with his declaration of asking for ‘nothing’ insinuating how Dickens believed that family bonds and the love family has for each other is such a prominent part of oneself that they cannot be given but are present in everyone from the beginning exemplifying how if you defy these important bonds, you are almost defying your body the right to affection placed in you by God from when you were an infant- highlighting how you are incomplete and imperfect without them. Ultimately, this could serve the greater purpose of illuminating the beauty of family: they do not expect anything in return for their devotion but will always be there for you in times of distress and Dickens masterfully promotes and encourages his readers to uphold these close bonds as they are irreplaceable. Additionally, the message of strong family bonds is consolidated by Fred’s outward appearance when he is described as in a ‘glow’, eyes ‘sparkled’, ‘Breath smoked’, Dickens purposefully utilises a semantic field of religion and Godly divinity, more perceptible to the Christocentric readers of the time due to religion dominating a substantial part of Victorian society, as Jesus in the book of revelations is portrayed as ‘shining like the sun’ immediately dictating how Fred’s actions of catering to sacred family traditions have blessed him with powers, the ‘mighty founder’ of Christianity possessed himself. Equally, the adjective ‘glow’ could forshadow how Fred’s upheaval and acceptance of the true meaning of family has enhanced all his kindly attributes advocating how like the ‘glow’: Fred will not be able to contain those qualities inside him- promising how Fred’s unrestrainable demeanor will spill out- flooding Scrooge with a sense of affection and loyalty towards family. Furthermore, Dickens also explores the characters who realise the importance of family through the Cratchits. Due to Martha’s mock absence on Christmas, Bob Cratchit, her father, is overcome with ‘sudden declension’- the noun ‘declension’ denotes to deteriorate or fall away implying how the absence of his daughter has left Bob incomplete and at a loss to comprehend reality. This boldly outlines the significant role family plays in the lives of the Cratchits as they are not fully complete without each other. The first meaning of ‘declension’ is to deteriorate implying Bob’s degrading essence is due his realisation that society has managed to segregate his daughter from him. This to Dickens’ readers would have been a common practice exercised on the proletariats; separating families through the means of ‘workhouses’ if they were reduced to the brink of financial collapse. Dickens tries to victimise the institutions in charge for this cruel yet typical practice exploiting children’s vulnerability in the absence of family. Moreover, the implementation of ‘sudden’ emphasising the abruptness of the Cratchit’s reaction perhaps highlighting how Bob’s primal instincts have been evoked epitomised by the fact that he takes no tome to comprehend the information but acts purely upon the first notion feeling that jumps to mind further reiterate the close paternal bond between the father and daughter. Even further, ‘sudden’ could also allegorically serve to amplify Dickens’ well-founded belief that life is too short to be wasted by neglecting the affection and warmth family provides. Similarly, in the extract, the Cratchits are seen to be ‘happy, grateful, pleased with one another’ the asyndetic list is punctuated with a pause after every attribute could be used by Dickens to perhaps prompt the reader to individually reflect on each quality that makes us idealised the Cratchits as the perfect portrayal of a content and satisfied family. However, while the verb ‘grateful’ could represent the humble and God-abiding aura of the Cratchits, alternatively it could also encapsulate the dark underlying truth of the family being tainted by society as to be grateful denotes to feel happy or relieved at the passing of a distressful event therefor Dickens subtly explores the contrasting side to family; the fragility of family bonds as the Cratchits feel a dreadful sense of helplessness at the daunting truth of their reality that any one of them could be ‘taken’ at any moment and the would be incapable of preventing it. This could highlight an essential concept of Dickens that the bonds between the Cratchits and symbolically the proletariats are intertwined with the affluent in society- their ignorant actions could inevitably result in the death of innocent yet targeted children like Tiny Tim- the close family bonds being broken and overpowered by the greed and avarice abundantly present in the ruling upper-class especially of Victorian society. Dickens ultimately implores his readers to be mindful of those below them on the social hierarchy, as what we do directly influences the bonds of family binding the only sense of hope for a better future Lastly, on the other hand, Dickens deviates from this idea of the importance of family to conceptually demonstrate the impacts on those who defy importance of family. Through the character of Scrooge, Dickens competently exhibits the essential concept that a lack of a sustaining and stable childhood would usually equate to a person remaining ignorant to the importance of a family in their later years. As seen in Stave 2, Scrooge was a ‘solitary child, neglected by his friends’ judiciously through the adjective ‘solitary’, Dickens purposefully mimics the description of Scrooge in the exposition of the novella ’solitary as an oyster’ insinuating a lack of development in Scrooge’s personality- it has remained unaltered throughout the entirety of his childhood and on to his later days emphasising the importance of family and strong parental guidance in helping a child navigate the world and with Scrooge, we see exactly how the absence of his parents has left lost and indifferent; Scrooge has ultimately failed to navigate the world consolidated by belle’s gradual demise from his life and has remained ignorant to the doors of happiness family could open up for him. Dickens explores the impacts of absence of family in his later years with Belle. Belleville recognises how ‘another idol has displaced’ her exemplifying Scrooge prioritising the social security money provides over the love and affection brought about by a potential family reiterating how a lack of financial stability in Scrooges childhood due to no support from parents has encouraged him to find a more safer future which would be ‘profitable’ rather than bright and jovial. Additionally, the noun idol amplifies the value money holds in Scrooge’s life while ironically hinting how money will be of little value to scrooge in the future because the noun ‘idol’ Is conventionally associated with the colour gold - symbolic of the tradition, heritage and the monarchy. This is deeply ironic as the more attentive readers realise that Scrooge intends for his legacy to live on through the amount of wealth he has acquired in life while arrogantly dismissing the fact that one’s legacy doesn’t live on through materialistic gains but rather through one’s family and children. This tragically foreshadows Scrooge’s later demise will mark the end to his legacy and wealth as no one will care to remember a ‘cold‘ ‘miser’ like Scrooge and the readers are left to feel empathy for a protagonist who grew up in nothing but isolation and neglect.
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglishthanks Mr salles, I appreciate it- it took me around an hour to write it but I'm a slow typer so took me a while to post it as a comment. I could send you a more recent essay done in 45 minutes as now I have improved considerably.thanks again
This is wonderful. Thank you so much for this. I'm definitely subscribing after that! :) (Personally, I had read the poem before watching, so I didn't need it as much)
could you please check my lang p1 q2 answer 'a study in scarlet' The main technique the writer uses is contrast. The long complex sentence serves to give a vivid description of his workplace ‘a lofty chamber’ which is ‘littered with countless bottles’. Nevertheless the ‘low broad tables’ perhaps creates a sense of danger. The long description is then contrasted with ‘one student’ who was ‘absorbed in his work’ almost like a victim, completely unaware of his surroundings hence, the mess. The verb ‘bending’ has connotations of difficulty. His work doesn’t give him the luxury of a tidy workplace let alone sitting down. This elicits sympathy. Perhaps his passion precedes him. The writers use of technical jargon almost surprises the reader, we now have respect for him rather than feel sympathetic towards him. The writers use of a simile sheds light on the value of his discovery
within you guide, for the 'how to revise for a Dickens exam' you said we should pick one character and relate all the main themes around them. So for a Christmas carol, do you recommend me picking Scrooge and Fezziwig from those being the characters Im strongest on?
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish it is possible for you to grade this essay I just wrote on poverty? Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ can be seen as a political diatribe, critiquing Victorian commitment to the social class system and capitalism. He therefore offers an allegorical message towards his readers that the social welfare of society has to improve for the better of the future. Dickens foremost displays his perspective on poverty and the social order when Scrooge fails to fall into denial after Belle commands that “another idol has displaced me…a golden one”. Linguistically, the adjective “golden” holds connotations of wealth and avarice. Dickens deliberately draws upon the Christian sin of avarice to imply how Scrooge’s moral failure in dis-accepting the poor was caused from his lust for wealth and want for superiority. Despite Dickens attacking the ideology of the capitalistic treatment of the poor in a metaphorical sense here, he more importantly evokes how Victorian commitment to a rising affluence has dismissed traditional institutions, like the church, as a moral guide, and instead, money has been placed at the forefront of Victorian values. However, instead of overhauling the whole capitalistic system, he offers a beacon of what a capitalistic employer could achieve, this being Fezziwig. Fezziwig is shown in have a “genial” attitude and being able to express his emotions in the form of “laughing”. Dickens expresses the communal verb of “laughing” to the display Fezziwig’s positive morals and his acceptance of other people, despite being a man of capitalistic inherence. This obviously heavily contrasts with the metaphor used to describe Scrooge: “as solitary as an oyster”. Where the adjective “solitary” symbolises Scrooge’s isolation and deprived conscience, juxtaposing those of Fezziwig. Dickens is obviously displaying that us as a society should adapt to Fezziwig’s morals, and make society a communal acceptance of all. Contextually, Dickens use of Fezziwig is to offer an ultimatum to his contemporary readers that even the most profitable within society can still be morally accepting of others. Furthermore, Dickens presents the callous behaviour the upper class prescribe towards the poor as immoral from them supporting the ritual of invocation. We see this when the ghost of Christmas present “unveils two, yellow meagre” children from under his cloak: “the boy is ignorance, the girl is want”. Dickens here, constructs each phrase as a moral lesson, targeting those of the aristocracy who actions towards the poor are satanic, therefore going against Christian teaching. Moreover, from Dickens giving the phrase to a ghost sparks a contextual point about society. Specifically, Dickens paid for his own illustrate who conveys the ghosts as pagan figures. Dickens here, is promoting beliefs that predate Christianity; delineating how the need to be “good” is fundamentally a human one. Society has to move away from Christian teaching to be morally accepting of those in need, and not just rely on the poor being in God’s presence within the afterlife. Ironically, within this reading, Dickens is going against Christian teaching and therefore supporting the act of invocation, paralleling with his interpretation of capitalism. Perhaps, Dickens aligns himself with capitalism from it being the only way for him to influence change within society. Furthermore, Dickens alluding to the two as children interprets how change is only applicable if society stops the oppression of children, from them being the future. Contextually, Dickens grew up financially deprived and was forced to work as a child labourer. Dickens therefore feels an emotional alliance to Victorian children, and consequently compounds the message about the welfare of the “youth” and how it has to be revived. With Dickens knowing that his ghost story will reach those of the working class and aristocracy from his position in Victorian culture, he puts forward this allegorical message to abet his contemporary readers to improve the social welfare of others from it ultimately leading to a better quality of life for all. Furthermore, Dickens’ allegory could alternatively be a declarative about the pastoral traditions where writers celebrate the countryside. This is exemplified, metaphorically, through his construction of the poor city workers, and how they “are not well dressed” and their “clothes are scanty”. Dickens evokes the dissatisfaction of the ‘urban life’ through the adjective “scanty”, holding connotations of minimalism. More symbolically, Dickens displays how urbanisation, more specifically, the industrial revolution, forces society into a communal deprivation, from the poor’s experiences and the rich’s disgust at the poor, notable when Scrooge exclaims “are there no prisons?”. In this reading, Dickens blames the rise of industry for the full of social alliance and respect. Ultimately, the cause of the social order and the adoption to poverty people have to make.
To conclude, Dickens’ allegory questions Victorian morality surrounding social welfare, through Victorian commitment to capitalism and the social order, and therefore generates odium for the aristocracy and those involved to ultimately influence change.
Hi can you do more love and relationships poems x
You went fully sociology on this video.
Best analysis I’ve seen so far, this helped me a lot in my English analysis at school. Thank you Mr Salles! 😄😄
This is a great video! Will you post similar videos for love and relationship poems?
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He'll help us get the top grades. Good luck for today
If mr salles was my teacher id do a English lit degree what a man 😍😍
I think the readings are pretty useful ☺️ and so are all your videos
Thank you sir its a worth video
I'm actually preparing for my MA so this was quite worth for me to prepare the analysis.
hi Mr Salles- this is an amazing video- thank you so much!
I wrote a mini-analysis on an idea i had for porphyria's lover- i wondered if it makes sense or if it is a stretch?
If we analyze the poem closely, it is possible that the speaker may have been a Christian radical, blind in a dogmatic faith, that he saw Porphyria as a threat to his Christian worldviews.
Porphyria is described as a sexually evocative woman- perhaps she epitomizes one of the 7 deadly sins: lust.
According to Catholicism the purpose of the God-given gift of sexual intercourse is procreation of sanctified life in the image of God.
Thus Porphyria flaunting passions defy the will of God- we could argue she has no desire to use her sexual pleasures in a sanctified way- her shoulder is described as “bare” subtly indicates the notion of fruitlessness- ‘unproductive’ sex and acts as a direct defiance of God’s command to be “fruitful and increase in number’
Thus speaker being psychologically unstable comes to the conclusion that Porphyria is a force of Christian opposition: her defiance suggests she feels she is above Christian laws and thus above the deity of God. God hence does not intervene, either because he agrees or because this cruelty is the result of his moral laws- he bears a responsibility
Moreover, her sinfulness may be rooted in her active movements, which are contrasted with the speaker’s passivity. One of the supposed flaws in religion is the idea that God, being omnipotent, is passive. He fails to intervene in suffering and evil- yet humanity is active in its efforts to restore the world. Thus the bustling activity of Porphyria may be allegorical for the passive and impassive conflicts that permeate cracks in Christian philosophy.
Alternatively, if we parallel this move between passive and active in the poem to the submissive compliancy of God, we can see the relationship between man and God being comprised of this conflict as well. Hence the switch within the speaker from submission to action cannot be followed by God’s action because according to Victorian patriarchy and social interpretations of the biblical texts, within a relationship there can only be one dominating force- hence God’s silence. (Porphyria technically isn’t passive in the sense she is physically unable to act, rather than a willful lack of movement as per the speaker)
“But whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body." Corinthians- again this supports the idea of her “one wish” and that her death was perhaps a part of the natural course of existence. Her body was already with “stain” and not long holding the same divine sanctity- for the twisted mind of the speaker, it was a morally justified murder.
“Porphyria worshipped me”- speaker had been successful in subduing her innate sense of superiority, so much so he himself had become a deity as such, in her perceptions. Either the speaker wanted to preserve this moment as a sort of sacred religious victory- or now that this love between them had switched to the other extreme- he kills her as to avoid displeasing God.
It is a really well written and clever answer. I do think it is a bit of a stretch though.
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglishEnglish Thanks- I had a feeling it was. Oh well!
Hello sir, since my last mocks I have dropped two grades but I don’t seem to be doing anything differently than last time. Any tips on how to amaze the examiners to help crawl back? Thank you ☺️
Really appreciated sir live long and stay blessed really an awesome Description.
Hi sir, I wanted to use "the smiling rosy little head" as you can include patriachal, marxist, psychoanalytical ideas, but I'm not sure which quote to compare it to in 'The Farmer's Bride'.
The final line
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I know this was 4 years ago, but do you remember how you linked "the smiling rosy little head" to Marxism? It has been a while since you commneted tho lol
Sir when will your inspector calls guide come out on paperback?
I'm not sure I'm afraid
Hello Mr Salles I just wanted to ask you how I could incorporate the context that you gave us about Elizabeth Browing and does the mark scheme mention the need for context to get a grade 7,8 or 9
You only use context to back up an interpretation
Alright thank you Mr Salles I appreciate each and every single video you post🌻
Please please can you go through more love and relationships poems? It would be so helpful.
Sir can you prepare a video on Petrarch poem Sweet air, that circlest round those radiant tresses.
Sir, you told me to post my essay on family as a comment so here it is. This took me a long time to write and I would appreciate it if you could give it a mark and perhaps some feedback, thanks
Question: How does Dickens present the importance of family in a Christmas carol?
AQA exam board
Throughout the novella, Dickens aptly epitomises the theme of family to coherently illustrate how close family bonds equate to a content society yet he deviates from this concept to explore the impacts on those who defy the importance of family
Firstly, Dickens conveys the characters who realise the importance of family through Fred. In stave 1, Fred implores Scrooge by declaring he ‘wants nothing from[him]’ and later questioning ‘why can’t we be friends’. Dickens aptly conveys the message that to Fred-family itself is a treasure everyone should cherish, reiterated by the fact he ‘wants nothing’ from Scrooge but the warm comfort exclusively derived form strong family bonds. This perceptibly prompts Dickens’ readers to take away the moral message of valuing family over anything wealth can buy demonstrating how Dickens believed that no matter the greed of the affluent- there would always be a time when the materialistic gains would fail to please and this is starkly contrasted to the perpetual affection and happiness family gifts. Moreover, it could also be interpreted that Dickens used ‘nothing’ while being fully aware of the juxtaposition as the fact that Fred wants Scrooge to adhere to their nephew-uncle relationship contradicts with his declaration of asking for ‘nothing’ insinuating how Dickens believed that family bonds and the love family has for each other is such a prominent part of oneself that they cannot be given but are present in everyone from the beginning exemplifying how if you defy these important bonds, you are almost defying your body the right to affection placed in you by God from when you were an infant- highlighting how you are incomplete and imperfect without them. Ultimately, this could serve the greater purpose of illuminating the beauty of family: they do not expect anything in return for their devotion but will always be there for you in times of distress and Dickens masterfully promotes and encourages his readers to uphold these close bonds as they are irreplaceable. Additionally, the message of strong family bonds is consolidated by Fred’s outward appearance when he is described as in a ‘glow’, eyes ‘sparkled’, ‘Breath smoked’, Dickens purposefully utilises a semantic field of religion and Godly divinity, more perceptible to the Christocentric readers of the time due to religion dominating a substantial part of Victorian society, as Jesus in the book of revelations is portrayed as ‘shining like the sun’ immediately dictating how Fred’s actions of catering to sacred family traditions have blessed him with powers, the ‘mighty founder’ of Christianity possessed himself. Equally, the adjective ‘glow’ could forshadow how Fred’s upheaval and acceptance of the true meaning of family has enhanced all his kindly attributes advocating how like the ‘glow’: Fred will not be able to contain those qualities inside him- promising how Fred’s unrestrainable demeanor will spill out- flooding Scrooge with a sense of affection and loyalty towards family.
Furthermore, Dickens also explores the characters who realise the importance of family through the Cratchits. Due to Martha’s mock absence on Christmas, Bob Cratchit, her father, is overcome with ‘sudden declension’- the noun ‘declension’ denotes to deteriorate or fall away implying how the absence of his daughter has left Bob incomplete and at a loss to comprehend reality. This boldly outlines the significant role family plays in the lives of the Cratchits as they are not fully complete without each other. The first meaning of ‘declension’ is to deteriorate implying Bob’s degrading essence is due his realisation that society has managed to segregate his daughter from him. This to Dickens’ readers would have been a common practice exercised on the proletariats; separating families through the means of ‘workhouses’ if they were reduced to the brink of financial collapse. Dickens tries to victimise the institutions in charge for this cruel yet typical practice exploiting children’s vulnerability in the absence of family. Moreover, the implementation of ‘sudden’ emphasising the abruptness of the Cratchit’s reaction perhaps highlighting how Bob’s primal instincts have been evoked epitomised by the fact that he takes no tome to comprehend the information but acts purely upon the first notion feeling that jumps to mind further reiterate the close paternal bond between the father and daughter. Even further, ‘sudden’ could also allegorically serve to amplify Dickens’ well-founded belief that life is too short to be wasted by neglecting the affection and warmth family provides. Similarly, in the extract, the Cratchits are seen to be ‘happy, grateful, pleased with one another’ the asyndetic list is punctuated with a pause after every attribute could be used by Dickens to perhaps prompt the reader to individually reflect on each quality that makes us idealised the Cratchits as the perfect portrayal of a content and satisfied family. However, while the verb ‘grateful’ could represent the humble and God-abiding aura of the Cratchits, alternatively it could also encapsulate the dark underlying truth of the family being tainted by society as to be grateful denotes to feel happy or relieved at the passing of a distressful event therefor Dickens subtly explores the contrasting side to family; the fragility of family bonds as the Cratchits feel a dreadful sense of helplessness at the daunting truth of their reality that any one of them could be ‘taken’ at any moment and the would be incapable of preventing it. This could highlight an essential concept of Dickens that the bonds between the Cratchits and symbolically the proletariats are intertwined with the affluent in society- their ignorant actions could inevitably result in the death of innocent yet targeted children like Tiny Tim- the close family bonds being broken and overpowered by the greed and avarice abundantly present in the ruling upper-class especially of Victorian society. Dickens ultimately implores his readers to be mindful of those below them on the social hierarchy, as what we do directly influences the bonds of family binding the only sense of hope for a better future
Lastly, on the other hand, Dickens deviates from this idea of the importance of family to conceptually demonstrate the impacts on those who defy importance of family. Through the character of Scrooge, Dickens competently exhibits the essential concept that a lack of a sustaining and stable childhood would usually equate to a person remaining ignorant to the importance of a family in their later years. As seen in Stave 2, Scrooge was a ‘solitary child, neglected by his friends’ judiciously through the adjective ‘solitary’, Dickens purposefully mimics the description of Scrooge in the exposition of the novella ’solitary as an oyster’ insinuating a lack of development in Scrooge’s personality- it has remained unaltered throughout the entirety of his childhood and on to his later days emphasising the importance of family and strong parental guidance in helping a child navigate the world and with Scrooge, we see exactly how the absence of his parents has left lost and indifferent; Scrooge has ultimately failed to navigate the world consolidated by belle’s gradual demise from his life and has remained ignorant to the doors of happiness family could open up for him. Dickens explores the impacts of absence of family in his later years with Belle. Belleville recognises how ‘another idol has displaced’ her exemplifying Scrooge prioritising the social security money provides over the love and affection brought about by a potential family reiterating how a lack of financial stability in Scrooges childhood due to no support from parents has encouraged him to find a more safer future which would be ‘profitable’ rather than bright and jovial. Additionally, the noun idol amplifies the value money holds in Scrooge’s life while ironically hinting how money will be of little value to scrooge in the future because the noun ‘idol’ Is conventionally associated with the colour gold - symbolic of the tradition, heritage and the monarchy. This is deeply ironic as the more attentive readers realise that Scrooge intends for his legacy to live on through the amount of wealth he has acquired in life while arrogantly dismissing the fact that one’s legacy doesn’t live on through materialistic gains but rather through one’s family and children. This tragically foreshadows Scrooge’s later demise will mark the end to his legacy and wealth as no one will care to remember a ‘cold‘ ‘miser’ like Scrooge and the readers are left to feel empathy for a protagonist who grew up in nothing but isolation and neglect.
I'll make a video on it - how long did it take to write?
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglishthanks Mr salles, I appreciate it- it took me around an hour to write it but I'm a slow typer so took me a while to post it as a comment. I could send you a more recent essay done in 45 minutes as now I have improved considerably.thanks again
@@tywinislitandeddard9988 Yes, that would be more useful to mark, as it will fit what students do in an exam
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish sir it might take be quite some time to type it up so I will post it here by tomorrow. Hope that's alright?
@@tywinislitandeddard9988 Yes, that's great
what poem would you suggest comparing this to if it comes up
Which poem in your opinion, is the the best comparison for porphyria's lover?
I found this video to be very useful, do you have any tips on what is the most effective and efficient way to revise this?
Watch the video. Take notes at the end from memory. Rewatch the video to see if you miss anything. Practice an essay using the notes.
Thanks a lot ... it is very helpful according to my exams perspective
Please could you do more love and relationships poems?Thanks
love every bit of the video
Wow, high praise. I am honoured!
This is wonderful. Thank you so much for this. I'm definitely subscribing after that! :) (Personally, I had read the poem before watching, so I didn't need it as much)
Thank you very much!
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are there any more on love and relationship please your amazing
could you please check my lang p1 q2 answer
'a study in scarlet'
The main technique the writer uses is contrast. The long complex sentence serves to give a vivid description of his workplace ‘a lofty chamber’ which is ‘littered with countless bottles’. Nevertheless the ‘low broad tables’ perhaps creates a sense of danger. The long description is then contrasted with ‘one student’ who was ‘absorbed in his work’ almost like a victim, completely unaware of his surroundings hence, the mess. The verb ‘bending’ has connotations of difficulty. His work doesn’t give him the luxury of a tidy workplace let alone sitting down. This elicits sympathy. Perhaps his passion precedes him. The writers use of technical jargon almost surprises the reader, we now have respect for him rather than feel sympathetic towards him. The writers use of a simile sheds light on the value of his discovery
You've only posted part of your answer. The points you make don't seem to match your quotations! The structure and vocabulary of your answer is fine.
Nice but please explain in sequence ,
within you guide, for the 'how to revise for a Dickens exam' you said we should pick one character and relate all the main themes around them. So for a Christmas carol, do you recommend me picking Scrooge and Fezziwig from those being the characters Im strongest on?
I don't know which character is likely to come up.
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish it is possible for you to grade this essay I just wrote on poverty?
Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ can be seen as a political diatribe, critiquing Victorian commitment to the social class system and capitalism. He therefore offers an allegorical message towards his readers that the social welfare of society has to improve for the better of the future.
Dickens foremost displays his perspective on poverty and the social order when Scrooge fails to fall into denial after Belle commands that “another idol has displaced me…a golden one”. Linguistically, the adjective “golden” holds connotations of wealth and avarice. Dickens deliberately draws upon the Christian sin of avarice to imply how Scrooge’s moral failure in dis-accepting the poor was caused from his lust for wealth and want for superiority. Despite Dickens attacking the ideology of the capitalistic treatment of the poor in a metaphorical sense here, he more importantly evokes how Victorian commitment to a rising affluence has dismissed traditional institutions, like the church, as a moral guide, and instead, money has been placed at the forefront of Victorian values. However, instead of overhauling the whole capitalistic system, he offers a beacon of what a capitalistic employer could achieve, this being Fezziwig. Fezziwig is shown in have a “genial” attitude and being able to express his emotions in the form of “laughing”. Dickens expresses the communal verb of “laughing” to the display Fezziwig’s positive morals and his acceptance of other people, despite being a man of capitalistic inherence. This obviously heavily contrasts with the metaphor used to describe Scrooge: “as solitary as an oyster”. Where the adjective “solitary” symbolises Scrooge’s isolation and deprived conscience, juxtaposing those of Fezziwig. Dickens is obviously displaying that us as a society should adapt to Fezziwig’s morals, and make society a communal acceptance of all. Contextually, Dickens use of Fezziwig is to offer an ultimatum to his contemporary readers that even the most profitable within society can still be morally accepting of others.
Furthermore, Dickens presents the callous behaviour the upper class prescribe towards the poor as immoral from them supporting the ritual of invocation. We see this when the ghost of Christmas present “unveils two, yellow meagre” children from under his cloak: “the boy is ignorance, the girl is want”. Dickens here, constructs each phrase as a moral lesson, targeting those of the aristocracy who actions towards the poor are satanic, therefore going against Christian teaching. Moreover, from Dickens giving the phrase to a ghost sparks a contextual point about society. Specifically, Dickens paid for his own illustrate who conveys the ghosts as pagan figures. Dickens here, is promoting beliefs that predate Christianity; delineating how the need to be “good” is fundamentally a human one. Society has to move away from Christian teaching to be morally accepting of those in need, and not just rely on the poor being in God’s presence within the afterlife. Ironically, within this reading, Dickens is going against Christian teaching and therefore supporting the act of invocation, paralleling with his interpretation of capitalism. Perhaps, Dickens aligns himself with capitalism from it being the only way for him to influence change within society. Furthermore, Dickens alluding to the two as children interprets how change is only applicable if society stops the oppression of children, from them being the future. Contextually, Dickens grew up financially deprived and was forced to work as a child labourer. Dickens therefore feels an emotional alliance to Victorian children, and consequently compounds the message about the welfare of the “youth” and how it has to be revived. With Dickens knowing that his ghost story will reach those of the working class and aristocracy from his position in Victorian culture, he puts forward this allegorical message to abet his contemporary readers to improve the social welfare of others from it ultimately leading to a better quality of life for all.
Furthermore, Dickens’ allegory could alternatively be a declarative about the pastoral traditions where writers celebrate the countryside. This is exemplified, metaphorically, through his construction of the poor city workers, and how they “are not well dressed” and their “clothes are scanty”. Dickens evokes the dissatisfaction of the ‘urban life’ through the adjective “scanty”, holding connotations of minimalism. More symbolically, Dickens displays how urbanisation, more specifically, the industrial revolution, forces society into a communal deprivation, from the poor’s experiences and the rich’s disgust at the poor, notable when Scrooge exclaims “are there no prisons?”. In this reading, Dickens blames the rise of industry for the full of social alliance and respect. Ultimately, the cause of the social order and the adoption to poverty people have to make.
To conclude, Dickens’ allegory questions Victorian morality surrounding social welfare, through Victorian commitment to capitalism and the social order, and therefore generates odium for the aristocracy and those involved to ultimately influence change.
@@georgep1907 I'll make a video on it. How long did it take to write?
Mr Salles Teaches English 45 mins
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Can you do more L & R poems please?
Yes, I will from February
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@@demihuth6519 Yes, I'm writing a guide on A Christmas Carol