If you found my analysis of Scrooge's presentation in this part of the story useful, why not check out my analysis of him in the other staves? Scrooge in Stave One: ua-cam.com/video/QAfT2XbxoUc/v-deo.html Scrooge in Stave Two: ua-cam.com/video/U7N48ZDy1OY/v-deo.html Scrooge in Stave Three: ua-cam.com/video/ySPRy0LkL5k/v-deo.html Scrooge in Stave Four: ua-cam.com/video/jGFbXAAE9MQ/v-deo.html
Hi Dystopia again😂 sorry I know this is completely off topic but do you know what galvanises mean and how could I use that in a sentence for Christmas Carol?
Hey 😁 Galvanises means to shock (i.e. surprise) someone into taking an action. Now that I've given you the definition, I'm sure you can think of how you can put it into a sentence about ACC 😊
@@DystopiaJunkie Yaas. The writer galvanises the audience by portraying change throughout the novella using Scrooge as a tool to demonstrate the use of change, coming from a avaricious character to generous good natured character.
Something I thought of: with the simile 'as light as a feather,' you could argue Scrooge is grateful. The relation to weight here and being 'light' refers to when Marley was reprimanding Scrooge about the 'weight and length of the strong coil' that he once had. The chains that once weighed down Scrooge are no more, and (like you covered in this video) he praises Marley and the Three Spirits for helping him to realise his misdeeds and help him to transform
I wouldn't say it's necessarily over the top. Although the idea of the ghosts is perhaps not believable, although it certainly would have been more so at the time, there are still traits of Scrooge which carry through which I think makes it plausible. For example, at the start he doesn't care about others or what they think. "No-one stopped him in the street", and he's rude to Fred and miserly towards Bob- he doesn't care about others' opinions. At the end, even though some people laugh at his happiness and his change, "His own heart laughed: and that was quite enough for him" he carries on being generous as he can see he's leading a happier life. He again doesn't care what others think, but I think it shows a true change in inner character that he has managed to retain this trait whilst also having such a change of character in other ways. Is generous and kind and lovely now and wants to help others, but still doesn't necessarily care what they think. Quite admirable, really, as it shows he isn't just doing all this for show. He genuinely wants to help people despite what they may think of him. Core values have been altered by the ghosts' lessons.
To your question at the end, scrooge is able to redeem himself, maybe even with his over the top actions but his true motivations are questionable. Is it because he doesn't want people robbing his dead body and going to his funeral for the food, or is it because he truly believes himself to be a better person? I guess we'll never know. Also thanks for this whole series and playlist, really helped with my revision.
If you found my analysis of Scrooge's presentation in this part of the story useful, why not check out my analysis of him in the other staves?
Scrooge in Stave One: ua-cam.com/video/QAfT2XbxoUc/v-deo.html
Scrooge in Stave Two: ua-cam.com/video/U7N48ZDy1OY/v-deo.html
Scrooge in Stave Three: ua-cam.com/video/ySPRy0LkL5k/v-deo.html
Scrooge in Stave Four: ua-cam.com/video/jGFbXAAE9MQ/v-deo.html
Hi Dystopia again😂 sorry I know this is completely off topic but do you know what galvanises mean and how could I use that in a sentence for Christmas Carol?
Hey 😁 Galvanises means to shock (i.e. surprise) someone into taking an action. Now that I've given you the definition, I'm sure you can think of how you can put it into a sentence about ACC 😊
@@DystopiaJunkie Yaas. The writer galvanises the audience by portraying change throughout the novella using Scrooge as a tool to demonstrate the use of change, coming from a avaricious character to generous good natured character.
And that anyone is capable of change
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Something I thought of: with the simile 'as light as a feather,' you could argue Scrooge is grateful. The relation to weight here and being 'light' refers to when Marley was reprimanding Scrooge about the 'weight and length of the strong coil' that he once had. The chains that once weighed down Scrooge are no more, and (like you covered in this video) he praises Marley and the Three Spirits for helping him to realise his misdeeds and help him to transform
P.S Loving your videos, they're really helpful!
Really cool idea - some awesome text-wide analysis that shows a really thorough understanding of ACC! Keep up the great work 😊
(And thank you very much 😊😊😊)
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Got the Literature exam this morning - more of a last minute refresher for me...
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I wouldn't say it's necessarily over the top. Although the idea of the ghosts is perhaps not believable, although it certainly would have been more so at the time, there are still traits of Scrooge which carry through which I think makes it plausible. For example, at the start he doesn't care about others or what they think. "No-one stopped him in the street", and he's rude to Fred and miserly towards Bob- he doesn't care about others' opinions. At the end, even though some people laugh at his happiness and his change, "His own heart laughed: and that was quite enough for him" he carries on being generous as he can see he's leading a happier life.
He again doesn't care what others think, but I think it shows a true change in inner character that he has managed to retain this trait whilst also having such a change of character in other ways. Is generous and kind and lovely now and wants to help others, but still doesn't necessarily care what they think. Quite admirable, really, as it shows he isn't just doing all this for show. He genuinely wants to help people despite what they may think of him. Core values have been altered by the ghosts' lessons.
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To your question at the end, scrooge is able to redeem himself, maybe even with his over the top actions but his true motivations are questionable. Is it because he doesn't want people robbing his dead body and going to his funeral for the food, or is it because he truly believes himself to be a better person? I guess we'll never know.
Also thanks for this whole series and playlist, really helped with my revision.