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1
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What does Scrooge say when he is greeted by Fred

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“Bah!Humbug!”

2
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What does Marley say to Scrooge that tells him that his actions throughout life will affect his life after death

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“I wear the chain I forged in life”

3
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How does Marley describe scrooge’s chain?

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As “ponderous” - meaning heavey

4
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How does the narrator describe Scrooge at first to portray him as stingy

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“he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone”

5
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What does the narrator say to show society avoids scrooge

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“Even the blind men’s dogs appeared to know him” and tugged their owners away from him

6
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How to scrooge intimidate cratchit and what does this show

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scrooge threatens to fire him he hears “another sound from him” which shows scrooge abuses his power as someone with higher status (capitalist) with Bob cratchit (poor socialist)

7
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What does scrooge say when asked to donate for the needy on christmas

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“Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”

8
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What does Scrooge eat and what does this show

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scrooge eats “gruel” alone which is cheap and tasteless which shows scrooge is obsessed with hoarding money and refuses to spend it even for his own comfort

9
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What is scrooges initial response to seeing the ghost of marley

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“Bah!Humbug!” - shows his disbelief in the supernatural

10
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how is scooge portrayed in stave one

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  • Cruel employer
  • Obsessed with money
  • Avoided by people
11
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How and why does dickens make scrooge likeable in the beginning despite his negative image?

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Through funny, ironic and sarcastic comments:’boiled in his own pudding with a stake of holly through his heart’