Scrooge in Stave Three: Key Quotations and Analysis

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@DystopiaJunkie 4 жыл бұрын

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3LJhWWOl92ii8U Scrooge in Stave Two: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2ixZWuQed5khbs Scrooge in Stave Four: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHipk4t3dqpsg7M Scrooge in Stave Five: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZabYnZ4aKx0erc

@dee5361 3 жыл бұрын

I personally think him being described as an Ogre could describe him best for the first 2 staves and a bit of Stave 3. We obviously see his change and redemptive attitude through his actions such as "unusual catching in his voice", his "head hanging low" and they slowly amplify throughout the novella. His way of wording phrases from the first few staves also changes. For example he questions if there were "no workhouses or prisons" in Stave one but changes his wording to "resources and refuges" in Stave 3. I however also agree he can be described as a "old comical fellow". I mean towards the end of the novella, we get hints he is as happy as an angel and joyfully walked round the streets. This perhaps suggesting he has always being a comical individual but his personality was hidden under his former "secret and self contained" persona.

@westroyd3440 2 жыл бұрын

I would have said the ghost calling him "worthless" is more potent. Not only does it show how the years of misery and his misanthropic ways have lead him to be unhappy and a recluse as to avoid society that "neglected" him when he was a "solitary child", but also emphasises to the readers how after all of that the wealth he amassed he is still "worthless" and that God views him as even lower than the poor people that the upper class despised. They viewed the lower class as "worthless" as criminal as "surplus" however, in the end it demonstrates that the rich and miserly like Scrooge are announced as more "worthless" than the "millions" of poor people. Furthermore, the use of religious notions with the damnation by God tries to evoke change in the upper class as they were majority christians and would have been frightened by the idea of facing damnation by God.

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@TheGuyWhoAsked-nc2ut Жыл бұрын

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@aminahadeel2707 2 жыл бұрын

I think that Scrooge can not be justifiably described through one quotation. I say this because as A christmas Carol is essentially a morality tale in which Scrooge being cast as the archetypal villain transforms to this philanthropic, altruistic individual and so we see a multitude of opinions from various angles and different degrees of distaste through different interactions with Scrooge. Firstly, being deemed 'worthless' by the ghost I view as a quite conflicting assertion. I agree with this because there are many examples of Scrooge acting unfairly and unjust in his treatment of the poor and other people he exchanges interactions with such as Fred and the portly gentlemen and great emphasis can be placed on outrageuous, unfeeling statements such as 'they'd better die' highlighting the disinterest for fellow human beings and his desire to be left alone when asked by Fred whether he would like to spend Christams with him as surely many people who lack a family to spend Christmas with would see this as a very opportunistic offer which Scrooge is unworthy of for dismissing so quickly. Secondly, being described as an 'ogre' is greatly unattractive to be associated with which arguably paralells with Scrooge immensely. It also touches this idea of being monster-like which fits with his earlier attitudes in Stave 1 with his refusal to help the poor even in such a dire state with 'many of them lacking common comforts'. Especially as rich 'moneylender' who would be able to provide large donations, this outright displays his clutch on his wealth. And lastly, 'a comic old fellow' isn't a false desription of Scrooge, and we directly see this in Stave 2 where he is apprenticed by Fezziwig and enjoying the Christmas festivities. This also alludes to Stave 3 where in Fred's house he is playing along lost in 'his interest' showing he does have the capability to have a good time. Conclusively, all opinions equally hold some truth of Scrooges character at a stage in his journey to redemption but the most fitting opinion to describe Scrooge at the end of the novella has to be 'a comic old fellow' as we see this to be a trait of Scrooge ingrained so deeply in his personality that it is 'secret' and veiled by his shell of protection and arguably has always been within Scrooge, just so buried and concealed that only in moments of genuine happiness and enjoyment does it appear on the surface. :)

@DystopiaJunkie 2 жыл бұрын

Great response to my answer, and I agree that reducing things down to a single quotation isn't necessary the right thing to do. Some phenomenal vocabulary in this analysis too - well done 😊

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@Kimberley_987 Жыл бұрын

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@dee5361 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! Always helpful.

@caitlintheghoulette 2 ай бұрын

might be a silly suggestion but could I say that being describes as "worthless" is ironic as he has a lot of wealth?

@DystopiaJunkie 2 ай бұрын

Not a silly suggestion! Definitely something you could do, but I'd be wary of just stopping at it being ironic - that's a great point, but I think you'd then need to push on and link to Dickens' intentions, i.e. why he wanted to make such a wealthy person seem so worthless 😊