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What sins is Scrooge guilty of?
Through the virtues of charity and diligence, Scrooge is able to overcome both his sins of greed and sloth and actively work to better his life and others.
What did Ebenezer Scrooge do?
Ebenezer Scrooge (/ˌɛbɪˈniːzər ˈskruːdʒ/) is the protagonist of Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella A Christmas Carol….
Ebenezer Scrooge | |
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Occupation | Businessman |
Relatives | Fanny or Fan (late sister) Fred (nephew) |
Is Ebenezer Scrooge a villain?
In a christmas carol, Scrooge is seen as a villain due to his unsociable behaviour.
What’s Scrooge’s sister called?
Fanny
Scrooge’s sister, Fanny, was based on Dickens sister Fanny whom he adored. Many of young Scrooge’s memories are those of Dickens and his sister.
Why was Marley’s head wrapped?
Or, if Marley were a smoker, as many men in Victorian England were, he might have developed oral cancer, leading to the deterioration of his jaw. Back then a bandage was wrapped around the jaw and knotted on top of the head to keep it closed after death since the muscles would be slack.
What killed Ebenezer Scrooge?
I’d like to think that Ebeneezer Scrooge was so miserly that he kept his house cold in Winter, thus catching a chill which became the pneumonia that killed him.
Which no steel had struck out generous fire?
flint
A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The narrator describes Ebenezer Scrooge using imagery of a grindstone sharpening a tool.
Who is the main antagonist of A Christmas Carol?
The antagonist in A Christmas Carol is Ebenezer Scrooge’s own nature. Even though some of the ghosts, such as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, are…
Who is little fan’s child?
The Ghost reminds Scrooge that Fan died giving birth to Scrooge’s nephew Fred, whom Scrooge blamed because Fan was the only joy in his life. It was Fan that brought Scrooge back from boarding school after being neglected by his father. Years later, Fan, died giving birth to Fred.
What is Mrs Cratchit’s first name?
Emily Cratchit
Character information Emily Cratchit is a minor character from the novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. She is Bob Cratchit’s wife and the mother of Peter and Tiny Tim Cratchit. She does not think highly of Ebenezer Scrooge and is frankly vocal about her opinion.
What killed Jacob Marley?
It does seem indicated by this passage that Marley died from some sort of head ailment. There is the possibility he may have had head trauma (such as a concussion or fracture) from an accident, and later died from complications.