'A Christmas Carol' Stave 5: the change in Scrooge
I can explain how Scrooge is presented as a transformed character in Stave 5.
'A Christmas Carol' Stave 5: the change in Scrooge
I can explain how Scrooge is presented as a transformed character in Stave 5.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In Stave 5, we see Scrooge brimming with positivity and newfound moral purpose.
- Scrooge makes several redemptive gestures of goodwill, showing that he is a transformed character.
- In Stave 5, we see Scrooge as liberated from his emotional repression and overwhelmed with newfound positive emotions.
- Dickens juxtaposes his use of similes in Staves 1 and 5 to show Scrooge's positive character development.
- Scrooge has gone from being the object of disdain and fear in society, to being the pillar of his local community.
Keywords
Transformed - If someone is transformed, they have changed significantly.
Newfound - If something is newfound, it has been recently discovered.
Liberated - If someone is liberated from prison, they are released or set free.
To contrast - If an author contrasts two characters, they make them strikingly different or opposite.
Character development - Character development is the moral journey a character undertakes throughout the text .
Common misconception
Students fail to recognise that Scrooge doesn't just buy the Cratchits any old turkey.
Scrooge buys the Cratchits the "prize" (or most expensive) turkey. This shows that he is truly generous, as he goes above and beyond.
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Equipment
You will need access to a copy of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' for this lesson.
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Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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Lesson video
Starter quiz
6 Questions
Scrooge learns he should value relationships over money.
Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas spirit.
Scrooge learns the importance of living a moral life.
Scrooge understands the consequences of a lifetime of greed.
"thin...blue"
"red"
"grating"
"nipped and pointed"
"shrivelled"
"frosty rime"