People
How do people react to Tiny Tim's death?
The family expresses deep emotions of sadness and grief. The character changes the lives of those around him for the better. People vow to live their lives in a way that honors the character’s legacy. The character’s death will never be forgotten.
Where does this story take place?
London, England
The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. When it came, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery. It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save one outstretched hand. But for this it would have been difficult to detach its figure from the night, and separate it from the darkness by which it was surrounded.
In Stave IV, what mood does Scrooge’s interaction with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come create and what is the impact on Scrooge?
The interaction creates a dark and uncertain mood, which causes a feeling of dread and fear in Scrooge
How do people feel about the man's/Ebenezer Scrooge's death?
The character’s funeral will be attended because of the free lunch. People rejoice because the character’s death will benet the lives of others. It is as if the world is better off with the character dead. People seem to mock the character even in death.
How does the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come differ from the Ghost of Christmas Present?
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come appears mysterious and menacing while the Ghost of Christmas Present brings thoughts and feelings of joy.
“Spirit!” he cried, tight clutching at its robe, “hear me. I am not the man I was. I will not be the man I must have been but for this intercourse. Why show me this, if I am past all hope?” For the first time the hand appeared to shake. “Good Spirit,” he pursued, as down upon the ground he fell before it: “Your nature intercedes for me, and pities me. Assure me that I yet may change these shadows you have shown me, by an altered life.” The kind hand trembled. “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. Oh, tell me I may sponge away the writing on this stone!”
Scrooge is filled with regret and remorse when he realizes that he is the man who has died.
Read the excerpt from A Christmas Carol and answer the questions. Scrooge hastened to the window of his office, and looked in. It was an office still, but not his. The furniture was not the same, and the figure in the chair was not himself. The Phantom pointed as before. He joined it once again, and wondering why and whither he had gone, accompanied it until they reached an iron gate. He paused to look round before entering. A churchyard. Here, then; the wretched man whose name he had now to learn, lay underneath the ground. It was a worthy place. Walled in by houses; overrun by grass and weeds, the growth of vegetation’s death, not life; choked up with too much burying; fat with repleted appetite. A worthy place! The Spirit stood among the graves, and pointed down to One. He advanced towards it trembling. The Phantom was exactly as it had been, but he dreaded that he saw new meaning in its solemn shape.
Which craft move does the author use within the text’s structure to build toward the climax?
Dickens crafts scenes with hints that lead the reader to predict that Scrooge will find himself as the dead man.