He felt that he was restored to consciousness in the right nick of time, for the especial purpose of holding a conference with the second messenger despatched to him through Jacob Marley's intervention. ", "By this time it was getting dark, and snowing pretty heavily". nearly closed, with perhaps two shutters down, or one; but through those gaps such glimpses! Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL - The complete text from 1843 Stave 1: Marley's Ghost | Stave 2: The First of the Three Spirits Stave 3: The Second of the Three Spirits | Stave 4: The Last of the Spirits Scrooge had observed this change, but never spoke of it, until they left a children's Twelfth Night party, when, looking at the Spirit as they stood together in an open place, he noticed that its hair was gray. As Scrooge's room is described in this paragraph, what does it seem to symbolize? Its tenderness and flavour, size and cheapness, were the themes of universal admiration. nearly closed, with perhaps two shutters down, or one; but through those gaps such glimpses!". As the last stroke ceased to vibrate, he remembered the prediction of old Jacob Marley, and lifting up his eyes, beheld a solemn Phantom, draped and hooded, coming, like a mist along the ground, towards him. “He wouldn't take it from me, but may he have it, nevertheless. But it had undergone a surprising transformation. Nor was it that the figs were moist and pulpy, or that the French plums blushed in modest tartness from their highly-decorated boxes, or that everything was good to eat and in its Christmas dress: but the customers were all so hurried and so eager in the hopeful promise of the day, that they tumbled up against each other at the door, clashing their wicker baskets wildly, and left their purchases upon the counter, and came running back to fetch them, and committed hundreds of the like mistakes in the best humour possible; while the Grocer and his people were so frank and fresh that the polished hearts with which they fastened their aprons behind might have been their own, worn outside for general inspection, and for Christmas daws to peck at if they chose. These held the hot stuff from the jug, however, as well as golden goblets would have done; and Bob served it out with beaming looks, while the chestnuts on the fire sputtered and crackled noisily. Altogether she was what you would have called provoking, you know; but satisfactory, too. He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day who made lame beggars walk and blind men see.”. No space of regret can make amends for one life's opportunity misused! So Martha hid herself, and in came little Bob, the father, with at least three feet of comforter exclusive of the fringe, hanging down before him; and his threadbare clothes darned up and brushed, to look seasonable; and Tiny Tim upon his shoulder. But now, the plates being changed by Miss Belinda, Mrs. Cratchit left the room alone—too nervous to bear witnesses—to take the pudding up and bring it in. Stave One: Marley's Ghost; Stave Two: The First of the Three Spirits; Stave Three: The Second of the Three Spirits; Stave Four: The Last of the Spirits; Stave Five: The End of It; Study Questions "His curtains this new specter would draw back". Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This detail emphasizes the Cratchit family's poverty. The Christmas goose is an essential part of the Cratchit's dinner. The time is drawing near.”. "It was his own room. Down in the west the setting sun had left a streak of fiery red, which glared upon the desolation for an instant, like a sullen eye, and frowning lower, lower, lower yet, was lost in the thick gloom of darkest night. No change, no degradation, no perversion of humanity, in any grade, through all the mysteries of wonderful creation, has monsters half so horrible and dread. “Here's Martha, mother!” said a girl, appearing as she spoke. "Bob's voice was tremulous when he told them this, and trembled more when he said that Tiny Tim was growing strong and hearty.". But being thoroughly good-natured, and not much caring what they laughed at, so that they laughed at any rate, he encouraged them in their merriment, and passed the bottle, joyously. "which no steel had ever struck out generous fire". It would have been flat heresy to do so.". Bob held his withered little hand in his, as if he loved the child, and wished to keep him by his side, and dreaded that he might be taken from him. It is associated with the holiday season in Western countries and specifically with Thanksgiving in North America. It is usually frosted, ornamented, and contains a voting bean or coin that is used to decide the ‘king’ or ‘queen’ of the feast. Bob is admiring the work of his family. And I no more believe Topper was really blind than I believe he had eyes in his boots. Course Hero Literature Instructor Russell Jaffe provides an in-depth summary and analysis of Stave 3: The Second of the Three Spirits of Charles Dickens's novella A Christmas Carol. It was succeeded by a breathless pause, as Mrs. Cratchit, looking slowly all along the carving-knife, prepared to plunge it in the breast; but when she did, and when the long expected gush of stuffing issued forth, one murmur of delight arose all round the board, and even Tiny Tim, excited by the two young Cratchits, beat on the table with the handle of his knife, and feebly cried “Hurrah!”. “At least you always tell me so.”, “What of that, my dear!” said Scrooge's nephew. The poulterers' shops were still half open, and the fruiterers' were radiant in their glory. The crisp leaves of holly, mistletoe, and ivy reflected back the light, as if so many little mirrors had been scattered there; and such a mighty blaze went roaring up the chimney, as that dull petrification of a hearth had never known in Scrooge's time, or Marley's, or for many and many a winter season gone. Definition. What seems to be the author's tone and intent in this passage? But soon the steeples called good people all to church and chapel, and away they came, flocking through the streets in their best clothes, and with their gayest faces. There were pears and apples clustered high in blooming pyramids; there were bunches of grapes, made, in the shopkeepers' benevolence, to dangle from conspicuous hooks, that people's mouths might water gratis as they passed; there were piles of filberts, mossy and brown, recalling, in their fragrance, ancient walks among the woods, and pleasant shufflings ankle deep through withered leaves; there were Norfolk Biffins, squab and swarthy, setting off the yellow of the oranges and lemons, and, in the great compactness of their juicy persons, urgently entreating and beseeching to be carried home in paper bags and eaten after dinner. The narrator's sense of humor is evident here in the way he juxtaposes the image of a baby with that of a rhinoceros. It has been done in your name, or at least in that of your family," said Scrooge. Where angels might have sat enthroned devils lurked, and glared out menacing. The bed was his own, the room was his own. I went forth last night on compulsion, and I learnt a lesson which is working now. ", "And every man on board, waking or sleeping, good or bad, had had a kinder word for another on that day than on any day in the year", "Ha, ha!" ", "Heaped up on the floor, to form a kind of throne, were turkeys, geese, game, poultry, brawn, great joints of meat, sucking-pigs, long wreaths of sausages, mince-pies, plum-puddings, barrels of oysters, red-hot chestnuts, cherry-cheeked apples, juicy oranges, luscious pears, immense twelfth-cakes, and seething bowls of punch, that made the chamber dim with their delicious steam. “Mr. (Stave One) 3. This suggests that when he is talking about Tim, he is worried. "And they cling to me, appealing from their fathers. Stave 3: Stave Three: "The Second of the Three Spirits" Understandably, given his experiences with the first Spirit, Scrooge is now ready, when the clock strikes one, for anything: "nothing between a baby and a rhinoceros would have astonished him very much." Mrs. Cratchit said that now the weight was off her mind, she would confess she had had her doubts about the quantity of flour. Scrooge metaphorically sings and literally speaks a “wicked cant” that attempts to “decide what men shall live” and contrasts with the idea of a carol, which should advocate peace and joy. Any Cratchit would have blushed to hint at such a thing. Scrooge is saying the spirit is a descendant of Jesus and is partly responsible for people not being able to dine on Sunday. Furthermore, it is done by the Spirit, which is hinted to be Jesus or an avatar of a sort, emphasizing the meaning behind it. This girl is Want. This is said by Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's clerk, which shows us that he is truly grateful for all that he has although he is poorer than others. Scrooge has become more compassionate and understanding for those who are at a disadvantage, a change that is partially prompted by seeing the love that the Cratchit’s have for the “good as gold” Tiny Tim. From the foldings of its robe it brought two children; wretched, abject, frightful, hideous, miserable. This boy is Ignorance. A reader will feel depressed because they feel sorry for Tim, and for Bob who might be losing his son. this is a common phrase which is used in the Christian society which commonly shows the acceptance or happiness of receiving something. A Christmas Carol Stave 5. What's the consequence? "And Bob had hugged his daughter to his heart's content. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. Scrooge looked about him for the Ghost, and saw it not. Here, he takes it into his head to dislike us, and he won't come and dine with us. In this time, religion was very important, and you would have to say grace before every meal to show you were grateful. It was a remarkable quality of the Ghost (which Scrooge had observed at the baker's), that notwithstanding his gigantic size, he could accommodate himself to any place with ease; and that he stood beneath a low roof quite as gracefully, and like a supernatural creature, as it was possible he could have done in any lofty hall. To a poor one most.”, “Spirit,” said Scrooge, after a moment's thought, “I wonder you, of all the beings in the many worlds about us, should desire to cramp these people's opportunities of innocent enjoyment.”, “You would deprive them of their means of dining every seventh day, often the only day on which they can be said to dine at all,” said Scrooge. Though watching these games from the sidelines, Scrooge seems to share in their joy and excitement. It was strange, too, that while Scrooge remained unaltered in his outward form, the Ghost grew older, clearly older. While there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good-humour. "a solemn Phantom, draped and hooded, coming like a mist along the ground towards him" - Narrator. Dickens subtly informs the reader of the extent of the Cratchit’s poverty by emphasizing the fact that the “family display of glass” consists of only “two tumblers and a custard-cup without a handle.” Note that in the next line though, Dickens makes it clear that this family is grateful and happy despite their poverty. Which literary element is found in this passage? It may be that in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions like this poor man's child. “Oh, no, kind Spirit! A “glee” is a song performed by a group of three or more and usually a capella. If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.”. A Christmas Carol study guide contains a biography of Charles Dickens, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. “More than eighteen hundred,” said the Ghost. It was clothed in one simple green robe", "His garment hung so loosely on the figure, that its capacious breast was bare", "Its genial face, its sparkling eye, its open hand, its cheery voice, its unconstrained demeanour, and its joyful air.". Is it a foot or a claw?”, “It might be a claw, for the flesh there is upon it,” was the Spirit's sorrowful reply. A Christmas Carol: Novel Summary: Stave 3 Stave Three: "The Second of the Three Spirits" Understandably, given his experiences with the first Spirit, Scrooge is now ready, when the clock strikes one, for anything: "nothing between a baby and a rhinoceros would have astonished him very much." Including Tiny Tim and Martha, how many children do the Cratchits have? ", "For they said, it was a shame to quarrel upon Christmas Day. So did the room, the fire, the ruddy glow, the hour of night, and they stood in the city streets on Christmas morning, where (for the weather was severe) the people made a rough, but brisk and not unpleasant kind of music, in scraping the snow from the pavement in front of their dwellings, and from the tops of their houses, whence it was mad delight to the boys to see it come plumping down into the road below, and splitting into artificial little snowstorms. This would make the reader feel happiness towards the Cratchits because they have a very nice goose to eat even with their lack of money. What do the children hiding under the Spirit's robes most likely symbolize? “Not coming upon Christmas day!”. But finding that he turned uncomfortably cold when he began to wonder which of his curtains this new spectre would draw back, he put them every one aside with his own hands; and lying down again, established a sharp look-out all round the bed. And so it was! It was a long night if it were only a night; but Scrooge had his doubts of this, because the Christmas Holidays appeared to be condensed into the space of time they passed together. And perhaps it was the pleasure the good Spirit had in showing off this power of his, or else it was his own kind, generous, hearty nature, and his sympathy with all poor men, that led him straight to Scrooge's clerk's; for there he went, and took Scrooge with him, holding to his robe; and on the threshold of the door the Spirit smiled, and stopped to bless Bob Cratchit's dwelling with the sprinkling of his torch. “Oh, I have!” said Scrooge's nephew. Christmas carol - redemption quotes "He tried to say 'Humbug,' but stopped at the first syllable" Stave 1 "He was conscious of a thousand odours floating in the air, each one connected with a thousand thoughts, and hopes and joys, and cares long, long, forgotten" Stave 2 The mention of his name cast a dark shadow on the party, which was not dispelled for full five minutes. When nothing happens, then, Scrooge is agitated. “It ends to-night.”, “To-night at midnight. But they didn't devote the whole evening to music. Knocking down the fire-irons, tumbling over the chairs, bumping up against the piano, smothering himself among the curtains, wherever she went, there went he. A Christmas Carol Stave 3: By: Liz Quigley and Lily Sheahan: Home; Literary Elements; Videos ; The Ghost of Christmas Present; Ebenezer Scrooge; Summary; Summary: Scrooge was awakened by a light shining through the door, and a loud voice. Oh God! The brisk fire of questioning to which he was exposed elicited from him that he was thinking of an animal, a live animal, rather a disagreeable animal, a savage animal, an animal that growled and grunted sometimes, and talked sometimes, and lived in London, and walked about the streets, and wasn't made a show of, and wasn't led by anybody, and didn't live in a menagerie, and was never killed in a market, and was not a horse, or an ass, or a cow, or a bull, or a tiger, or a dog, or a pig, or a cat, or a bear. to hear the Insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust!”. 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