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Flashcards in A Christmas Carol - Marley's Ghost Deck (9)
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1
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Who was Marley (to Scrooge)

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His business partner

2
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What does he warn Scrooge?

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That he needs to change his focus in life from money to mankind

3
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What is he weighed down by?

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Chains and baggage that the represent the concern Marley had in life

4
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What is he now desperate to do?

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Help the poor and needy

5
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What does he tell Scrooge?

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He will have 3 visitors who will offer him the chance of escaping the same fate

6
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POINT - Marley’s Ghost carries the concerns Marley had in life

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  • The chain it carries is made ‘of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel’ (p. 14)
  • These items symbolise the things Marley spent his life on - they are all related to money and protecting his possessions.
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POINT- It scares Scrooge (Marley’s presence)

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  • Scrooge ‘felt the chilling influence of its death-cold eyes’ (p. 14)
  • Marley’s message is serious and there is nothing humorous about his appearance.
8
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POINT - It verbalises Dicken’s message (about caring for mankind instead)

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  • ‘Mankind was my business’ (p. 18)

- It shows that caring for others is more important than making money.

9
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POINT - It shows Scrooge the horror of not being able to help others.

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  • ‘The misery with them all was, clearly that they sought to interfere, for good, in human matters, and had lost the power for ever’ (p. 20)
  • Marley’s Ghost isn’t the only one in this situation, clearly showing that Scrooge, and potentially Dicken’s readers, can also end up in this position.