Day: 11 January 2016

HWK2:EXTRACT B;IMPRESSION OF GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT ON READER AND HOW IT WAS WRITTEN

Ghost of Christmas present appears to scrooge as a “jolly giant” with a dark brown.He wears a fur-lined green robe on his head a holly wreath with shining icicles.He carries a larger torch made to resemble a cornucopia,and appeared accompanied by a great feast.He also bears a scabbard with no sword in it which represent peace on Earth and good will to men.GHOST of Christmas present wants to show Scrooge of what is presently happening.And also merry with Scrooge, the GHOST convince Scrooge a lot. For example,the GHOST share a vision of Tiny Tim`s crutch carefully preserved by the fire place.Scrooge desperately Is ill Tiny Tim going to die, the GHOST first states that”if these shadow remain unaltered by the future the boy will die”the ghost with haste replied again “He did rather be dead to decrease the surplus population.There is an irony in that sentence the Ghost did not actually meant what it said, it said it for the miser to know how it sound in his ears.Immediately he feels guilty.The Ghost changes Scrooge`s life in many ways he was taken to many places by the ghost he was tormented and was changed.His change attitude must have impress the reader of the novel.                                                                                                                                                         There is a lot of things made up, but the novel seems to be real,there is a lot of quotes in the book.Ironic, quotes Metaphoric expression, is used to bring out expression of what the Ghost is meant to do for scrooge.

HWK1 Extract:A,SCROOGE CHARACTER

Scrooge is a cold- hearted miser who despises CHRISTMAS.He love to be hated by everyone around him,also he hates people since his old friend JACOB is dead he has no friend.His nephew is poor,he did not help him,he either make fun of Him.DICKENS. describe Him Thus:”THE COLD WITHIN HIM FROZE HIS OLD FEATURE,NIPPED HIS POINTED NOSE,MAKE HIS EYES RED,HIS THIN LIPS BLUE AND SPOKE OUT SHREWDLY IN HIS GRATING VOICE”.Scrooge was a man with no mercy….”They did rather die to decrease the surplus population”,                                                                                                                                                          “BA!…..HUMBUG!”,the reader learn how much about the personality of scrooge,who does not stop working after his partner Marley died many,many years ago.nor does he bother to paint over Marley`s name;indifferent to his absence,Scrooge even answer to his name if a client should him “Marley”.Dickens describe him as a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone,Scrooge A squeezing,wrenching,gasping clutching,covetous,old sinner!Hard and sharp as flint from which no steel has ever struct out generous fire;secret,and self contained,and solitary as an oyster.A frosty rime was on his head and his eyebrow,and his wiry chin.He carry his own low temperature around with him.Srooge character gives impact on the reader that they know the kind of person scrooge was,it gives the impression that everyone knows that scrooge is coming even a blind dog knows the approaching of Scrooge.No child dare to ask what it is from scrooge they were scared of him.Scrooge attitude makes readers aware of their personal attitudes and present a way to change for better.