What are the five elements of every plot?
The 5 Elements of Plot
- Exposition. This is your book’s introduction, where you introduce your characters, establish the setting, and begin to introduce the primary conflict of your story.
- Rising Action.
- Climax.
- Falling Action.
- Resolution/Denouement.
Why did Scrooge hate Christmas?
Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol hates Christmas because it is a disruption of his business and his money-making, but he also hates Christmas because that happy time of the year emphasizes how unhappy he is and recalls memories he would rather forget.
Did Scrooge have a bad childhood?
Yes, Scrooge did have a bad childhood. He was, evidently, sent away to school at a very young age, and he was often left alone at school during holidays and breaks. When the Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge back to his old school days, they see him as a young boy, all alone at Christmas.
How many spirits is Scrooge told will haunt him?
Three Spirits
How does Marley convince Scrooge that he is real?
How does Marley convince Scrooge he is real? When his lower jaw drops.
What does Scrooge see when he looks out the window?
The ghost gestures to Scrooge to look out the window, and Scrooge complies. He sees a throng of spirits, each bound in chains. They wail about their failure to lead honorable, caring lives and their inability to reach out to others in need as they and Marley disappear into the mist.
What is Marley wearing and why is he wearing it?
Further on, we learn why Marley is forced to wear this chain in the afterlife: “I wear the chain I forged in life,” replied the Ghost. As a result, he is forced to wear this chain in the afterlife to remind him of his neglect of others and to encourage redemption.
What does I wear the chain I forged in life mean?
“I wear the chain I forged in life” Marley’s chains are a symbol of greed. Scrooge is making his chain with his evil, covetous ways. He is going to hell! To a poor one most” Three Scrooge must learn to change his ways: he must give to charity and look after the poor (like the Cratchit family).