Pathetic Fallacy and links to Scrooge in ACC

What is the weather like in Stave 1?

• It is terrible and inconsistent

• It is bleak and ominous

• It is bleak and somber

• It is pleasant

What impression does the weather create?

• Things are fine

• Dickens is a terrible man

• Something momentous will happen

• That something is wrong

What does the fog symbolise?

• Scrooge's odd nature

• Scrooge's mysterious nature

• Scrooge's confusion.

• Scrooge's

  inability to see his own ignorance

What else does the fog symbolise?

• A mystery that needs to be resolved and perhaps shows that Scrooge needs someone to help him.

• An unhappy society which needs support and guidance from those who have more than they do. it also shows that Scrooge is confused about the society around him.

• ignorance of the bourgeoisie’s knowledge of the proletariat and of Scrooge’s ignorance of the corrosive way in which he lives and its impact.

• Mystery and ignorance in society.

What does the worsening of the weather indicate?

• It shows that somebody may die.

• The weather worsening shows how the character of Tiny Tim becomes more ill and needs more help.

• The weather worsens as more aspects of society decline.

• The weather worsens as more aspects of his unpleasant personality are revealed, suggesting the weather is a metaphor for Scrooge.

What do the bleak conditions suggest?

• The rich are cold and harsh.

• There is something unsettling about Scrooge's behaviour

• That something is about to go wring.

• The poor are suffering

Why does the cold weather not affect Scrooge?

• The reason why the cold weather does not impact Scrooge is because he only cares for himself so does not notice the weather.

• The reason why the cold doesn't affect Scrooge is because he is content with himself.

• The reason why the cold doesn't affect Scrooge is that someone so heartless, and so cold, has no reason to react to the physical cold of winter, only the supernatural world can affect Scrooge.

• The reason why the cold doesn't affect Scrooge is because he is only moved by money and that is his main motivating factor.

When did the London fog take place?

• The London fog took place in 1873 and killed 268 people.

• The London fog took place in 1860 and killed 268 people.

• The London fog took place in 1873 and many people got ill. Some got the plague.

• The London fog took place in 1871 and had no real impact.

What does the weather development link to?

• The worsening of his character.

• The change in Scrooge's character and later an improvement.

• The change in society.

• The improvement in society.