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ASSIGNMENT IN PROGRESS FOR OSBORN ENGLISH 9
EXCERPT FROM 'A CHRISTMAS
CAROL: MARLEY'S GHOST
by Charles Dickens 1843
DUE DECEMBER 12, 2022
[1] Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no
doubt whatever about that. The register of his
burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk.
the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge
signed it. And Scrooge's name was good upon
Change for anything he chose to put his
hand to Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
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Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. Despite being
forced to drop out of school and work in a factory When his father was put in a debtors
prison, Dickens created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is often
regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works include A Tale of Two
Cities, Oliver Twist, and Great Expectations. In chapter 1 of his novella A Christmas
Carol "Marley's Ghost" a greedy old miser by the name of Ebenezer Scrooge is visited in
the night by an old friend, who warns him to change his ways before it is too late.
As you read, take notes on Dickens' characterization of Scrooge and how it contributes
to the theme.
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Mind! I don't mean to say that I know, of my own
knowledge, what there is particularly dead
about a door-nail. I might have been inclined,
myself, to regard a coffin-naill as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the
wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the
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ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
1. How does the author characterize Scrooge In this
chapter? Cite at least one piece of evidence in your
response.
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9:43 USQ How Does the author characterize Scrooge in this chapter