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Simple Structure: Five Staves

A Christmas Carol is structured in five distinctive sections, reflecting the structure of a carol itself. Scrooge structurally changes throughout the staves.

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Stave 1 - selfish

  • “It’s enough for a man to understand his own business, and not to interfere with other people’s”.
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Staves 2-4 - development

  • We learn about Scrooge’s childhood and the sadness he felt, how he lost people he loved (Fan and Belle), and ended up alone.
  • We also learn about the consequences of his actions if he continues to behave in this way: “lying gasping out his last there, alone by himself” (Stave 4).
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Stave 5 - redemption

  • After realising the mistakes he has made in life, Scrooge vows to change and become a better person: “I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!”

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