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Simple Structure: Five Staves
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.


Stave 1 - selfish
Stave 1 - selfish
- “It’s enough for a man to understand his own business, and not to interfere with other people’s”.


Staves 2-4 - development
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).


Stave 5 - redemption
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!”
1Plot Summary
2Key Characters & Quotes
2.1Ebenezer Scrooge
2.2Other Characters
2.2.1Bob Cratchit
2.2.2Tiny Tim
2.2.3Fred
2.2.4The Ghosts Pt 1
2.2.5The Ghosts Pt 2
2.2.6End of Topic Test - Other Characters
2.2.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Bob Marley
2.2.8Diagnostic Misconceptions - Two Ghosts
2.2.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - Ghost of Christmas
2.2.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - The Cratchits
2.3Grade 9 - Key Characters
3Key Ideas
4Context
5Authorial Method
6Recap: Main Quotes
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1Plot Summary
2Key Characters & Quotes
2.1Ebenezer Scrooge
2.2Other Characters
2.2.1Bob Cratchit
2.2.2Tiny Tim
2.2.3Fred
2.2.4The Ghosts Pt 1
2.2.5The Ghosts Pt 2
2.2.6End of Topic Test - Other Characters
2.2.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Bob Marley
2.2.8Diagnostic Misconceptions - Two Ghosts
2.2.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - Ghost of Christmas
2.2.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - The Cratchits
2.3Grade 9 - Key Characters
3Key Ideas
4Context
5Authorial Method
6Recap: Main Quotes
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