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English Lit: AQA GCSE A Christmas Carol, topic 6.1.5
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
- “It’s enough for a man to understand his own business, and not to interfere with other people’s”.
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
- 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!”