... years ago, could escape the same fate was by realizing his social responsibility. In this sense, the redemption of Scrooge's character comes only from the realization of his social responsibility; it is the reward that Dickens gives to his Ebeneezer for pursuing self-betterment. Representative of memory, the Ghost of Christmas Past, enables Scrooge to reflect on his formative years, and this is the beginning ... of Scrooge's journey toward rekindling his goodness and humanity. Scrooge is initially shown the shadow of himself as a schoolboy, "lonely, solitary ... in want. This is the ke...

• Word Count: 1006
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... by Biddy, whose simple but heartfelt desire to be both educated and an educator is in direct contrast to the conspicuous consumption and selfishness of the others. Dickens also deals with the wealthy constituents of Pip's village in the character of Miss Haversham and her entourage. Satis House, her home, is seen by Pip as a tangible sign that his ambition to become a gentleman is ... environment. Indeed, the allusion is furthered where, when Tess suggests that Londoners will be drinking the milk the next day she calls them ... "(those) who don't know anything of us and of where it come...

• Word Count: 4617
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... 'fog on the Essex marshes', there are literal, and it carries on as such for a little while, until the switch comes with the fog being 'in the eyes and throats' and 'cruelly pinching the toes and fingers of his shivering little 'prentice boy on deck' to the metaphorical. The latter, while it could still be considered a physical fog, indicates ... the social hierarchy and how fair, or unfair, it was. In the given passage, as mentioned previously, the fog cruelly pinches the little boy and yet, here, where it all comes to a head, 'the raw afternoon is rawest, and the d...

• Word Count: 1875
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate