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5th block/english language arts
due dec 12 - 11:45 pm late
a christmas carol: scrooge and marley...
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69 hi-ho, matthe daughters?
70 the fiddler plays. three young daughters of fezziwig enter followed by six young adult male suitors. they are dancing to the music. all employees come in: workers, clerks, housemaids, cousins, the baker, etc. all dance. full number wanted here. throughout the dance, food is brought into the feast. it is \eaten\ in dance, by the dancers. ebenezer dances with all three of the daughters, as does dick. they compete for the daughters, happily, in the dance. fezziwig dances with his daughters. fezziwig dances with dick and ebenezer. the music changes: mrs. fezziwig enters. she lovingly scolds her husband. they dance. she dances with ebenezer, lifting him and throwing him about. she is enormously fat. when the dance is ended, they all dance off, floating away, as does the music. scrooge and the ghost of christmas past stand alone now. the music is gone.
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annotate mark details in paragraphs 70-76 that describe young scrooge’s behavior and personality.
question how do these details deepen your understanding of scrooge?
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71 past. it was a small matter, that fezziwig made those silly folks so full of gratitude.
72 scrooge. small!
73 past. shhh!
74 lights up on dick and ebenezer
75 dick. we are blessed, ebenezer, truly, to have such a master as mr. fezziwig!

Explanation:

To answer the question about how details deepen understanding of Scrooge, we analyze his actions and interactions. In the dance scene, young Scrooge (Ebenezer) dances with Fezziwig's daughters, competes happily with Dick, and is lifted/danced with by Mrs. Fezziwig. This shows he was once joyful, social, and capable of light - hearted interaction, contrasting with his later miserly, isolated self. The dialogue “Small!” (Scrooge's response to Fezziwig's kindness being called a “small matter”) hints at his later cynical view, but the dance details reveal his past warmth, showing his character change over time.

Answer:

The details of young Scrooge dancing happily with others (competing for daughters, dancing with Mrs. Fezziwig, etc.) show he was once sociable, joyful, and engaged in festive, warm interactions. This deepens understanding by revealing a contrast with his later miserly, isolated self, showing his character evolved from a lively, social young man to a bitter, solitary miser. The “Small!” response also hints at his growing cynicism, but the dance scene emphasizes his lost warmth.