A Christmas Carol — AO2 (writer’s methods)

AO2 — Writer’s methods (how Dickens creates meaning)

Zoom-in loop:

• Word/phrase → connotations
• Method (imagery, symbolism, contrast, narrative voice)
• Effect on reader
• Link back to question

ACC methods to notice:

• Contrast (Scrooge vs Cratchits; warmth vs cold; light vs dark)
• Symbolism (chains, food, fire, light)
• Structure (Staves as a journey from isolation → empathy → change)
• Narrator voice (humour/irony + moral judgement)