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It's not my business
A solitary child
Quite alone in the world
went...walked...watched...patted...questioned...

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'clapped' a merry sounding word

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he is able to have human contact

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Scrooge is no longer isolated yay

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clapped him on the back

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the people he interacts with become more important

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children........beggars.........nephew
-STAVE 5

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repetition of the 'w' sound slowly emphasizes Scrooge's actions

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first 3 simple verbs all start with a 'w' sound

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development of verbs become more interactive and complex.

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went...walked...watched.............patted....questioned....looked...into
-STAVE 5

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slightly odd, but weirdly charming

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Scrooge has been isolated for so log that he has trouble having a full conversation with someone

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'intelligent','remarkable', 'delightful' 'boy'
-STAVE 5

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ironic situation

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Scrooge spent his life isolating himself - especially from the poor- yet in his time of death, he was violated and surrounded by people

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A woman steals Scrooge's shirt that he was to be buried in
-STAVE 4

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shows that even at the most isolating job, they still had someone else at Christmas

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the audience expects only 1 person, but are surprised with 'two men'

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repeating 'solitary'

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solitary lighthouse
-STAVE 3

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two men
-STAVE 3

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triple whammy
audience sees another side to Scrooge's isolation

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supernatural isolation to Belle because Scrooge can't interact with them

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physical isolation to Belle and Marley

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emotional isolation to Marley's upcoming death

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Quite alone in the world
-STAVE 2

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emphasizes Scrooge's loneliness

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'solitary

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the audience understands that it wasn't entirely Scrooge's fault

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Dickens' uses isolation to bring sympathy to Scrooge's character

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a solitary child

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even though he constantly lurks over his clerk

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Scrooge is terrified at the idea of being accompanied

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sat invisible beside you
-STAVE 1

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but the audience later sees that Fred is able to host an extravagant party

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you're poor enough

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he isolates himself from Fred because he's 'poor'

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no interaction ergo he doesn't have to deal with it

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Scrooge isolates himself from interacting with the poor

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It's not my business
-STAVE 1

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the audience understands that Scrooge's solitary stance was voluntary

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later we see Fred trying to keep in contact with Scrooge

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Marley was Scrooge's last bridge to humanity

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[Marley] was dead...sole...sole...sole...etc
-STAVE 1