Julie Philippe
Mr. H. Salsich
English 9
December 4th, 2008
Mr. H. Salsich
English 9
December 4th, 2008
Marley’s Spirit
-an essay based on a passage from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”
Spirit, according to the dictionary means “the principle of conscious life”. Does spirit refer to life rather than death? Does spirit within someone stay with someone without spirit (chiasmus)? There are many ways to interpret the passage from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, but we know one thing: Marley’s spirit surely stayed within Scrooge’s unspiritual soul.
TS The ghost’s words not only speak about a person’s spirit, but also the never lasting breath that stays with someone all along. SD Marley’s ghost explains that a spirit is not only present when someone is living, but when someone is dead. CM A spirit is meant to make a difference in someone else’s life and “walk abroad his fellowmen”. CM A spirit is supposed to “travel far and wide” in order to see what the soul was not able to see when it was alive. SD Marley’s chain is the chain of life, the chain that holds his heart and soul, the chain that puts his life back together like a puzzle, and the chain that holds the treasures of what he has lived (Purposeful Repetition). CM The chain is like growing tree: branch by branch, leaf by leaf. CM Each branch is the life he shaped and each leaf is the spirit he holds. CS Marley’s spirit reflects his past and the impact he had on others and that will never go away.
I believe that a spirit never leaves the world. It speaks about the past and it travels in the present. It tries to catch up with everything that a person never had a chance to see. Maybe Scrooge doesn’t realize it, but Marley is always with him. Scrooge’s life reflects upon Marley’s presence. Will Scrooge leave any spirit behind when he dies?
TS The ghost’s words not only speak about a person’s spirit, but also the never lasting breath that stays with someone all along. SD Marley’s ghost explains that a spirit is not only present when someone is living, but when someone is dead. CM A spirit is meant to make a difference in someone else’s life and “walk abroad his fellowmen”. CM A spirit is supposed to “travel far and wide” in order to see what the soul was not able to see when it was alive. SD Marley’s chain is the chain of life, the chain that holds his heart and soul, the chain that puts his life back together like a puzzle, and the chain that holds the treasures of what he has lived (Purposeful Repetition). CM The chain is like growing tree: branch by branch, leaf by leaf. CM Each branch is the life he shaped and each leaf is the spirit he holds. CS Marley’s spirit reflects his past and the impact he had on others and that will never go away.
I believe that a spirit never leaves the world. It speaks about the past and it travels in the present. It tries to catch up with everything that a person never had a chance to see. Maybe Scrooge doesn’t realize it, but Marley is always with him. Scrooge’s life reflects upon Marley’s presence. Will Scrooge leave any spirit behind when he dies?
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