The Prelude is a poem which explores the power of experiences
and our inability to forget them as they are “huge”. Similarly Poppies also
explores the experiences of the speaker and her inability to move on from the
memories of her son who she has lost at war, however it differs in that Poppies
is from the perspective of something outwith the main experience(that of war)
thus highlighting the many different people that are affected by an experience
that they are not even present at, whereas The Prelude is focused on one person’s
experience and their internal conflicts and journey.
Even with the little they, the Cratchits are appreciative. They are not greedy. Word for the Cratchits Tiny tiny little atom Tiny Tim’s “withered” hand “half of half” There is a real sense these people are not hoarding the planet or societal resources. The Cratchits represent the poor. The Cratchits pay attention to the sounds and smells of the food also and enjoy it. Dickens uses hyperbole when talking about the pudding to highlight how importance, rare and incredible and valued it is. Pudding – ”small pudding for a large family”. Bob’s positive perception – “called a circle, meaning half a one” The Cratchits family wealth: “two tumbler and a custard cup without a handle” – this is a symbol of their wealth and how they are viewed in society as people’s status is made up of their possessions. Their possessions are pitiful. “if none of these shadows remain unaltered by the future” This is perhaps Dicken’s key mess
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