GCSE Grade9 full essay on the theme of ‘Setting’ in ‘A Christmas Carol’

GCSE Grade9 full essay on the theme of ‘Setting’ in ‘A Christmas Carol’
Was awarded full marks and was written in timed conditions - this is therefore the perfect balance of quote analysis, play coverage, complex and unconventional points (YOU WILL STAND OUT!!), context and bringing the paragraphs back to the main question/theme.
9 paragraphs, 2 pages text font size 11 , 1090 words
Some of the points covered:
Solid introduction
Opening setting of the novella
The weather being presented as controlling
Christmas cheer being presented through various metaphors linked to weather
Links to darkness in the text can be linked to Scrooge’s own inner darkness
Bob Cratchit being treated as an inferior
Ghost of Christmas Past
Solid conclusion