What does the chain of Marley's ghost symbolize?

Answer 1

In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Jacob Marley wears chains around him. This chain represents all the wrongdoings in his life, like choosing not to help anybody whilst knowing they need help. The chain is forged in life and when the person dies, one must wear it around their body and wander the world in ghost form, tortured because they are unable to help the people that need assistance. They regret not helping people when they were alive and now suffer from being unable to interfere with human matters.

Answer 2

It represented that chain he created in life where each link was considered a negative. The links carried the things that he relished most, ledgers, cash boxes, money bags and keys for locking safes. He wore his change as a punishment for his misdoings where he didnt care for mankind and his attitude bore than harm

Answer 3

The were made up of ledger (used by book keeper) keys, safes, cash boxes and links all of which were forged by his actions in life and were to worn as a punishment in his after life of eternal torment.

Answer 4

The chain of Marley's ghost in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" symbolizes the weight of his sins and the burden he carries for not doing enough good deeds in his lifetime. It serves as a warning to Scrooge about the consequences of living a selfish and uncharitable life.

Answer 5

it symbolizes all the bad deeds he has done in his life, he is held down and chained in the afterlife and unable to soar heavenward.

Answer 6

Jacob Marley did not have anything written on his chains. The chains he had around his body held him to this world because of the things he did on this world, he couldn't move on.

Answer 7

They represent his fixation with money making alone withe ledgers, keys, cash boxes