These symbolised what was important to Marleys' in life. In his interaction with Scrooge he states that his business should have been "people".
Marleys chain is made from steel purses, ledgers, cashboxes, keys, and his office materials.
Jacob Marley's chains were made of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel. These items symbolize his earthly attachments and sins that weigh him down in the afterlife, as depicted in Charles Dickens' novel "A Christmas Carol."
cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel.
Marley was wrapped about his bodies in a chain he forged in life. It was decked out with iron keys, ledgers safes and cash boxes . These represented his life's focus on making money and ignoring the plight of mankind around him
a heavy rusty chain that he forged in life . the chain is made up of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel
The ghost you are referring to is Jacob Marley from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Marley, who is the deceased business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge, appears bound in a long chain made of cash boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses as a symbol of his greed and the consequences of his life choices. His haunting serves as a warning to Scrooge about the importance of compassion and generosity.
In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Jacob Marley says that his chains are "forged out of life," meaning that all of the bad things that he did in his life came back to haunt him and are symbolized in the form of the chains.
Victorian clothing, a scarf wrapped around his head from beneath the chin and tied in a knot at the top if the head (to hold the mouth closed) and a chain containing the things in life he worshipped , of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel.
Marley's ghost is forced to carry a chain made of "cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel". These represented his failings during his life.
He removes 2 pennies used to keep Marleys eyes closed and then signs the death register taking ownership of all Marley's books, ledgers accounts and home
A chain forged in life lade of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel
The population of Ashby St Ledgers is 166.