For the live theatre show, I decided to watch “A Christmas Story, The Musical” directed by Valerie Easton at Vancouver Arts Club Stanley Industrial Aalliance Stage. The show focuses on a child named Ralphie, who wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas.Valerie’s production captured the happiness and cheerful atmosphere during Christmas and also focus on emphasizing Ralphie’s desire of a BB Gun as his Christmas present. During the show, I was impressed by many design and technical production elements. For example, the quick changes, the adequate use of theatre stage and also the use of sets to change from fantasy and reality. However, the most striking elements to me are the set piece of Ralphie’s house and the sufficient use of rigging system.…
In the beginning of the play Scrooge is a bitter man. This is evident when he refuses to give the poor money and his nephew does. Scrooge is also greedy. This is shown when the lantern girl runs away and he says “penny saved, candle saved.”…
Have you ever wanted to do something bad to intentionally hurt others feelings, but you later change your mind on the decisions you are making? The authors changes the character's feelings to demonstrate how a character and how people can change over time. In the stories "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "Thank you M'am", and "the Christmas Carol". The author can use the changing in character in a variety of ways, the author creates a change in writing by changing the characters in the story.…
A Christmas Carol is a play that visits the past, present, and future lifestyle of Ebenezer Scrooge in order to show him how his attitude could shape Christmas. In A Christmas Carol there are many characters. In this essay, I will attempt to explain on in particular, Ebenezer Scrooge. Ebenezer Scrooge was a tall, middle-aged man with a white beard who sometimes wore reading glasses. Scrooge was also a wealthy businessman who hated Christmas and only cared about himself.…
How the Grinch stole Christmas, written by Dr.Seuss in 1957, shows a clear demonstration of the commercialization of Christmas. In the 1950s, North America was considerably interested in the commercialization of Christmas, a religious celebration that had been around for over a thousand year had turned into a money making scheme. Interestingly, the notable figure of Christmas, Santa Clause, was shaped by the now multi-billion dollar company Coca-Cola. Most works of Dr. Seuss contain a theme, or a moral message. In his work, “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”, Dr. Seuss protests the commercialization of Christmas. Another reason that we can use to determine the Marxist-based structure of this poem is by observing what issues the poem discusses. Seuss clearly speaks out on issues such as discrimination, ostracism and misplaced values. Seuss in his work states "Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn’t come from a store. "Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!" He holds a strong belief that Christmas should have a more spiritual meaning rather than materialistic. He is then obviously attacking the marketing schemes and gimmicks used by corporations, which are generally directed at the upper class.…
I think the best scene that illustrates the journey to a new self is when the ghost of Christmas future puts Scrooge in a grave, and makes him have to promise that he will change. First the spirit shows Scrooge the bed where he is laying at the moment. “Tell me what man that was, with the covered face, whom we saw lying dead?” Then the spirit takes Scrooge to his own grave where it starts sinking and Scrooge is falling inside. In the grave, Scrooge makes a promise. “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” “I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.”…
past and Scrooge is sad to see his childhood. He saw how he was neglected as a child in the past…
Fear is the main theme of this stave. Scrooge was taken to a place where people were happy about someone's death and he was angry at them and the had is stuff but he was to afraid to admit that it was him that died. Then it took him to a grave and saw that it was him and was so afraid. He begged for mercy.…
There are multiple differences between the film and book, A Christmas Carol. Scrooge does not meet Tim on the street waiting for his father. The book does not tell a part about just Tim and his father. Marley’s ghost does not say his name repeatedly to Scrooge. When Ebenezer looks out his window to see where the ghost of Marley went there are phantoms in the air. The Ghost of Christmas Past is a male. Scrooge does not dance with a woman. He wakes up on his bed instead of floor. The conversation between Ebenezer and his nephew, Fred, is short. The Ghost of Christmas Future does not make a screeching sound.…
In the play, Scrooge is a greedy, self centered man who cares for nothing but money and himself. His old, dead friend and partner, Marley, visits Scrooge in the night to tell him to change. Marley sends three spirits to haunt Scrooge to enforce that change. Scrooge is shown his past by the Spirit of Christmas Past. Past shows Scrooge a Christmas long ago where he is alone in the school house. “The schoolroom is not quite deserted. A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still.” (Charles Dickens #) Scrooge is then shown an older boy of himself, but still alone and Fan, Scrooge’s sister, comes to bring Scrooge home. Past shows Scrooge where he was apprenticed. Scrooge is then shown his old loved one and it is shown that they separate forever. Scrooge is taken back home, but he does not believe what happened and at one o'clock, the Spirit of Christmas Present comes and shows Scrooge the present Christmas. Present and Scrooge go to Mr. Cratchit’s home and family who are getting ready for a Christmas dinner. Then…
The visits of the three spirits showed Scrooge different things, and all contributed to Scrooge's redemption. The first of the spirits, the spirit of Christmas past, showed Scrooge the life he could of had, and made him realize and regret his miserly actions towards mankind. The second ghostly visit by the Ghost of Christmas present introduced Scrooge to the Christmas spirit and showed the actions of other people in contrast to his own. The ghost took him to the Cratchits, demonstrating how money can’t buy happiness. The final specter, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, presented Scrooge his own ominous fate if he failed to redeem himself. The conversation he…
A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens directed by Geri Neylan performed by Jaguar Theater, was one of the best experiences watching a play. The play drew me in by the amazing set that I got to see on a daily basis during drama. I also have been wanting to attend a play at Kimball. Another thing that drew my attention to this play was that I had seen the movie a while back and thought it would be better to see it in person.…
The novel, A Christmas Carol, uses the supernatural to change a man’s view over life dramatically. Scrooge seemed to be a pleasant man up until his business partner died. Scrooge and Jacob Marley owned somewhat of a large business that consisted of a counting house. Jacob Marley died on a Christmas eve which reminds Scrooge of his death every Christmas. Although Scrooge’s attitude couldn’t be changed by the average person, it would require a few ghosts to “save” him. Charles Dickens shows within A Christmas Carol it is never too late for a person or an idea over something to change.…
A social issue that is touched on in this novel is the lack of sympathy that people have towards each other. Scrooge is mean to his family and friends and keeps strictly business relationships with them. The good life to Scrooge is just taking it day by day and doing things the right way. He feels like it is his responsibility to hire people, make money and to basically take care of himself.…
Masterpieces ought to have a muse. A muse doesn’t always need to be a beautiful woman femme fatale, either, as popular belief might suggest. It simply must be an inspiration; a child with a watering can for Renoir, a quarrel with a woman for Ray Charles. Inspiration can be everywhere, so why not in words? Literature can be- and often is- a grande muse for people. One of the most popular ways literature embraces it’s splendid inspirationalism is through the big screen, the movies.…