Book Report: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Language Studies
Master One SSP 110
BOOK REPORT: A Christmas Carol; by Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens is one of the most famous English writers. He was born in England in 1812. In 1836 he became famous with his first novel, The Pickwick Papers. And after that novel he published four books in next four years, one of them was Oliver Twist. In his lifetime he created lots of memorable characters like Oliver Twist and Scrooge. Perhaps Ebenezer Scrooge is his most famous creation which became a standard term in English for a miserly, joyless person. The book, A Christmas Carol, was published in 1843 and became a very popular novel of Charles Dickens. His understanding of the poor unfortunates is still innovative and affects readers after more than hundred years. Until his death in 1870, he worked for many charities to help helpless people like he depicted in his novels. (pg.5) The setting of A Christmas Carol takes place in the nineteenth century England, where there was a bitter difference between rich and poor, on a Christmas Eve. Dickens doesn’t tell us exactly where story is set but he describes a typical England city during the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. He describes a ‘real’ city where he has lived too during his life. The protagonist of A Christmas Carol is Ebenezer Scrooge. He is a cold, mean, old man with no mercy who has a warehouse. One of the main characters, Jacob Marley, was his greedy partner who died seven years ago. Bob Cratchit is Scrooge’s clerk who has a cripple son called Tiny Tim Cratchit. There are three spirits which are going to haunt Scrooge. The first spirit is The Ghost of Christmas Past who takes Scrooge on a tour of his past. The second spirit, The Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him on a tour of present Christmas celebrations of the people including his acquaintances. Finally, the last spirit The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come takes Scrooge on a tour of his possible future. On a
Master One SSP 110
BOOK REPORT: A Christmas Carol; by Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens is one of the most famous English writers. He was born in England in 1812. In 1836 he became famous with his first novel, The Pickwick Papers. And after that novel he published four books in next four years, one of them was Oliver Twist. In his lifetime he created lots of memorable characters like Oliver Twist and Scrooge. Perhaps Ebenezer Scrooge is his most famous creation which became a standard term in English for a miserly, joyless person. The book, A Christmas Carol, was published in 1843 and became a very popular novel of Charles Dickens. His understanding of the poor unfortunates is still innovative and affects readers after more than hundred years. Until his death in 1870, he worked for many charities to help helpless people like he depicted in his novels. (pg.5) The setting of A Christmas Carol takes place in the nineteenth century England, where there was a bitter difference between rich and poor, on a Christmas Eve. Dickens doesn’t tell us exactly where story is set but he describes a typical England city during the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. He describes a ‘real’ city where he has lived too during his life. The protagonist of A Christmas Carol is Ebenezer Scrooge. He is a cold, mean, old man with no mercy who has a warehouse. One of the main characters, Jacob Marley, was his greedy partner who died seven years ago. Bob Cratchit is Scrooge’s clerk who has a cripple son called Tiny Tim Cratchit. There are three spirits which are going to haunt Scrooge. The first spirit is The Ghost of Christmas Past who takes Scrooge on a tour of his past. The second spirit, The Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him on a tour of present Christmas celebrations of the people including his acquaintances. Finally, the last spirit The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come takes Scrooge on a tour of his possible future. On a