Charles Dickens Life In A Christmas Carol
“There are some ghost stories to good to miss; some ghost stories should haunt readers, A Christmas Carol is one of them,” (Dickens pg 1 of introduction). A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens most popular books. There are many ways he put his life into that book. There’s also lots of ways he didn’t incorporate his life into that book. To start off, Charles Dickens was inspired by different aspects of his life that he put into A Christmas Carol. For example, he made the main character, Scrooge, a lot like his dad. Some traits they share are being mean and disrespectful. He also put himself in the book as Fred, Scrooge’s nephew. “Uncle! Pleaded the nephew. Nephew! Returned the old uncle sternly, keep Christmas in your own way and let
me keep it in mine,” (Charles Dickens pg 6). Charles and his dad argued and were mean to each other as were Scrooge and Fred. Next, there are numerous differences in the two books. For example, Charles’s father almost never helped people, but, Scrooge did (near the end of the book) when he “bought” a turkey for Bob. Also, Scrooge got nicer because of the ghosts, while, John Dickens never was all that nice. “And while he loved his parents, he also blamed them,” (Warren pg 38). He blamed them (mainly his father) for a bad childhood. You can tell Scrooge learned and understood the lessons the spirits taught him. “What’s today, my fine fellow?” (Charles Dickens pg 115). Scrooge is much more friendly and kind. In conclusion, A Christmas Carol and Charles life had a ton in common and had numerous contrasts. He was inspired by people in his life and was creative by making lots of aspects in his book up. I hope you read A Christmas Carol and realize how much the characters helped to shape Christmas for the world.
me keep it in mine,” (Charles Dickens pg 6). Charles and his dad argued and were mean to each other as were Scrooge and Fred. Next, there are numerous differences in the two books. For example, Charles’s father almost never helped people, but, Scrooge did (near the end of the book) when he “bought” a turkey for Bob. Also, Scrooge got nicer because of the ghosts, while, John Dickens never was all that nice. “And while he loved his parents, he also blamed them,” (Warren pg 38). He blamed them (mainly his father) for a bad childhood. You can tell Scrooge learned and understood the lessons the spirits taught him. “What’s today, my fine fellow?” (Charles Dickens pg 115). Scrooge is much more friendly and kind. In conclusion, A Christmas Carol and Charles life had a ton in common and had numerous contrasts. He was inspired by people in his life and was creative by making lots of aspects in his book up. I hope you read A Christmas Carol and realize how much the characters helped to shape Christmas for the world.