A Christmas Carol’ Topic: ‘Charles Dickens presents a warning to society through his novella ‘A Christmas Carol’. Discuss. Fictional stories‚ although based upon make-believe tales‚ can often expose the truth behind an author’s personal views and ideals‚ as well as act as powerful tools to present social messages and warnings to readers across many generations. ‘A Christmas Carol’‚ written by Charles Dickens‚ is a novella in which social inequality is highlighted through the journey of a notorious
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been adjusted to be more appealing. There are many versions of ¨A Christmas Carol¨ from dramas‚ to movies‚ and even some Christmas specials on TV shows but‚ it was originally a book. Is the book truly the best version? The comic version of “A Christmas Carol” is the best model compared to the book because it is modified in a more amusing way‚ and readers can assimilate to story faster. There are many reasons to why “A Christmas Carol” original is not as good as the comic. First of all‚ compared to
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Tonielle Jackson Dr. Manson English 351-01 March 13‚ 2013 Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol During the year of 1843 employer/employee relations were known to be horrible and no one thought it would change for the better. Charles Dickens’s novella A Christmas Carol gives a great description of how the relations were carried out. In his novella‚ Dickens reveals the harsh conditions and lack of relationship between the employer and employee. Through this novella we can see that the relationship
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of Ebenezer Scrooge‚ died seven years ago. On a dingy Christmas Eve‚ Scrooge‚ a cold‚ unfriendly miser‚ works in his counting-house while keeping an eye on his clerk‚ a small man named Bob Cratchit. Scrooge’s nephew wishes Scrooge a merry christmas‚ but Scrooge answers him with a disdainful "Bah! Humbug!" He believes Christmas is the same as any day of the year‚ a day in which one must still pay bills. His nephew‚ fred‚ thinks of Christmas as a "kind‚ forgiving‚ charitable‚ pleasant time." He
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English 12 January 2‚ 2013 A Christmas Carol In A Christmas Story by Charles Dickens the main character Ebenezer Scrooge is a sour old man who is in for a rude awakening. In the book Ebenezer Scrooge seeks redemption in order to avoid a tragic future that lies ahead. Scrooge undergoes many hard times in his past which lead him to such a lonely life filled with only his work. He is extremely miserable and hates the Christmas season; he believes that all the festivities are a waste of time
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Each ghost marks an important step in Scrooge’s journey towards being a better person. Explain In Dickens five stave novella each ghost in A Christmas Carol contributes to the final redemption of his journey to becoming a better person. The ghosts take Scrooge on a journey‚ physically‚ taking him to visit important aspects of his past‚ present and future and these journeys metaphorically empathy enlightenment that he needs to change into a more humane person. The five staves outline how he grows
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To me Oliver Twist is a primary example of life for the poor during the middle class. It also shows how life was during the Industrial Revolution and what some people had to do to survive. Oliver Twist is a story about a boy who works at a parish workhouse after his mother dies. While he is there he is barely feed any food and is over worked. As an orphan without any friends‚ known relatives‚ or other ways to survive he probably would have died if he hadn’t gotten thrown out and went to London
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The question is really asking which line in A Christmas Carol supports the quote "’I wish‚’ Scrooge muttered‚ putting his hand in his pocket‚ and looking about him‚ after drying his eyes with his cuff: ’but it’s too late now.’" Choice (1) is not the correct answer choice. The quote from Choice (1) was said by the Ghost of Christmas Past. The Spirit was showing Scrooge all the Christmases he has celebrated earlier in his life. However‚ the quote mentioned in the question implies that Scrooge is regretting
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T’was the night before Christmas and Ebenezer Scrooge was full of greed. Well-known Charles Dickens wrote the drama‚ A Christmas Carol in the year 1843. In this drama‚ a man named Ebenezer Scrooge hated Christmas and never gave any gifts or money to those in need. Although‚ there is not just a drama‚ there also is a movie that’s also made in 1984. While the movie and drama compare to be very similar‚ the drama has different parts too when contrasted to the movie’s conflict‚ climax‚ and resolution
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Guilt and Pain Regret is like a crime: Once a mistake is made‚ there’s no going back. For Scrooge‚ he definitely can not change the way he has acted towards Fred‚ Belle‚ and the charity. In Charles Dickens‚ A Christmas Carol‚ Scrooge chooses a life full of greed‚ and is blindsided by the misery and sorrow it can lead to. Scrooge is remarkably remorseful when he relives his last conversation with his fiance. Once the spirit presents Belle breaking off the engagement‚ Scrooge asks: “‘Show me
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