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    Scrooge had a chance to be redeemed to avoid his inevitable fate‚ is through his relationships with those surrounding him. Perfect examples to validate the importance of family and community are The Cratchit family‚ Fred‚ the Portly Gentlemen and those who were thrilled about Scrooge’s death. The Cratchit family does not concentrate on the materialistic side of things‚ for them everything revolves around one another‚ which contrast with Scrooge. Fred‚ Scrooge’s nephew‚ displays the attitude and outlook

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    The Play and the Movie Based on A Christmas Carol Sometimes one person or action can turn somebody else greedy‚ lonely‚ or sad. Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol is about Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghost of Jacob Marley. Ebenezer Scrooge was a lonely and greedy man‚ similar to Jacob Marley. Jacob Marley was Scrooge’s business partner before he passed away. The play and the movie of A Christmas Carol have both many similarities and very little differences. In the play‚ the Ghost of Christmas Past

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    A Christmas Carol Practise Essay Topic = “Scrooge’s real problem is that he has no sense of responsibility to others; he is happy to remain in his insular world Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol‚ presents to the reader‚ the transformation of a self-centred miserable old man‚ Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge‚ drastically transforms from the protagonist of his society‚ to a man who realises that life isn’t just about himself and money‚ other people are important and being kind and caring and helping others

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    Dickens in 1843. This novel is about Ebenezer Scrooge‚ a cold-hearted creditor‚ which continues his greedy ways on Christmas Eve. He rejects a Christmas dinner invitation‚ from his nephew fred he yells at charity workers; and he overworks his employed bob . At night‚ Scrooge’s former partner Jacob marley ‚ dead for a long time‚ visits him in the form of a ghost. Marley’s spirit has been wandering since he died as punishment for being stingy and greedy throughout his life. He has come to warn Scrooge

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    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

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    portrays a range of characters that have been affected by this social cataclysm‚ illustrating each of their responses to it in order to illuminate what the important things in life are‚ and how they can be measured through non tangible sources. The Cratchit family act as an accurate epitome of the values that are family and gratitude‚ whilst Fezziwig is the antithesis to Scrooge as an employer and measures the important things in his life on the basis of his employees’ satisfaction. Through humanizing

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    sorry for him. However‚ Dickens goes on to describe him as a ‘covetous old sinner’‚ again emphasising Scrooges scathing manner. Scrooge is shown to have a negative attitude‚ especially demonstrated through his relationship with his employee‚ Bob Cratchit. Bob Cratchit is not even given a name until the 24th page of the novella‚ perhaps showing that Scrooge has not developed a relationship with

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    Ghost Of Christmas Future

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    he didn’t know about.Tiny Tim’s dad‚ Bob Cratchit‚ did not have that much and Tiny Tim had a problem that caused him to need surgery that they could not afford. The ghost of Christmas future came after that and showed Scrooge all the things that was going to happen‚ if he didn’t change his way. There would be no one at his funeral

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    collectors with “I cannot afford to make idle people merry” and with suggestions that such people would be better dead to “reduce the surplus population.” These suggestions contrast sharply with the generosity of both his nephew‚ Fred and his clerk‚ Bob Cratchit. His nephew remarks that Christmas is “a good time: a kind‚ forgiving‚ charitable‚ pleasant time.” He encourages Scrooge to think

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    Christmas Carol

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    affected Dickens; therefore his ambition was to teach others the damage of meanness to the human heart and that it is never too late to change and reach out and helps those lacking the full enjoyment of life especially within the Christmas season. The Cratchit family were deeply affected by Scrooges meanness‚ they were not a handsome family‚ they were not well dressed‚ their shoes were far from being waterproof‚ their clothes were scanty…..But they were happy‚ grateful‚ pleased with one another‚ and contented

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