“It’s a Wonderful Life” and “A Christmas Carol” “ I wear the chain I forged in life…I made it link by link‚ and yard by yard; I girded it on my own free will and of my own free will I wore it” (Dickens 10). This statement made by Marley from “A Christmas Carol” not only embodies that of the story it hails from‚ but also another prominent Christmas classic titled “It’s A Wonderful Life”. Additionally both stories share similarities that only a senseless man could miss. But behind the mutual correlation
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What do A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens‚ The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe‚ and Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving have in common? Yes‚ they were all written by famed and renowned authors. But a literary professor would perhaps favor the answer “They are all political writings.” However‚ these are not the only political writings out there that are fiction. As Thomas C. Foster states: “It always— or almost always— is.” During the mid 19th Century‚ a new politico-economic thought
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Dickens presents Fred as a cheerful‚ humble and generous character within the novella as a contrast to Scrooge’s cold and stingy character. As shown in the extract‚ Fred is ‘Cheerful’ and ‘handsome’ whereas Scrooge is ‘self-contained’ and his features were ‘shrivelled’ by the ‘cold’ (Stave 1). Fred is the son of Scrooge’s beloved but deceased sister‚ he is the only living relative and person who wants to pull him out of isolation and back into the world. Dickens was focused on Scrooge’s complicated
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Scrooge’s change in A Christmas Carol. To what extent do you agree? In Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”‚ the character of Scrooge goes through a transformation which results in him being a generous and considerate man instead of a cruel and bitter one. This transformation is not primarily stimulated by the character Tiny Tim; it is instead as a result of encounters with a series of ghosts and other significant people‚ such as Tiny Tim. The Ghost of Christmas Past‚ The Ghost of Christmas Present
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before Christmas Eve. Scrooge’s bed was nicely made and his window was sealed shut. The wind howled outside as the fireplace doors banged and banged. Scrooge was cuddled up with a blanket by the nice warm fire reading‚ when Tiny Tim came a knocking‚ knocking‚ knocking on Scrooge’s door. “Scrooge! Scrooge! We must get your home set up for tomorrow night‚” beseeched (p. 61) Tiny Tim. “Why of course Tim! How do you think I could have forgotten? I’ve been waiting for your arrival!” inquired Scrooge as he
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Dickens shows the reader that the important things in life cannot be measured. Discuss. Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” paints a bleak world of 19th century industrial society with the stark division of classes. Despite this miserable‚ poverty stricken setting‚ Dickens 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
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Scrooge’s Change As Scrooge walks down the cold‚ damp streets of London‚ he passes many suffering people begging for some money‚ that he has so much of. Being Scrooge‚ he doesn’t give them one penny of his fortune. His uncharitable attitude and dark past make him who he is. Throughout the story‚ Scrooge decides to forget about his awful past and make his future count. At first‚ Scrooge is very unhappy‚ unfriendly‚ and selfish and shows it in his actions. In the first stave it says‚ “The cold
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that’ll keep me there‚ day and night‚ day and night‚ DAY AND NIGHT!” This helps the reader to see that she isn’t happy in her life‚ she isn’t happy with how she treats herself and how others treat her. Also makes the reader think that she is trying to change and become better as a person. Additionally‚ the character of Nancy at first demonstrates that before she meet Oliver she was concerned about her self only. Dickens use of “he’ll blow on us Fagin‚ for certain” shows that see is only concerned about
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people in many different ways.He influenced many people by decorating for Christmas and inspired other authors to create different versions of his stories for example A Christmas Carol. This gives people a different perspective on A Christmas Carol. In the book A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens wrote about decorating for Christmas. This influenced people to start decorating their homes for Christmas and to get in the Christmas spirit. According to the website made by Charles Dickens daughter Mamie
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Analysis: Ebenezer Scrooge Each year‚ Christmas rolls around and everyone is on their best behavior and all the Christmas chaos begins. There is shopping needing to be done‚ food to be cooked‚ presents to be wrapped‚ and trips to the mall for a not-so-original picture with Santa and his elves. Despite the hectic nature of the season how can anyone not like the hustle and bustle of Christmas? In A Christmas Carol‚ Ebenezer Scrooge defiantly loathes everything about Christmas. Scrooge would rather just
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