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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What are the moral lessons Dickens wished to convey in A Christmas Carol and how effectively does he convey them? Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a classic Christmas story which contains stern moral lessons‚ written in 1843. These lessons are designed to make the readers of that time‚ the Victorians‚ conscience of the injustices that were present in the rapidly expanding cities of Britain‚ due to the Industrial Revolution. The story includes three morals‚ demonstrated by the three Ghosts
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Ebenezer Scrooge‚ he was and old man and live in Old Marley home in London. People think he’s scary because the way Ebenezer Scrooge looks. Scrooge is a cold-heart man when Christmas comes because he have never had Christmas with his family. Scrooge want to try to be good to everyone and want to change his life. Scrooge have distanced his self from people even though he look scary because of his eyes. Scrooge fight the demon in him at the end of the story to change his life. When Scrooge was cold-heart
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Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” Ebenezer Scrooge changes from a bitter old man to a good person through the help of the ghosts of Christmas past‚ present and yet to come. When Scrooge was a young man he was kind‚ nice and good person. However‚ Scrooge slowly changes from towards a more miserly direction the more wealthy he becomes. At the start of the story Scrooge is a bitter old man who is obsessed with money‚ completely shuts himself of from society and has a strong hatred for Christmas time and
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In the novella‚ ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens‚ we see the change that the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge‚ who was a ‘tight fisted hand at the grindstone’‚ undergoes. Although the short novel is entertaining‚ Dickens’ primary focus was to educate the people of the Victorian era. Scrooge represents the middle and upper classes of the society in Dickens’ time‚ and his change is a lesson to the Victorian era people of how important the values of family‚ generosity and spiritual growth are. An interpretation
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change on an overnight trip with three ghosts. In 1843 a now‚ well-known novella “ A Christmas Carol” wrote by Charles Dickens is one of the best holiday classics. Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character of “A Christmas Carol” and who is a greedy old man‚ that only cares for himself. Several events cause this remarkable change in Scrooge’s heart. In the beginning of the story‚ Scrooge hated Christmas. One day while on his way home he kept on seeing Marley’s face everywhere. When he arrived
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show the changes in the character of Ebenezer Scrooge‚ in the novella ‘A Christmas Carol’? Pay special attention to language and social‚ historical and literary context. Focus on Stave 1 and Stave 5. Written for children‚ or as a “pot-boiler”‚ Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol” is intended to deliver a message to the readership of the time… The novella’s themes are still relevant today… In the novella ‘A Christmas Carol’‚ Ebenezer Scrooge changes dramatically; the writer Charles Dickens shows
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Raymer L.A. 1/4/11 Christmas Carol essay Just like water over rocks‚ a strong influence can change anyone. In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens‚ the main character‚ Scrooge seems like he can’t change‚ but after he is visited by three ghosts‚ he does change. In the beginning of the
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The novella‚ A Christmas Carol‚ by author Charles Dickens‚ talks about Ebenezer Scrooge‚ an old man known for his miserly ways. Scrooge is visited by several ghosts on Christmas Eve‚ starting off with his business partner‚ Jacob Marley. As the ghosts take Scrooge on many different scenes/memories‚ he learns lessons on the way. As a result‚ Scrooge is given a chance to change and make up for his miserly ways. Charles Dickens wants us to understand that the ‘business’ of being human is not always the
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Charles Dickens book A Christmas Carol is one of my favorite books that I always read around Christmas. The main character of this book is Ebenezer Scrooge. He is a very mean old man who doesn’t like Christmas. On Christmas Eve‚ Mr. Scrooge is visited by a ghost named Jacob Marley who happens to be his old partner. Because Jacob Marley was also very mean when he died his spirit was left to wonder the earth weighted down by heavy chains. Marley wants to save Scrooge from ending up like him so Marley
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