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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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    How does Dickens recreate the Christmas Spirit in A Christmas Carol? The self published novella ’A Christmas Carol’ was written by Engligh author Charles Dickens in 1843. It sold all 6‚000 copies within 9 days of hitting the stands and was met with instant success and critical acclaim. It tells the story of bitter old miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his reluctant jouney to find the Christmas Spirit guided by supernatural visitors Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past‚ Present and Yet to Come

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    In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens‚ a reclusive character is portrayed by the grumpy old Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge‚ the main character of the story‚ was an old man living in his own terms. However‚ grave iniquities were naturally overflowing in his veins. Scrooge detested the human kind in general. His misanthropy caused his greediness and lack of interest in life. His selfishness and awful misanthropy‚ however‚ changed with the help of the three ghosts. In the midst of the gleeful Christmas

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    In his novel‚ A Christmas Carol‚ Charles Dickens portrays Scrooge as the children of ignorance and want; these children are under the cloak of the Ghost of Christmas Present. "They were a boy and a girl. Yellow‚ meager‚ ragged‚ scowling‚ wolfish; but prostate‚ too‚ in their humility… ’This boy is ignorance. This girl is want’" (49). Scrooge only wants money from his life; it is all he cares about. He is ignorant towards any unnecessary spending of the money. Lastly’ he ignores his families attempt

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    I like the DVD better than the written version of a Christmas Carol. Because I pay more attention to the DVD. When I read a book I read it but I think about a lot more then the book and then I don’t know what it is about. When it is the move I think about other things why I watch it and I can tell you what happened. And the movie mead it so much better because it shows you what is going on and what he sees. Some of the differences I found were. In the movie it didn’t say anything about Marley

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    write in 1843? He wrote‚ “ A Christmas Carol.‚” Part Two - 5. In the book‚ Tiny Tim has to walk with a crutch‚ although the story never specifically says why. What illness does Tiny Tim have? Was it curable? He has a kidney disease which made his blood too acidic and it was curable. 6. Smoking Bishop and Plum Pudding are two of the foods mentioned in A Christmas Carol. Explain what these foods are. What are some of the

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    Can there be a more perfect place to be on Christmas Eve than God’s house? Can there be a more perfect story than the story of the first Christmas? God entered the world as a tiny babe. That’s impossible for us to get our minds around yet I can’t imagine any better news in all the world. The Creator of the universe loved us enough to come into our world‚ and he did it not in power‚ but in the most helpless way possible‚ that of an infant. There’s something about a baby or even a young child

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    English – A Christmas Carol Character: Fezziwig Daniel Whelan Dickens uses Fezziwig to represent views and values‚ which were once a common way of life for people‚ to give to the poor and help others‚ yet these values‚ and ideals were slowly fading in the 19th Century economic change Shown to Scrooge by the Ghost of Christmas Past‚ was old happy and energetic Fezziwig‚ who he was once apprenticed to when he was young‚ who taught Scrooge to be sharp witted‚ cunning moneylender like himself

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    “He became as good a friend‚ as good a master‚ and as good a man‚ as the good old city knew…” Discuss Scrooge’s transformation in A Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens‚ renowned social critic and celebrated author of the Victorian Era. In his most cherished yuletide novella‚ Dickens’ explores the idea of transformation and man’s ability to redeem himself. By observing Scrooge’s conversion from misanthrope to humanitarian‚ the reader can understand that Scrooge is only able to transform because of the

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    Christmas is one of the most known holidays around the world. It is celebrated by more than 160 countries around the world! Christmas is originally known to be the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It started in the 4th century in Western Europe Catholic churches. Today‚ however‚ we look at Christmas at a time for family and gift-giving. Which isn’t bad but‚ most people have lost sight of the real celebration of the holiday. When did Christmas change into more of the idea of exchanging gifts

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