contract an illness such as cancer often make radical changes in their lifestyle and behavior when confronted with the fragility of life. In literature‚ change is often accompanied by great drama such as A Christmas Carol where the character Ebenezer Scrooge tries to find out who he is. In A Christmas Carol‚ Dickens uses the supernatural to dramatize the need for Ebenezer Scrooge to change from miser to socially responsible citizen. At the start of the novella‚ Scrooge is a bitter man who is obsessed
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With marelys arrival‚ there wasn’t just one bell ringing either‚ there were numerous which made Scrooge feel a little surrounded. 6. What was Marleys purpose for visiting? the reason for marleys visit was to warn Scrooge of the three ghosts of Christmas Pasts that will be coming to visit him and to show him his pasts to hopefully change Scrooges cold heart to a loving and caring man. 7. What is marleys fate? What do the chains
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In the novel ‘A Christmas Carol’‚ Dickens uses multiple language devices to create mood and atmosphere in a way that conveys his attitudes towards the poor. As a child‚ Dickens’ family was in debt‚ so he know first-hand how it feels to be living in poverty. He was forced to work in a blacking factory (a factory that makes black dye for boots) in order to help his family pay off their debt. Dickens uses pathetic fallacy in this extract to create a menacing atmosphere. This is shown when it says “Meanwhile
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Christian belief. People need the idea of redemption to help change and become a better individual. They need to believe that they can still be saved no matter how horrible of a deed they have done. Scrooge is redeemed in Charles Dickenson’s Christmas Carol with the help of 3 spirits and a dead business partner. First Marley affected Scrooge greatly. He slowly scared him into believing that he was real. Marley came to scrooge in a frightening way by showing him his face as a door knocker‚ he
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The story is about Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve. He always sat in his counting-house‚ friendless and alone. He was not generous with his money. The coldness inside him froze his old face. He carried the coldness with him always‚ wherever he went. It made his office cold in the summer‚ and it was even colder in winter. He spent his life in a cold nature. His clerk‚ Bob Cratchit‚ shivers in the anteroom because Scrooge refuses to spend money on heating coals for a fire. Scrooge’s nephew‚ Fred
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It was a cold‚ stormy winter night‚ just one day 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
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Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. The story ‘A Christmas Carol’ was written by Charles Dickens in 1843. Dickens was a very popular writer at the time of ‘A Christmas Carol’ is one of his most famous stories today. The main character‚ Ebenezer Scrooge‚ is presented as being a very cruel‚ selfish and harsh man. However‚ he changes throughout the novella due to significant events. I think the main message Dickens portrayed within the novella was to be loving and generous around Christmas time particularly
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CAST Ethan: Scrooge Nevin: Nephew Isabelle: Narrator / Phone Salesman Lijah: Bob Cratchit Narrator/ Stage Director: [Christmas music playing on the Bob Cratchit’s phone. In scrooge’s office at the bank‚ very quietly. Lights are set up all round the bank everywhere but Scrooge’s office. It’s very cold cause the heaters broke and Scrooge won’t fix them. Scrooge’s employee are sitting in the office beside him typing Documents.] Scrooge: What are you doing Bob? Are you pretending to be cold
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A Christmas Carol Many social issue are in Charles Dickens‚ A Christmas Carol‚ with the vast majority of them having to do with scrooge. Scrooge begins the story with no Christmas spirit whatsoever‚ but he changes into a warmhearted teddybear at the end. A Christmas Carol shows that kindness is the way to go rather than being mean and greedy. A social issue that is touched on in this novel is the lack of sympathy that people have towards each other. Scrooge is mean to his family and friends
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My favorite fictional short story from this unit would be “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. I found it to be very intriguing how Chopin was able to capture the readers’ interest at the exposition and keep it stable until the exciting climax was presented. At the beginning of the story‚ Chopin introduced the characters and explained the situation‚ but she also included the upsetting news that the story revolves around‚ within the very first sentence. The readers began to feel sympathetic towards
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