take Scrooge to as many places as in the book‚ but this version at least shows Scrooge being shown men on ships‚ in the coal mines‚ in jails‚ etc. In the book it is not include when‚‚where and how Belle (Scrooge’s fiance) and Scrooge first met. In the movie they add more empathize on Belle by showing the contrast between Scrooge and Belle dancing in a really smitten state and the older Belle walking out on Scrooge. There are also changes in how they started the movie‚ where Scrooge following
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injustice. In fact‚ through miserly protagonist Ebeneezer Scrooge‚ Dickens manages to use redemption‚ whilst not a dominant theme in itself‚ to reinforce the social values he so firmly believed in. The importance of upholding ones social responsibility‚ of reflection and memory and of generosity and goodwill are all enforced throughout the allegory by the Ghost of Jacob Marley and the Spirits of Christmas he employs to see though Scrooges tri-temporal redemptive process. In thus constructing his
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the Grinch lived outside of Who-ville while Scrooge lived in his own small town‚ which is why no one knew of the Grinch and Scrooge’s whole town was familiar with him. This is also a reason why the Grinch strongly despised Christmas and wanted to end it instead of just not celebrating‚ like Scrooge. The Grinch was very lonely‚ even with his dog because he was never invited to parties whereas Scrooge was‚ even though he declined; this shows that Scrooge may not be liked‚ but at
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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. The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge back to his young adulthood‚ to relearn the valuable lessons‚ which Fezziwig taught about life‚ that wealth and greed‚ should never
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Rose from Oliver Twist and Alice and Ebeneezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol are in similar situations because both of the couples are in love yet wealth has come between both of the couples. Alice and Ebeneezer Scrooge were engaged and in love. Ebeneezer’s love for Alice was soon not as important as his pursuit of wealth and desire to be a part of “High Society”. Alice and Scrooge were a part of the lower class and their love was not enough for Scrooge‚ his greed was too strong for him to hold on
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Christmas to you!” bellowed a voice from the window. Through the foggy glass‚ Scrooge could make out the rather large outline of none other than Peggy Harker‚ a worker at the local orphanage. Scrooge crinkled his nose in disgust and shooed her away with a flick of his hand. Peggy Harker‚ persistent as the rain during a wet monsoon month‚ continued to say “My oh my‚ it is extremely cold… mind if I come in?” in which Scrooge acknowledged with a harsh grunt. As the doorbell jingled‚ a plump woman
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believe the third ghost of Christmas Future was the most influence.I believe that because Scrooge changed when he saw that he was the dead man and no one cared because he was so mean and he changed his ways and everything he did wrong.Scrooge is like this because his partner died on Christmas eve and he had to run there business by himself. In the movie that we watched called Christmas Carol I seen how Scrooge was seen by 3 ghost.Ghost of Christmas Past‚Present and Future.The first ghost was ghost
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all‚ and ultimately elevated Scrooge. Scrooge was a depraved man “squeezing‚ wrenching‚ grasping‚ scraping‚ clutching‚ covetous old sinner!” majority of the townsfolk would cower at this presence. He based his morality and life purely on money; greed and gain were his most prominent qualities. Love was a mere inkling of what was in Scrooge. His nephew Fred can be described as an outstanding foil to Scrooge‚ Fred was poor but lived a comfortable life; whereas Scrooge was rich and corrupt. “Though
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yet not willing to give to the poor; during this giving season. Scrooge portrays the exact attitude Dickens is disdaining when he says‚ “what is Christmas to you but a time for paying bills without money‚” showing the total misunderstanding of Christmas. Dickens again instructs the audience by teaching Scrooge a vital lesson in generosity‚ through the use of the Ghost of Christmas Past‚ who through careful questioning‚ forces Scrooge to admit that the happiness the Fezziwig generated was “quite as
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morality plays‚ and in A Christmas Carol. Most of the characters in the novella are allegorical. The ghost of Christmas past represents Scrooge’s mind and memory. The ghost is symbolic of how Scrooge became who he was. Scrooge essentially represents everything anti-Christmas; to this day if you call somebody a Scrooge you are saying that they’re against Christmas. Scrooge’s greed and misunderstanding of Christmas is represented by the quote “Merry Christmas! What right have you to be merry? What reason
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