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    stories to good to miss; some ghost stories should haunt readers‚ A Christmas Carol is one of them‚” (Dickens pg 1 of introduction). A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens most popular books. There are many ways he put his life into that book. There’s also lots of ways he didn’t incorporate his life into that book. To start off‚ Charles Dickens was inspired by different aspects of his life that he put into A Christmas Carol. For example‚ he made the main character‚ Scrooge‚ a lot like his dad

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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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    NAME: Thatching Ferreira FORM: WTME A CHRISTMAS CAROL ESSAY. How does Dickens create atmosphere and tension in the opening Stave of ’A Christmas Carol? How successfully does he create a vision of Victorian time? Dickens uses many ways to get the audience interest in the opening stave as well as creating atmosphere and tension. One of these ways is the introduction of the main character of ’A Christmas Carol’ novel: Scrooge. Dickens gives loads of descriptive sentences about Scrooge

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    The hardships Dickens experienced during his childhood directly influenced his message in A Christmas Carol‚ as well as his other works. When Dickens was just twelve years old‚ his father was imprisoned for debt‚ and his mother and siblings joined him in prison. Charles was sent to work in Warren’s Blacking Warehouse‚ a shoe polish factory. After a few months‚ John Dickens received an inheritance and was released from prison‚ but he made Charles continue working in the warehouse long after his

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    Harry and 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

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    In class these past couple days we have been watching a movie called A "Christmas Carol." It is an exhilarating movie also and old one at that. There are many main characters‚ but the main one I am focused on is the elder man named Ebenezer Scrooge. He is the elder man in the movie that is traveling back into his past to see why it is he hates Christmas. This man has three ghosts of Christmas take him back to realize he has been putting blame where it is not needed. In the beginning he still continues

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    Have you ever seen the Christmas Carol movie. They are three ghost that make him realize‚ he need be more compassionate and less miserly. There was past‚ present‚ future ghost. The ghost that I think help Scrooge start to be more compassionate and less miserly was the future ghost on Christmas Eve. Now‚ I am telling you the 3 main important details why I choose the future ghost. First‚ the ghost took him and show him how it was going be like if he doesn’t start been less miserly and compassionate

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    edit at the same time. NO THANKSUSE THE APP Untitled document Q.4 Play Response On Nov 25‚ 2015 I went to Calgary Theater‚with my class‚ to watch a Charles Dickens play called Christmas Carol. Christmas Carol reveals about poverty and social injustice during the Victorian Era‚ these topics are discussed during Christmas time in this novella.In this play‚ Dicken shows class differences of Victorian England and the selfishness of the rich‚and the Poor Laws that keeps the underclass down. The worldview

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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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    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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