Carol ii. “This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want.” ‘A Christmas Carol contains lessons not only for Scrooge‚ but for the society of Dickens’s day.’ Discuss. Set against the backdrop of rampant industrialism‚ Charles Dickens’ classic novella‚ A Christmas Carol endorses the notion that all life is precious and equal. By taking his apparently irredeemable protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge‚ on a supernatural journey‚ Dickens intends to convey to the complacent classes of the era the necessity of
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says Thomas S. Monson. This is one intricate message that Ebenezer Scrooge failed to grasp. Ebenezer Scrooge is the narcissistic‚ avaricious protagonist in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. To start off‚ Scrooge is visited by the ghost of Christmas past‚ the ghost of Christmas present and the ghost of Christmas yet to come. Each of these three spirits exemplifies a different time in his penurious life. As an attempt to change Scrooge‚ all of the three spirits
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assorted places throughout Scrooges childhood like the schoolhouse and the Fizziwig’s place where Scrooge was an apprentice‚ this is where a Christmas party took place and he met the one love of his life. Then it skips to Scrooge’s love of his life when she is married and they speaks about Scrooge and how he is now in a world of his money. Also it shows the exchange‚ homeless people under a bridge‚ and a cemetery. 2.) The four main characters in the book are Ebenezer Scrooge‚ Tiny Tim‚ Bob Cratchit
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done. After the ghost of Christmas past left‚ then a little while later‚ the ghost of Christmas present came and showed Scrooge things that happened that he didn’t know about.Tiny Tim’s dad‚ Bob Cratchit‚ did not have that much and Tiny Tim had a problem that caused him to need surgery that they could not afford. The ghost of Christmas future came after that and showed Scrooge all the things that was going to happen‚ if he didn’t change his way. There would be no one at his funeral
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casks in the wine-merchant’s cellar. Scrooge then remembered to have heard that ghosts in haunted houses were described as dragging chains” (Dickens 36). This quote refers to as the chains being something scary or something to be frightful of. The chains make it sound like they represent sins and the harmful things in life. When Marley visits Scrooge‚ he tells him that he should change his lifestyle and not make the same mistakes as Marley. Therefore‚ Scrooge is visited by three spirits who help
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workshop and told him “A Merry Christmas‚ uncle.” Scrooge and his nephew talk for a little bit. Scrooge left his workshop and walked to his house. Some of the similarities in chapter two
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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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the 18th century‚ Charles Dickens classic novella “A Christmas Carol” endorses the notion that all people have a responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of every member of society. By taking his seemingly irredeemable protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge on an other worldly journey. Dickens intends to convey to the complacent classes of the age‚ the necessity of various traits that are essential in life‚ such as the responsibility for those whom are less fortunate and other vital traits such as charity
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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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Much like the play‚ the movie shows that Scrooge is an old man who always frowns and has a hateful heart. Ebenezer Scrooge works at a bank like job‚ where he is not lenient on those who owe him money no matter the time of year. “They owe me money and I will collect. I’ll have them jailed‚ if I have to. They owe me money and I will collect what is due to me.” (Dickens 1) As you learn from the play‚ three ghost visit Scrooge overnight‚ The Ghost of Christmas Past‚ The Ghost of Christmas
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