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    A Christmas Carol was a very iconic book‚ that inspired many movies‚ including a very popular animated version made by Disney. The book was written in a Victorian era‚ a time period where stories with ghosts existed‚ but were not very popular. This book was by far one of the most successful book that had ghosts as some of the main characters. This is just one of the reason that the ghosts that visited Ebenezer Scrooge are significant. The ghost of Christmas Past was very energetic and optimistic

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    “The dominant theme in ‘A Christmas Carol’ is redemption.” –Do you agree? In Charles Dickens’ perennially popular novella‚ ‘A Christmas Carol’ (1843)‚ we encounter a world where serious social problems lurk beneath an otherwise imaginative and engaging narrative. Through exploring a world of fiction and fantasy‚ the author does not shy away from depicting the importance of maintaining ones basic humanity in times filled with rampant industrialism and social injustice. In fact‚ through miserly

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    suggested through the evolution of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol‚ by Charles Dickens. The Victorian Society progresses through the same changes that Scrooge went through in the story. In this novella‚ Dickens uses Scrooge to critique Victorian Society by showing his greed and treatment of the poor. As a solution to these problems‚ he shows how the Christmas season can be viewed as a spirit of giving. In the beginning of A Christmas Carol‚ Scrooge is consumed by his business‚ greediness‚ and

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    The main character in A Christmas Carol’ is named Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is a stereotype of those who had power over those who didn’t. Throughout the opening stave the character of Scrooge is established and it is quite clear what he is like. For example Dickens describes the character of Scrooge: "No wind that blew was bitterer than he". This use of metaphors tells the reader a lot about the character Scrooge‚ and that he does not have a very good attitude or personality. This is shown especially

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    Stave One 1) How does Dickens set up a contrast between Scrooge and his clerk‚ Bob Cratchit? Dickens begins to create a contrast between Ebenezer Scrooge and his clerk‚ Bob Cratchit through the narrators first descriptive passage about the main protagonist‚ Scrooge. Scrooge’s negative‚ mean old miser personality‚ or as the narrator describes him the first stave as a; “tight-fisted hand at the grindstone‚ Scrooge! a squeezing‚ wrenching‚ grasping‚ scraping‚ clutching‚ covetous old sinner! Hard

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    ‘A Christmas Carol’ covers a period of 24 hours from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day. It is a simple morality tale of the radical change in the character Ebenezer Scrooge from being bitter‚ ironfisted and miserable to becoming a new‚ openhearted and charitable man. The book was first published in 1843‚ a time when many of the wealthy people neglected the old Christmas spirit of charity. In addition‚ the Industrial Revolution had further done away with the simple pleasures of the season. Dickens’ intentions

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    A Christmas Carol In the play "A Christmas Carol"‚ the Ghost of Christmas Future comes to show Scrooge scenes of his future life that frighten him into changing his character. After having visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present‚ Scrooge is now visited by the Ghost of Christmas Future. Each visit changed his point of view‚ but Future’s visit changed his life. When people talk behind your back‚ they speak the truth. In another scene‚ Scrooge sees that his possessions are stolen then

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    business!” said the ghost of Jacob Marley. Error and redemption was a main theme expressed by Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol. Through Scrooge‚ Charles Dickens portrayed the redemption of a miserly moneylender in an attempt to revive the Christmas Spirit. Through the Christmas CarolDickens clearly expressed the idea that humankind should be everyone’s business‚ and that those without the Christmas Spirit should recognize their errors and achieve redemption. In the Story‚ Ebenezer Scrooge transformed

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    “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” - Roy L. Smith. In “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens‚ An older man by the name of Scrooge hates Christmas‚ and everything that goes with it. However‚ through the story‚ he learns to find Christmas‚ and to treasure the people around him. Likewise‚ in the movie he goes about this same process‚ but there are some differences and similarities between the book and movie. There are some key differences and similarities between

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    1). This story takes place in London‚ England. The time is winter and it starts the day before Christmas‚ also known as Christmas Eve. The settings of the book include Scrooge’s Counting House‚ Scrooge’s Home‚ Bob Cratchit’s home‚ 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

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