Ebenezer Scrooge a cold hearted miser who despises Christmas. Scrooge is a no good mean man that hates everyone. In the story Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens‚ there are very many noticeable themes about the novel. Charles Dickens makes the themes vary easy to find and understand. Everybody deserves or should be happy during christmas time. This is one of the themes I discovered early in the book. The theme means that christmas is a time for anyone to be happy and enjoy time with their families
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quote‚ “‘I do‚’ said Scrooge. ‘Merry Christmas! what right have you to be merry?... You’re poor enough.’... ‘What right have you to be dismal?... You’re rich enough.’” (3) The juxtaposition in this quote shows the difference between social classes. There are two different sides put into one paragraph; the different feeling of the rich and poor. The novella does a wonderful job putting two opposing ideas into one paragraph‚ using the same format for different words. Although Scrooge saying to his nephew
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England’s underprivileged people. In the story‚ Dickens furtively joins a fairly roundabout picture of poverty experienced by the deprived with a pitiful‚ sentimental festivity of the season of Christmas. The heartless character of the frugal Ebenezer Scrooge‚ who pours his heart when deal with three ghosts; continue as Dickens’ most extensively well-known and admired work. The spirit of Christmas Past‚ along with his gleaming head representing the brain‚ stands for reminiscences; the spirit of Christmas
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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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How does Scrooge change over the course of the book? At the beginning of the book‚ “A Christmas Carol”‚ Ebenezer Scrooge starts off as a bitter‚ greedy and unthankful old man without a Christmas spirit. He is lone and solitary‚ and his only friend is money. However‚ when he is visited by three Christmas spirits‚ to help him change his ways‚ towards the end of the book he becomes a different man. I think the author‚ Charles Dickens‚ wrote this book (in Victorian London) when he witnessed even poor
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‘Scrooges decision to change his way of life is purely selfish’ Do you agree? Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a moral tale that depicts the protagonist’s Ebenezer Scrooge’s moral journey from selfishness to redemption. It can be seen that his new found way of life is derived from the desire to be a good man of the community and to assist others such as Tiny Tim. The idea of Scrooge’s transformation not being selfish can also be seen in his aspiration to contribute to the wider community
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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 sold after his death. His
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Bob and Scrooge´s nephew houses‚ the weather is warm. Social conditions: Rich: Ebenezer Scrooge Poor: Scrooge´s Nephew and Bob Mood: cold for Scrooge and joyful for Bob and Fred(Scrooge’s nephew) Plot Introduction: It starts describing how cold Scrooge is and his opinion about Christmas‚ which he calls “Humbug”. He is visited by his friend’s ghost‚ Jacob Marley. Marley’s ghost announces that Scrooge will be visited by three ghosts‚ each at a time. Rising actions: Scrooge is visited
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Stave 6 A Final Thought We find Scrooge in a recumbent (p. 39) position on Christmas Eve in the late 1800’s‚ exactly 10 years after the spirits of Christmas visited him. Why isn’t he out spreading joy‚ you ask? Well‚ over the past week‚ Scrooge has become extremely tired‚ old‚ and maybe even sordid (p. 55). And he believes that he may not last much longer. Scrooge very well may be lying in his death bed. Flowers and cards paint the room in endless wonder. Presents line the walls and children
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Ebenezer Scrooge is the focus point of the story‚ and as the lead role he is the most important part of the book. Each section (stave) of the novel shows how Scrooges personality is undergoing a change from the beginning when he is greedy and cold-hearted‚ to the end of the novel when he treats others with kindness and generosity. The first impressions we get of Ebenezer Scrooge is that he is a dreadful‚ atrocious‚ stingy old man. This is proved as he previously had a business partner called Marley
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