Analysis Of A Christmas Story The Movie

“I am not the man I once was…” (Dickens 675) might be the most famous words of Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol” Written by Charles Dickens. Ebenezer Scrooge is a horrible man who is haunted by three spirits overnight in hopes to make a new man out of the old miser. Throughout this story, Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by three spirits ,Christmas present, past, and future, and during this time he learns about his greed, what joy he missed on christmas, and that he had a chance to become better.

The play was very well done and was not dull even though it was catered to a large audience. The musical numbers are very entertaining, and the spectacle, both visual and emotional, is well accomplished. I would recommend this to most children and adults, due to the Christmas themes and general lightheartedness of the play.

Although a sociologist can look at Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch that Stole Christmas in all three of the major theoretical perspectives, the main one expressed is symbolic interactionism. The Grinch that Stole Christmas is a story about a “who” who was not considered to be part of their “whoville” society due to the fact that he not only looked different from the rest of the people, but he acted in different ways than their norms. The story is merely about how the Grinch hates the “whos,” because of how they treated him; until, a little girl named Cindy Lou Who gains a curiosity for the Grinch and wants to give him another chance to be a part of their society. Throughout the story both of the main characters develop a deep connection to each other. Upon viewing the story from a symbolic interaction perspective view, I discovered how the story thematically symbolizes an important part of Christmas by giving people another chance; meanwhile, focusing on the relationship between the main two characters help them regain faith, and while the setting symbolizes their society’s purpose.

The novels A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, and Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte display a strong parallel in the ways in which they use their different styles of narration in the story to reveal the true inner-feelings of characters. In A Christmas Carol, the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, is taught many valuable lessons through the testament of three different spirits, each working to bring out the true emotions of this man. Likewise, in Wuthering Heights, the main character, Mr. Lockwood, is taught stories of his landlord, Mr. Heathcliff, through written recollections from the testaments of others, showing the inner-feelings and thoughts of him through diary entries. Although they are written in two different styles, indirect

The Nightmare Before Christmas begins in a small town, better known as Halloweentown. Here, they have a “Pumpkin King,” who is the ruler/ most significant role model to everyone, and his name is Jack Skellington. Jack begins to feel bored of the same holiday they have every year, Halloween, and he soon stumbles upon trees that are embellished with carved symbols for each holiday. He is intrigued by the door that has a bright green Christmas tree on it adorned with small ornaments and baubles. He opens the door and tumbles into the tree where he gets transported into Christmastown. He explores the land that he was pulled into, and then he returns home to tell his town about the place that he has just discovered. He tells them that they are going to make their own Christmas. The town teamed up and worked on making terrifying toys to bring “joy” to the children and to give Santa a year off. Jack sent 3 kids to kidnap Santa and keep him safe while they were delivering presents to the kids of the world. Sally, who has always secretly admired and adored Jack, told him that she had a horrendous vision that stealing Christmas was a terrible idea, but Jack didn't listen. Jack finally got on his sleigh with his skeletal reindeer and rode off into the darkness to begin delivering presents. Every house he delivered presents to called the police because the toys were trying to kill them, and eventually the military tried to shoot him out of the sky. When he was shot down, he realized

“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.”( Erich Fromm) In the story, A Christmas Carol, By Charles Dickens. The main character is a greedy man named Ebenezer Scrooge who has no Christmas spirit. Scrooge starts off in the story with no joy in his life. He is then visited by the ghost of his former coworker, who says that the Scrooge will be visited by three spirits who show him the past, present, and the future. There are many similarities between the drama and the movie.

With the season, sounding the holiday spirit, the movie that I have chosen to analyze a character that depict a personality disorder and, “enduring patterns of experience and behavior that differ greatly from the norm and the expectations of the individual’s social group”, is Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The character’s behavior that I will be examining is the Grinch and the personality disorder that he acquires to exhibit is anti-social personality disorder. Anti-social personality disorder is one of the four disorders consider appearing dramatic, emotional, and unpredictable. As a person with anti-social personality disorder they tend to not care about other people’s feeling showing little remorse, along with aggressive behaviors. Generally, individuals start showing signs of this disorder early on in childhood as early as six years old, and include symptoms of impulsivity, behavioral problems, callous social attitudes, and lack of feeling for others. Antisocial personality disorder implies that the person does not conform to social norms and tend to little or no respect for the law.

On November 10, 2016 I attended Elf the Broadway Musical written by David Berrenbaum and directed by Sam Scalamoni. Elf the Broadway Musical was produced by Texas A&M University and MSC OPAS. It was a comedic musical that appealed to a wide variety of audience members. Elf the Broadway Musical was a delightful surprise, since I had seen Elf (film) I expected the play to appeal more to a younger audience, but I was surprised when I found myself laughing alongside the two children sitting next to me. Before, I had seen this play I had been to a handful of other popular plays such as The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Beauty and the Beast, and Cinderella. For whatever reason I was not very excited to attend Elf the Broadway Musical, but the second the play began I knew that my opinion was about to change. As the play continued, I was in complete awe of this play from the plot, the acting, and the technical side of the production. Overall this play was an amazing way to put the entire audience into a holiday spirit and remind us what the holiday season is about.

When I say watching this play was a nostalgic experience, that was an understatement. Rewatching this play brought me back to my childhood and reminded me what good disney movies were. From music, to production, to acting, to dancing, to the set, all of it was more than pleasing. The

Growing up, I have been to multiple theatre productions. I have seen the musical Wicked and the Lion King on Broadway, A Christmas Carol at the Alley Theatre and several high school productions including Greese and Much Ado About Nothing. This production was much different than the ones I have been to in the past. This play was on a smaller scale and the cast was smaller. However, this production felt more intimate since the audience was physically closer to the actors.

A Christmas Carol is one of the most iconic play as it displays an abundance of successful components. From acting, to stage directing, scenery, costumes, and lighting, the production portrays all those significant aspects. Throughout the process of the play, the plot and acting was incredibly engaging and dramatic. As for the stage directing, all props and cues are organized and well constructed. As for the costumes, scenery, and lighting, all elements was focused on the theme of the play; this created a remarkable environment for the audience to settle on.

The musical I saw was Frozen, It played at the St. James theater on Broadway. The St. James Theater was a nice theater, that like other theaters I’ve been too in the past has a red and gold theme. The other attendees to the theater were a mix of young children and their parents, this meant that when the show wasn’t going on it was loud, and that one could occasionally hear a child crying during scenes that a small child might consider frightening. A few of the children wore an Anna or Elsa costume. The performers put their heart and soul into the show.

Around the world, people know of holidays like St. Patrick’s Day, Valentine’s day, or Christmas. However, there is a magical place where not everyone knows of such things, they just know what is around them. Screenwriter Caroline Thompson allows for others to see a new look at how the holidays are in their “world.” For example, Thompson describes how a scary skeleton embarks on a journey and learns of another holiday that is completely different from his world. Edward Ivory is the main voiceover of the Thompson’s 2014 20/20 winner The Nightmare Before Christmas (Jon Reeves). Ivory is given the role of Santa, who is the man to save the day after Jack Skellington, Chris Sarandon, decides to take over Christmas and ruins it all together (Jon Reeves). Jack is bored of being the ruler of Halloweenland and goes off on a melancholy walk, not realizing where he is going. He comes upon a group of doors that are for all the Holidays, and becomes intrigued by all the different lands, this is where the disaster starts. As Jack goes along in the story, he becomes more and more obsessed with the idea of Christmas, and begins to destroy all that is set in order. The Nightmare Before Christmas shows why things should stay the way they are, and why disrupting the order of things will cause chaos.

NON is a great Christmas time comedy whose adventured takes us on an unexpectedly crazy theme calls for huge laughs. The concept is great with an original plot that pushes the characters forward in development, while not missing a moment to make the audience laugh. Characters are very well presented to keep viewers from anticipating the plot, however as I will discuss later, this is the most pivotal point of the development of such as story. Dialogue in this is one of the most unexpected points, as the vulgarity allows the plot to appeal to many viewers, and escape the more traditional overly happy Christmas time project. The structure follows a smooth transition in the acts, yet I think in some ways the ending is a bit expected – with him

During the time this piece was written, the holidays were in the mind of the people. It is almost Christmas in 1946 and all the parents are buying presents for their children and spending a great deal of money. This article speaks to the parents to spend quality time with their children, as opposed to just buying them gifts. The article is trying to persuade the reader that tangible gifts are not what make a child happy. The author’s idea about the family is that they should be together reading stories and singing Christmas carols; and that will create happiness for the family. It also talks about getting children presents, and how adults get offended when children do not pay attention to certain toys, or they break something immediately. It seems that adults forget that infants and young children do not know the concept of value yet. Everything in their playing field is equal to them and creates just the same amount of fun. And adults need to keep that in mind when buying presents for their children.