Christmas Carol Analysis

The vivid images of the plight of the poor that are presented to Scrooge ultimately act as a catalyst for him to change his miserly ways in order to help the destitute and the needy in society. St the beginning of the novella Scrooge states “if they would rather die…they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population”. In contrast, at the end of the novella Scrooge is depicted as a benevolent man who is “so fluttered and glowing with his good intentions”, who wished to help the lest fortunate. The personified children “Ignorance” and “Want” act as a catalyst for Scrooge to change his derisory and self-interested nature as he shows interest in the plight of the poor as he is shocked by these two “ragged, scowling” demons by saying ‘ “are there no refugee or resource?” The Ghost states that “there is no degradation, no perversion of humanity” for these “wretched, abject, frightful,” children, which makes Scrooge realise that he needs to change in order to assist them as he “hung his head, overwhelmed with penitence and grief”. This, it is illustrated in the novella that Scrooge transforms his previous, pessimistic self, into an individual who is no just self-interested, but who becomes responsible and generous to the poor by the end of the novel.

A Christmas Carol is the classic story by Charles Dickens about the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge. He is guided by three spirits, as they conduct him on his travels through time, teaching him to move beyond his earlier cruelty and hatred of mankind. With the guidance of the spirits, Scrooge learns the true meaning of family, love and Christmas. The spirits all influenced Scrooge in unique ways and taught him different lessons. The spirit that was the most significant in Scrooge’s transformation was the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was first published in London on the 19th of December 1843, the novella was instantly popular and still is to this day. Dickens inspiration for the short story seems to come from his childhood experiences and his sympathy for the poor. In the story a miserable old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, is shown the error of his ways and what will come of it if he doesn’t make drastic changes. Various ghosts and spirits slowly transform him into a kinder more pleasant man. A Christmas Carol is a powerful novella that uses symbolism like the children Ignorance and Want, Scrooge’s transformation, and Scrooges nephew Fred, to reinforce significant themes like social isolation, rebirth, and family.

A natural tendency is for characters to change and develop throughout a story as it progresses. A character can develop from A kind personality to a angry personality. For instance how Scrooge changes from greedy and cruel to selfless in A Christmas Carol. When Scrooge is put through a series of test to see what life is like outside of his shell, his demenur on life changes. ALthough characters can also change in a negative way. Scrooge's gradual change in attitude from selfishness to selfless conveys the theme, the populace has the power to change their ways no matter how distasteful their actions once were.

A Christmas carol by Charles Dickens is a significant novella written in the Victorian era. The protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge is used to demonstrate the upper class society and their attitude towards the poor. Throughout this redemption story, Dickens combines a descriptions of hardships faced by the poor with a heart-felt sentimental celebration of the Christmas season. The novella contains a dramatic and comic element as well as a deep felt moral theme. The text promotes the values of Ebenezer Scrooge, delving into his past, present and supposed future as well as contrasting between the enriching and depressing story; specifically

“He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew…” Discuss Scrooge’s transformation in A Christmas Carol.

In the novella, A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens’, the author takes you through the life of Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold-hearted, miserable old man. Dickens’ focuses on Scrooge’s harsh behavior and actions during Christmas time with a supernatural twist, for he is visited by a series of ghosts including his deceased close friend, Jacob Marley. In this spirited story, the author also makes meaningful use of literary devices such as similes, personification, and imagery to represent change.

Charles Dickens wrote the inspiring novella, A Christmas Carol; an allegorical story centered around the miserly moneylender Ebenezer Scrooge, who is in need of the Christmas Spirit. He is known for his truculent ways towards humanity, including his last living family member, Fred. After an ominous visit, Scrooge receives visits from three apparitions, showing him appalling glimpses of his past, present, and future, Scrooge alters his disreputable life when he realizes his mistakes by putting aside his pride and helping the underprivileged, becoming a generous employer, and establishing a relationship with his nephew Fred, thus saving himself from a bleak fate.

Scrooge was always too focused on studying to experience the real joy on Christmas day, and he was never interested in celebrating. After seeing these visions Scrooge starts to feel emotional, and he realizes how greedy and distracted he was with money and his studies.

The disney version of A Christmas Carol, featuring Jim Carrey, and the book written by Charles Dickens are both about Ebenezer Scrooge turning his life around for the better. The book and movie have many similarities. One similarity would be that Scrooge is shown to be a monster until the end when he proves himself otherwise. By doing this, the story shows that no matter how bad people believe you are, don’t be afraid to change because it is never to late.

Ebenezer Scrooge was initially an avarice and grumpy elderly man, but he altered his ways, and became a jovial philanthropist who made an impact on many. The novella A Christmas Carol was written for society to embrace the Christmas spirit. Throughout the novel, Charles Dickens shows us Scrooge is a despicable man, and to alter his fate three spirits show him how his past, present, and future, affect him now.

In Charles Dickens’ iconic novel “A Christmas Carol”, he aims to portray scrooge as a 19th century miser. He does this by using a variety of techniques to portray that powerful image, as well as comparing to other characters, using his settings and surroundings and also linking the everyday scenarios of 19th century life.

In the beginning of the story, Scrooge is mean and hateful, especially towards Christmas. However as the story goes on, Scrooge is visited by three ghosts who show him how Christmas is a time of joy and happiness. Scrooge goes through a change where he begins to love Christmas, and the people around him are amazed by this change. A Christmas Carol is an older story, written in the year 1843. When I read the story, it used a lot of vocabulary that I had never seen before.

“ Spirit, hear me. I am not he man I was. I will not be the man I have been for so many years. Why show me all of this if I am past all hope? Assure me that I yet may change these shadows you have shown me. Let the boy live! I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The spirits of all three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.” (Scrooge, p.140). A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is an important story as it has a meaningful theme of change, as the quotes states above. But that isn’t the only theme that this beautiful story shows us. Many different spirits encounter him to help him realize why Christmas is important (I’m pretty sure that is the meaning of the spirits). When the first spirit of the past encounters him, he realizes what he has done, and regrets some of the things he did. The second spirit helped Ebenezer Scrooge recognize how what he has been doing has had an impact in other peoples life. When the frightening third spirit came and showed him his future and others futures, he discovers about himself and how people didn’t care that he died. When we read A Christmas Carol, we learn that it can have many different themes that can be a very important component to the story and even our lives.

Therefore, Dickens wanted to convey how absurd the wealthy people are for abusing the people who are below their social group through Scrooge. He believes that his readers would avoid making the mistakes that Ebenezer Scrooge made. Additionally, if a person from the United States in 2015 were to read this novella, the message of being generous towards others, that Dickens communicates, would still be transmitted. This is because by going through Scrooge’s life in the past, present and future, and showing him learning his lessons, transfers to the readers, who then learn the lesson as well. In addition, there are times when Dickens reveals Scrooge’s self-realization in hopes that the readers will too. For example, the realization that he is the fault of his misery and has no one to blame for it, he vows, “I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future! …The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me” (61) and becomes a very merry and unselfish person. Furthermore, by overtly having Scrooge speak the lesson more than once, readers in any time period could learn Dickens’ belief that he tried to convey throughout the