Christmas Carol Compare And Contrast

Twas the night before Christmas, two creatures on trial, one who is cheap, and the other who is vile. The Grinch from Dr. Seuss’s, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol are head to head against each other to be the meanest this Christmas. The Grinch is a putrid green monster who lives up in a deep, dark cave, hating all cheer. Scrooge is a miser who hates all human life and never buys anything that’s not cheap. The Grinch is meaner because he goes down to Whoville, rips everything with holiday cheer away from the poor Whos, and doesn’t even care, he just smiles with hatred to Christmas. He does all this just for the fun of it.

I felt that the movie of “A Christmas Carol” was very well performed and presented and that is why I believe the film version was better. Although the film version and the written version were very much alike they also were different. The film version was a lot differently set up and had a higher effect on the viewer than the written version. The film and the written version of “A Christmas Carol” were very much alike, but had some differences.

If “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens and the movie inspired by the book, “A Christmas Carol” by Jim Carrey can be different, but the same plot, then imagine how many other movies inspired by books out there that are the same way! Though both forms of literature are based off of the same plot, they do have their fair share of differences and similarities like any other adaption to a book. Even if it’s the slightest bit changed, it still will stick out like a sore thumb! It’s crazy how similar and different the book and movie can be at the same

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The drama and the movie may still have differences in genres but have the main similarity of showing that Scrooge changed. Scrooge changes from being a rude and greedy man to one that cares for the people around him. But to get to his full potential he has to take it step by step. The spirit's help him do this. In scene 3 of The Christmas Carol The spirit of Christmas past shows scrooge different moments of his past to show how he acted towards people and how it affected his future. Scrooge begins to change when he sees Fezziwig, his old mentor. In scene three of the drama it says, “ I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now, that’s all.” By saying this it shows that Scrooge wants to apologize to Cratchit for being rude to him. He wants to apologize to Cratchit because of the way he could have treated him, like Fezziwig treated Scrooge. They would show Scrooge changing in this way because he is hesitant to really admit he wants to apologize. But is starting to see how he has really acted. In the video version of The Christmas Carol you can see Scrooge changing by showing the good parts of his past.The 1st spirit shows Scrooge the Christmas party with dancing and joy. They also show Belle, his sweetheart. In the movie Scrooge sees how happy young Scrooge is and smiles. He also taps his feet to the music. They showed Scrooge changing this way in the movie because it showed how happy he could be. Especially when he was around friends and family/ loved ones that he didn’t have as an old man.

#1. A Christmas Carol takes place during the time of the Victorian Era, the years of 1837-1901. We learn that the Cratchits live in a town called Camden Town during this time. Camden Town is located in an area of northwest London. Charles Dicken’s (the author of A Christmas Carol) family lived at 16 Bayham Street in Camden Town.

One difference in the movie was that the Ghost of Christmas yet to come has a hand of skin. Not a hand without skin that was wrote in the book. I think that this makes a difference though because it doesn't show a big impact on the story. I think Charles Dickens put the skinless hand in his story to give his story a "chill-factor". I don't think that the director of the movie version of A Christmas Carol thought that it was a big deal or a big impact to the rest of the story. Another difference between book and movie is that Scrooge doesn't go to church at the end of the story. I think it makes a big difference though, because it shows how much Scrooge has changed since the three spirits came to visit him. It shows a before and after effect which I think made a big impact on the story. The last significant change between the book and the movie is that when Scrooge follows the Ghost of Christmas yet to come, he ends up falling into his grave. This is significant because Scrooge gets to meet the old Scrooge and gives him a slap in the face of reality of what's going to happen if things don't change. It's ironic too because it's the new Scrooge that wakes up on the bed in the morning.

“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.

From the story, “A Christmas Carol”, to the movie, “Scrooged”, there are many similarities and differences in the characters, symbols and even plot although much of it is due to the change in setting from the early 1840’s to the late 1980’s. Beginning with characters, Ebenezer Scrooge carries his overall theme of generosity or lack thereof into the movie where he is referred to as Frank Cross. Cross shows this in his Christmas gifts that he gives out to family and employees which happen to be no more than a fluffy towel. Scrooge expresses his lack of generosity by giving Bob Crachit, his employee, little to no christmas bonus and being unhappy with his request to take Christmas day off. In both the book and movie, Scrooge and Cross both start out with a very annoyed and almost depressed demeanor, both having a short temper and being very dismissive towards others. Cross was vain and very dedicated to his television company while Scrooge was a workaholic and the only thing he cared about was money. He also craved isolation as he would return home

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.

Everyman and A Christmas Carol have so many differences between them, yet they have many similarities between them. The main character of Everyman is Everyman, and the main character of A Christmas Carol is Scrooge. Everyman and Scrooge have kindred with whom they interact and talk. They are also both mortal and don’t have salvation. Everyman is summoned by Death to come since it is time for his judgment day, but Scrooge is just taken by the ghosts without consent and showed what the ghosts want to show him.

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A morality play, not unlike some of the popular plays I have seen. I think we all have seen this familiar theme many times over the years. As we head into the Christmas season, where reflective thinking becomes this very theme. I can compare this play with some of these seasonal plays. The play that comes to my mind immediately is, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

Play V.S. Text There were a lot of similarities between the play and text of “The Christmas Carol.” One major similarity was Scrooge’s personality, and how it changed throughout the story. Scrooge’s change of heart about of Christmas was also a key point in the plot. The text and play also had many differences.

In the two Gogol stories, “The Night before Christmas” and “The Overcoat,” both main character’s encounter a devil figure and use it to solve their problems. Each character takes a different path when confronting the devilish figure and results in different outcomes. Vakula and Akaky’s different personalities, self-identity, and inner drives can help the reader determine the result of each story before it concludes.