Compare And Contrast A Christmas Carol

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.

Fred was Scrooge’s nephew and was always happy. He wanted Scrooge to like him and Belle being together. He didn’t just care about money and himself like

Santa says “maybe somehow we’ll make due with all of the other reindeer.” Fido hears Santa say this, but he thinks that Santa says “Olive, the other reindeer,” indicating that Olive is the other reindeer that will help him. Olive believes Fido and decides to trek to The North Pole to save Christmas. The difference between the two is that in the book, Olive hears “all of the reindeer” and thinks they are referring to her, and in the movie Olive’s friend, Fido, hears “all of the other reindeer” and thinks Santa is referring to her. Another difference between the two is that the book does not have Fido in it. I think the only reason for this is because with a movie, the writer is able to incorporate a lot more detail into the storyline because the movie is longer. Along with differences, I also found similarities between the movie and the book. Both the pictures for the movie and for the book are created by J. Otto Seibold, indicating that the movie is also created with animated characters. In both the film and the book, Olive is drawn as a cute Jack Russell Terrier with lots of colorful surroundings near her, such as Santa’s workshop and his

The Grinch Who stole Christmas has been a hit movie for decades. It started off as a book and was made into a cartoon and a movie. While the book and the movie have some differences the fact that the grinch is known to hate Christmas, he steals the presents from everyone and the setting is the same in both the book and the movie make them somewhat similar. The first similarity between the book and the movie is that the Grinch has been known to hate Christmas. The book states, “ The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!” This is similar to the movie because in the movie the Grinch hates Christmas. When he was in school he was bullied around Christmas and he now hates all the Christmas activities.

The animated and non-animated versions of Dr. Suess’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas can be compared to identify the similarities and differences of both films. The animated movie was produced in the 1960’s and is approximately thirty minutes long, while the non-animated movie was produced in the 2000’s and is about an hour and a half long. They both include the Grinch, an angry man that hates Christmas. Because of his hate for the holiday season, the Grinch plans to dress as Santa Claus and steal all of Whoville’s decorations and presents. Both of these versions of the film share similarities such as names of landmarks and characters, scripts, and story plots. However, these versions also have differences. These include the length of the

In these movies there are some things that are different and some things alike. In both movies, the love of the holidays and the want to believe in something most people think are untrue, will be up to a man who calls himself Kris Kringle (Santa Clause). Kris Kringle is greeted by a newly single mother with a young daughter Susan who happens to be nonbelievers. Also in the movies we notice that the mother’s love interest is a skilled lawyer who will represent Kris Kringle in court as he pleads his case for being the real Santa Clause. Although both characters are lawyers their names are different. In the 1955 Miracle on 34th Street the Lawyer's name is Fred Gaily; but in the 1994 movie the Lawyer's name is Brian.

Ebenezer Scrooge is the major character in the story, A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol is about how a “cold-hearted, tight fisted, selfish” money grabbing man is offered an opportunity of a life time, to change his behaviour, attitude... to have a second chance in life.

There are several similarities between the books A Christmas Carol and Charles Dickens and the Street Children of London. One similarity is that Charles Dickens and his wife, Catherine Hogarth, grew apart from each other and decided to separate (Warren 131). In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge’s fiancee leaves him and says, “An idol has displaced me, a golden one,” (Dickens 49). She thinks that money has replaced her spot in Scrooge’s heart. Both Charles and Scrooge had their loved ones leave them. Another similarity is that Charles and Scrooge were both very careful with their money. Because of

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

Dickens also uses his characters to endorse other lessons that he believed were essential in keeping Christmas ‘well’. Scrooge’s behavior in Stave 1 towards the two portly gentlemen and his rudeness displayed towards his ‘ruddy’ nephew Fred, encapsulates all the attitudes

Also, in the story “A Christmas Carol,” Scrooge’s nephew goes on to describe him more kindly. It starts to make Scrooge seem more likable to the story characters and the readers. In Source 2, paragraph 21, his nephew says he has nothing to say against Scrooge. Despite his “unlikable” actions, Fred still thinks highly of him and believes he is capable of change. Later on in Source 2, paragraph 25, Fred says, “I am sorry for him; I couldn’t be angry with him if I tried.”

“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.

Scrooge’s reclamation also occurs in order for him to create a relationship with his nephew Fred, who is yearning for familial connection, which shows that Scrooge wished

The book and the movie are also different in many ways. The book had more detail in some things but the movie has a better way of showing it. One of the ways that it is different is in the movie Scrooge sold corn to the three men at the bank but in the book that never happened at all! Another thing that was different between the movie

Ebenezer Scrooge is the major character in the story, A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol is about how a “cold-hearted, tight fisted, selfish” money grabbing man is offered an opportunity of a life time, to change his behaviour, attitude... to have a second chance in life.