Compare And Contrast A Christmas Carol

During the first haunting Scrooge was haunted by The Ghost Of Christmas Past. In this trip he learned how greedy he had become. Scrooge visited his childhood home. On page 656, His sister Fan said, “You’re a man and never to come back here, but first, were to be together all Christmas long, and have the merriest time in the world.” The young child Fan would only say this because Scrooge had never come home for Christmas. He also visited the Christmas’ in his life when he loved and lost his ex-fiance. He met his fiance during an apprenticeship from Mr. Fezziwig, a warehouse owner, and they were both poor and didn’t care that they were so. A few years later they were engaged and the woman left Ebenezer, saying, he was to in love with money and no longer in love with her. This is shown on page 659, “Our contract is an old one. It was made when we were both poor and intended to be so.” These lessons helped Scrooge to learn what amount of greed he had in his soul, and it

In the beginning of the Christmas Carol Scrooge was an old man who didn’t like Christmas, but toward the end he was happy with his friends and family. He has changed much by the ghost that had helped him realize that if he kept going the way he was going that the future was going to be horrible,

Aha moments throughout “A Christmas Carol” develop a similarity of Scrooge realizing that money isn’t all the wealth there is to life, that there is the gift of family and giving, especially in the holiday season. On page 642, Scrooge is visiting with the Ghost of Christmas Future and sees his own, dead body. Scrooge says, “Oh, Spirit, I see it, i see it! This unhappy man- this stripped bare corpse...could very well be my own. My life holds parallel! My life ends that way now!” They most important part to this citation is in

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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

It says, “Scrooge said he knew it. And he sobbed.” (Dickens, 33). Scrooge is starting to change when he saw his past and saw that when his friends had neglected him and showed his emotions. It also states, “‘I should be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now!’” (Dickens, 43). Scrooge is transforming into a cordial gentleman and after he realizes how bad of a boss he was to his clerk, Bob Cratchit. Scrooge realizes how blessed he actually was and transformed into a better man after witnessing what the ghosts showed him about the past and

When the ghost of Christmas Past visits Scrooge, it shows him where he was a little boy in school on Christmas and

"A Christmas Carol" a famous christmas movie. Although it isn't hard to believe that people do not realize that there are differences between the movie and the book. In this case, that fits right into that subject. Here are some of the differences between the movie and the novel.

On page 90 the Spirit show Scrooge his personalities with a boy and a girl. The two were named Ignorance and Want. On page 91 the Spirit says, “ And they cling to me, appealing to their fathers. This is Ignorance. The girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware the boy, for on his brow see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased. Deny it!” This was who he was and he had to accept it. Pages 82-85 is displaying what his nephew was doing, with his friends and family having a good time. He acknowledged that he never had anything like what his nephew had before. He saw how his clerk, Bob Cratchit too had a family who prayed together and loved each

The past spirit shows Scrooge why he became greedy. “Scrooge falls to the ground, sobbing as he sees a small boy (himself) sitting and weeping bravely alone.” This demonstrates that Scrooge had a rough time growing up with no family to care for him and no Christmas. This also shows that Scrooge was practically abandoned as a child. The spirit of Christmas past showed Scrooge why he doesn’t care for anyone because he didn’t have family or Christmas.

A Change for the Better Published in 1843 A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens has withstood the test of time as a classic telling the story of Scrooge as he changes for the better. He is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, showing him his life in segments as this happens, he finds the good in himself and changes his ways. Scrooge has changed significantly throughout the text, specifically through his actions, thoughts, and dialogue. To begin, Scrooge changed through his actions. At first, Scrooge was a parsimonious, rapacious, and niggard person who was selfish and was to above himself to care about others and their needs.

We see at the start of the novel, two men ask Scrooge for donations to help the poor this Christmas, Scrooge turns them done saying if they needed money they should make money. Going to the past, present, and future gave Scrooge a new understanding of how his attitude could affect everything. By the end of the novel, Scrooge is a kind heated man who buys turkey for a struggling family with an ill child. He gives them presents and sits around a fire singing songs with the whole

A memory that was revealed to Scrooge was The Ghost of Christmas Present shows him his nephew doing a toast to him. This makes feel Scrooge feel thankful (grateful), and happy which then causes him to change because of what he has realized. The evidence that shows that he has changed is when he talks to the young and remarkable boy named Adam in page 286 and 287, Scrooge is saying things that are thoughtful to Adam and he and Scrooge are incredibly happy, this also shows that Scrooge is grateful for the kid Adam in his life. Scrooge realizes that the community and society are great towards him and it was only him ruining his life and other people’s and so he realizes that

Scrooge Scrooge is disrespectful to everyone around him. He is miserable now that Marley, his business partner of many years has died. According to the text, Scrooge hates things like happiness, generosity, and Christmas. Oh!

The movie “A Christmas Carol” is better than the book. The book is a very descriptive christmas novel. The movie shows more feeling than the book did. The setting and lighting has set a better mood overall than the book.this is why the movie is better than the book.