Identity Construction : An Integral Component Of Human Species

In Charles Dickens film and novel A Christmas Carol, he shows his feeling of capitalism and how it affects societal wellness and individuals. The setting of the story is in Victorian England where Ebenezer Scrooge, the main protagonist, lives and dwells. In this time period in England many are poor and few are rich; the economic state of the city is in poor health. Scrooge is one of the scare rich individuals in the land and practices capitalism to a T. Dickens shows how his story is related to economics by using the setting of the story and also the capitalistic ideals of Ebenezer Scrooge.

Identity is a group of characteristics, data or information that belongs exactly to one person or a group of people and that make it possible to establish differences between them. The consciousness that people have about themselves is part of their identity as well as what makes them unique. According to psychologists, identity is a consistent definition of one’s self as a unique individual, in terms of role, attitudes, beliefs and aspirations. Identity tries to define who people are, what they are, where they go or what they want to be or to do. Identity could depend on self-knowledge, self-esteem, or the ability of individuals to achieve their goals. Through self-analysis people can define who they are and who the people around them

One of the characteristics of 19th-century literature, is realists, realists sought a truthful portrayal of contemporary life, a “slice of life,” from an objective viewpoint. In Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” is a good example of this. The main charter Ebenezer Scrooge old wealthy man who did not believe in giving to the poor, his life was all about money making it and saving it, and treating those around him with less horribly. He is visited by his partner who has died and tells him that if he does not change his ways he will be doomed as he is walking the earth in chain. The vision of his future cause scrooge to have a change of heart. Dickens does a wonderful job of illustrating the suffering of the society in the 19th century and speaking

Set up against the rampant industrialization of the 18th century, Charles Dickens classic novella “A Christmas Carol” endorses the notion that all people have a responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of every member of society. By taking his seemingly irredeemable protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge on an other worldly journey. Dickens intends to convey to the complacent classes of the age, the necessity of various traits that are essential in life, such as the responsibility for those whom are less fortunate and other vital traits such as charity, generosity and simply caring for others. Dickens warns the reader of the consequences that will follow if these lessons are not taken into consideration.

Life of the higher class and the lower class greatly contrasts in England during the Victorian era (the 1800s). Charles Dickens, a famous writer living in that time, wrote about the theme of social injustices in his profound writings. In his infamous short story called A Christmas Carol, Dickens illustrated the meaning of a true Christmas spirit. Two of the minor but most important characters are ignorance and want. In relation to the story, ignorance and want symbolize the causes of many social conflicts and the effects that lead to abundant poverty and needs in the world.

‘Show me no more!’ Scrooge cries to the Ghost of Christmas Past. What he sees is a punishment to him. ‘But the relentless Ghost pinioned him in both his arms, and forced him to observe what happened next’ (Stave 2). The phantom as literary device enables Dickens to explore the social and moral issues central to his fiction: – poverty, miserliness, guilt, redemption. The ghosts borrow in their appearance from a tradition of allegory. There is the strange child/old man that is Christmas Past, clutching a branch of holly yet trimmed with summer flowers. There is the large and avuncular Ghost of Christmas Present, tinged more and more with age as his visions draw to their close. And there is ‘The Phantom’ that is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, shrouded and ‘stately’ and mysterious. Their shapes tell you about author's moral

The England depicted by Charles Dickens in his “A Christmas Carol” was also the world that influenced Karl Marx, for he was living in England when he wrote the Communist Manifesto. What Marx had to say about the nature of capitalist society and about the struggle between classes can be applied to the idea of economic relations offered by Dickens in his book. Dickens was a social critic as well as a writer and often commented on the social order of his time in his writings. In “A Christmas Carol”, Dickens’ view of the economic structures of British capitalism in the nineteenth century is clearly evident and helps define and shape the character of Ebenezer Scrooge and those who interact with him.

The novels ‘Fighting Ruben Wolfe’ by Markus Zusak and ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens display a great sense of morality and ethics through the main characters of their novels. The main characters that evolve their approach to moral and ethical dilemmas are the Wolfe family in Fighting Ruben Wolfe and Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. The authors exhibit their viewpoint on living admirably through the themes of poverty, family connections and redemption. The authors believe that being a good person is achievable by all characters and this is demonstrated in both texts.

Charles Dickens’ Hard Times, he portrays the Victorian society’s realistic and unrealistic views of an

In Charles Dickens wrote the Christmas Carol he made sure the message is making the right choices in life. In scene one lines 120-130 he chose not to donate to charity. Considering he didn't donate people didn't like him. Following in scene three he chose not to be nice on any Christmases and people didn't like his mean nature. Again in scene four, he did not donate to the poor.He did not donate again and people disliked him. Eventually, the spirits show him the wrongs in his ways and how it will affect him in the future along with how lonely and depressing the rest of his life will be if he doesn't change. Finally, he decides to be caring and cheerful and his whole life is better.

Many authors during the early nineteenth century wrote about the horrible working conditions that existed during the Industrialization movement in early nineteenth century Europe. Some wrote directly toward this issue, like Karl Marx in the “Communist Manifesto,” but others decided voice their opinions through the characters of their literary works. The miserable and wretched creatures of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” and Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” are all products of the same social and cultural forces, however one is more noticeably linked to these issues while the other is more abstract. The two child-like spirits, Ignorance and Want, serve as warnings to Scrooge that society will be littered with people ignorant and wanting

Charles Dickens’ novel “A Christmas Carol” displays his feelings about being poor during Christmas time. Charles references Scrooge’s nephew as a poor child, and Scrooge asks his nephew what he has to be merry about when he doesn’t have any money (Dickens, “A Christmas Carol” 4). “The forces that inspired Dickens to create a powerful, impressive and enduring tale were the profoundly humiliating experiences of his childhood, the plight of the poor, and their children during the boom decades of the 1830s and 1840s” (A Christmas Carol par. 5). Charles’ family grew up poor and Christmas time is typically not a good time for people who do not have money. Dickens used his story “A Christmas Carol” to voice his feelings about the poor during Christmas time while he was growing up (“A Christmas Carol” par. 4).

Charles Dickens was an innovative, creative and highly influential 19th century British author that wrote the beloved novel “A Christmas Carol”. Charles Dickens was born February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, England. Upon being the second of eight children, Charles and his family were poor but nonetheless happy and content. His father, John Dickens, had a dream of striking it rich to provide for his family, however the family’s financial situation became unreasonable and in 1824 Charles's father was sent to prison for debt. Charles's was forced to say goodbye to his youthful innocence and work at a boot-blacking factory. Feeling abandoned and betrayed by the adults who were supposed to take care of him, Charles used these sentiments later on as a theme for his writing career. Later on Dickens began submitting sketches to various magazines and newspapers, when one of his sketches caught the eye of Catherine Hogarth, whom he soon married and conveyed 10 children with. Although in 1858 the couple separated. Charles toured the United States and was learning to deal with his fame. After being in a train accident he never fully recovered and died from a stroke on June 9, 1870.

During Charles Dickens’ time the whole atmosphere and the conditions of the poor were regrettable, that high-ranking people treated them as if they were slaves, especially children.

The rise of the industrial Revolution in the English Victorian society caused the English economy to flourish but at the same time had some drastic consequences on the social lives of people which Dickens highlighted in his novel. Most of the story’s narrative is based on what Dickens experienced while roaming in the streets of London (Marlow, 1). Moreover, the novel covers various social setbacks which were the reason for the injustice found in English society. The story shows various aspects of social themes such as class struggles, poverty, criminality, religion, identity, charity, corruption, mob mentality, plight of orphans, plight of women and injustice.