The Music Of A Christmas Carol

The title of this song creates an irony as it relates to a duckling. This then alludes to the tale of the ugly duckling transforming into a beautiful swan, however Laura is the opposite of this. A swan is beautiful and graceful, however due to Laura’s limp, her dancing is both restricted and awkward and because of this she is not able to complete the transition and remains like the ugly duckling. This waltz also contrasts the dull reality of the Wingfield family’s lives to those who dwell outside the walls of the tenement. The music of ‘La Golondrina’ can be related to each of the characters as they are each waiting for the sun to rise and bring them a better day and brighter life. The central piece of music of the play titled, The Glass Menagerie, is also important as it represents the fragility of both the Wingfield family and the illusions they live through. This piece of music also places emphasis on the emotions of the characters throughout he play. It does this by playing at certain points such as when Laura is sitting alone playing with her glass menagerie. The music as this point emphasises Laura’s loneliness and the fact that her only friends are the animals of her menagerie. This allows the audience to feel empathy towards Laura, and in doing so helps to maintain their interest in the play.

While Charles Dickens’ novel, A Christmas Carol, gives an account of one wealthy man’s insight towards the lower class, Steven Johnson’s work, Ghost Map, explores the hardships endured by the lower class in Soho, a poor area of London in the 1850’s. The two pieces of literature work in conjunction to examine how the quality of life during these times was affected by the disparity between classes. Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist in A Christmas Carol, demonstrates early in the novel how the rich are quick to turn their backs on the poor. Though Scrooge was just one man, his actions reflect how the rich generally viewed the poor. Living in poverty was understood to be a punishment, which was unappealing to the remainder of society. The

We enjoy music Christmas music. Since 2001, we have provided a Christmas CD for neighbors and friends. We call this our Christmas project. We do this as a means to affirm and share our belief about Christmas religious and cultural significance. It is the sharing of the same cultural beliefs and traditions that bind people and society.

The reader senses that this knowledge might cause physical and psychological harm to the sickly and sheltered Mrs. Mallard. Josephine uses “veiled hints” (Chopin 1) rather than simply telling Louise the “truth”. With the aid of Mr. Mallard’s friend, Richards, Josephine relays the news. Mrs. Mallard weeps “with sudden and wild abandonment” (Chopin 1). However, she does not crumple into a heap, but returns to her room insisting that she be alone. Mrs. Mallard has defied the label of frailty. “There stood, facing the open window, a comfortable, roomy armchair” (Chopin 1). This chair symbolizes a safe and warm womb that will encompass her as she thinks about the life-altering news.

The story of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens has a few main themes, one of which is regret. Dickens starts out this repeated theme with a man named Jacob Marley. Marley is an ex-business partner of the main character Ebenezer Scrooge. Marley’s dead ghost visits Scrooge in the night to warn Scrooge that he faces the same fate that Marley ultimately found. Marley regrets his lifestyle and choices, and wants to let Scrooge know he has a chance to avoid eternal regret. This story is how the novel starts out the theme of regret.

Entertainment is the action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment. A Christmas Carol greatly depicts what the lives of those back then were like by writing about common problems with realistic characters. Dicken exhibits entertainment and history to create a plot and characterization that would appeal to the common people in his time.

Rain pummelled Chanyeol's face and soaked through his coffee shaded hair as he spotted the block of flats he called home appearing in the distance. He made his way to the entrance doors which needed replacing judging from the way Chanyeol always had to barge through them. The doors open, the hinges making an ear-bleeding squeak that he could never get used to no matter how many times he had heard it before. This place was falling apart day by day, graffiti covered the walls with profanities to the point where painters gave up trying to wash it off. Grime smudged across its walls, strung with thick cobwebs and always had a faint smell of cigarette smoke. But it wasn’t a problem, only enough to be a slight annoyance of his day. It was an old

Andy Warhol, an artist from the 1900s, once said, “They always say time changes things, but, you actually have to change them yourself.” Change is a wonderful thing, and taking the time to change things, will make life better. To think of it, changing things can help benefit people’s lives in the future, even if it takes a long time to do it. In the play, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens the main character Ebenezer Scrooge is a cold-hearted old man that does not like anyone. He especially did not like change. He enjoyed the life he lived. By the end of the play he realized that he needed to change himself. Scrooge wanted everyone to change for the better of himself. Scrooge then realized that he was the one that needed to change.

Chopin wrote this text in an era when women were seen as subordinates. She reflects this in the story through the main character, Mrs. Mallard, who is afflicted with heart trouble. The disturbing news about Mrs. Mallard’s husband's death comes from Richards, who tells her sister, Josephine. Mrs. Mallard's sister uses “broken sentences” and “veiled hints” to

Do you ever feel like people change? In A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens, Scrooge is a grouchy, unsocial, miserly, uncharitable old man. He is extremely unsympathetic and bah humbugs everything to do with Christmas. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is magically visited by 3 ghosts. The ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Scrooge has a rude awakening of haunting memories he holds onto. These memories make him feeling as if he needs a second chance and a fresh start at life. What better day than Christmas to tidy the dreaded past. The mysterious ghosts bring him to the past, present and future in one night. Scrooge had remarkable experiences and felt emotions he had never thought were possible to feel again. Scrooge longed for a new future because of these experiences. Therefore, I believe that Scrooge changed in the play because of the ghostly visits, his aching heart for Tiny Tim and the relief that he could have a second chance at life.

In the 1999 theatrical version of A Christmas Carol we revisit a timeless classic packaged as a grittier and more down to earth version of Charles Dickens classic novel. In the movie the titular character of Ebenezer Scrooge finds himself alone and cut off from the world after his business partner Jacob Marley passes away. The bitter and cold hearted Scrooge despises Christmas and all those who embrace it, until one fated night, when his deceased business partner pays him a visit and sets him on a journey that will change his life he knows it.

The strengths for the play A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas were strong because the play was amazing! I have never seen the movie, but the play flowed well and explained it for people who have never watched the movie. I read over a summary of the movie and the script followed it exactly. I have seen a lot of plays and this play to me did not have many weaknesses. A weakness I did notice was some scenes lasted too long and could have been cut shorter. For example, the village dancing scene and the dancing scene during the Ghost of Christmas Past could have been cut short.

In the story of A Christmas Carol Marley started out dead as a doornail and like normal Scrooge is an old bitter, greedy man who hates Christmas, feelings, love and happiness. People around him think that Scrooge is a pain and an unfriendly person to be around during the holidays. He always acted like an old sinner who doesn’t like anything. Nevertheless Scrooge is a tight fisted hand at the grindstone! Nobody really liked him because he never made friends and never really interacted with anyone. Scrooge has thin legs, a pointed nose and a cracked voice. In the first stave Marley came to Scrooge and told him what was yet to come and how he was always beside him watching him do things. Once Marley vanished Scrooge went to bed not thinking about the first spirit. The clock went faster than normal and Scrooge wondered why and started to freak out and soon the first spirit appeared. When the spirit came, she said “I’m The Ghost of Christmas Past.” Scrooge was frightened and blinded by the light from the spirit. In the past of Scrooge were so many memories that mattered to him. Some of those memories that Scrooge had were great and many of them were not and but that's what gave Scrooge feelings. According to the text Scrooge sobbed when he saw some of the memories. So that must mean that he smiled when he saw some of the memories. After the spirit left Scrooge he had found out that his character needed improvement.The Ghost of Christmas Past affected Scrooge by

Just so we know before the story starts the author clearly states that Marley dead, dead, dead, dead. This is about Scrooge, who is a phenomenally sorrowful, dismal, person that is extremely oblivious to multiple people in cruel, bitter ways. He absolutely despises all objects and feelings that include happiness and generosity, especially Christmas, accordingly the text states that people try to serenade others with Christmas carols, but he made them leave. Two gentlemen from a local charity visited Scrooge at his office asking him for a donation to help the poverty-stricken, and he responded to their request with these words, “Aren’t there prisons and union workhouses they can just live in?” Then, his perished business partner Marley, who is now a ghost shows up. Putting forth great effort, Scrooge attempted to forget his deceased partner of many years, Jacob Marley. During his visit, the Ghost of Jacob Marley tried endlessly to convince Scrooge to change his ways. To do this he will have three ghosts haunt him, nevertheless, they will show him the error of his way at night, one spirit per night, for three nights. The text states though that he prefers inexpensive necessities like darkness instead of light. This proves he is probably filthy, dull, and his clothes are likely to be shaggy and torn. He definitely is not a person anyone wants to meet, that’s for sure! Scrooge’s intrusive catchphrase is “ Bah Humbug!” so, obviously he says that to a decent amount of people.

In the beginning of the story it starts of pretty sad finding out that Mrs. Mallard had just lost her husband, and also finding out that she has “heart trouble” (Chopin 1). Josephine who is Mrs. Mallards sister fells that she must deliver the bad news to her diligently because of Mrs. Mallards fragile heart. She is being seen a woman who needs assistance, and cannot handle such pain or resentment because of her condition.