The Novel A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens

In Scrooge’s past and present, his actions had not been admirable. In reaction to this, Scrooge had closed himself off and become cold and impenetrable by any kindness. He had no empathy for others. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come changed this mindset by showing Scrooge the most severe consequences of his cold hearted actions. In

Charles Dickens weaves the theme of family, and all of its aspects, throughout his novel titled A Christmas Carol to create a compelling reminder of the value of perspective. The book’s main character, Scrooge, finds himself on a journey guided by three spirits, a journey which eventually serves to forever change his perspective on life. Dickens skillfully incorporates various pictures of family dynamics through all three of his “spirits”: The Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas present, and the Ghost of Christmas yet to Come, evoking sentimental feelings in both the main character, Scrooge, and the reader. This story communicates the simple yet profound message that family, love, and kindness (all of which are commonly

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is about misanthropist Ebenezer Scrooge who is an ignorant, greedy rich person. However after getting visits from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future he changes into a better person which shows how through changing how someone acts and their values their future can have a different outcome.

Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol ‘A Christmas Carol’ written by Charles Dickens tells the story of a man named Ebenezer Scrooge who is taught the true meaning of Christmas and is shown the errors of his ways. ‘A Christmas Carol’ was published in 1843, this was a time of social and political unrest. Dickens motivation for writing this story was to encourage employers to treat workers well, he uses the Christmas Carol to portray this message. Charles Dickens felt strongly about the working conditions and poverty that many people endured. He wanted to encourage employers to treat their workers well.

Foremost, Scrooge regrets not appreciating his clerk’s work. For instance, when Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Past visit Scrooge’s old boss, Scrooge whispers, “No. I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now” (40). Scrooge mistreats his clerk due to his off day on Christmas. He does not enjoy other people mooching off of his money. However, the events of his past life change Scrooge to the point of thinking about others. He imagines his clerk who can barely support his family and works cold as ice in his working quarters. Furthermore, when Scrooge meets his former self when he visits his past, he mutters, “I should like to have given something” (33). Scrooge strangles a kid who comes caroling to his door the night before. He hates Christmas with all his heart. However, after seeing his lonely self he imagines what that caroler felt. He regrets not granting that kid a gift of some sort. Hence, Scrooge regrets his hasty

In 'A Christmas Carol', Dickens represents Scrooge as a 'squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner' who is against Christmas and happiness and values money, yet given a chance to redeem his fate. Marley's Ghost has come to warn Scrooge to change

“Merry Christmas and a happy new year to everyone,” This says how the last spirit changed Scrooge fully into a good man. This quote shows us how the future spirit changed Scrooge into a more joyful, polite, and generous man. The third spirit changed Scrooge by scaring him with his looks and the future by showing him he died the next day on Christmas, this scared Scrooge so bad that he had become a good man, Scrooge the next day went out saying Merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone, he even gave money to a boy to buy a turkey and keep the

Scrooge now no longer thinks only of himself, but others and their needs as well. When he first arrived back in his room after the spirits visited him, he changed immediately through his thoughts. “It’s Christmas day!” said Scrooge to himself “I haven't missed it. The Spirits have done it all in one night.”. This shows the reader that Scrooge now cares about Christmas and is thankful for the Spirits.

A Christmas Carol though is about someone that thought the opposite. Scrooge was a wealthy man and only thought about money but one day 3 spirits changed his mind. Through Scrooge’s experiences and character development, Dickens shows the reader that he believes the “business” of being human is to treat others as you would want to be treated.

Lessons Scrooge Learned “I am not the man I once was…”(Dickens 685) are the most famous words spoken by Charles Dickens main character in “A Christmas carol”. Scrooge is a greedy man whose life was changed by the visits of three spirits. Through the visitations of three spirits, Scrooge learned why he had become greedy, how much he missed out on by avoiding Christmas, and that he is capable of becoming a compassionate person who could make a difference in the lives of others. The Spirit of Christmas Past showed Scrooge visions from the past and how he became greedy in the first place.

Essay Christmas Carol is about a man named Ebenezer Scrooge that despises Christmas in every way. But then one night, the ghost of Jacob Marley appears and warns him that three different spirits will come on separate occasions. He is then convinced that he should change his ways after discovering something. In the first part of the story, Scrooge's nephew says Merry Christmas to Scrooge

It starts out with Jacob Marley’s ghost telling the audience about Scrooge. After Marley vanishes, it shows Scrooge at work. When Scrooge’s nephew came by to wish him and Bob Cratchit a merry Christmas, Scrooge then calls Christmas a Bah Humbug! (Dickens 3) At his house, Scrooge gets haunted by Jacob Marley, telling him to shape up. He then, like the movie, that he will be haunted by three more ghosts, for his welfare. The first ghost , unlike the movie,visits four places with Scrooge. After the Spirit is finished with Scrooge, he takes Scrooge back to his home. After he has slept for a while, Marley comes gives Scrooge a lecture. After Marley, the Spirit of Christmas Present takes Marley’s place. With Present, they visit three places, similar to the movie. When Present is finished with Scrooge, the very last spirit comes, the one Scrooge was most dreading, the spirit of Christmas future. In the same way as the movie, the spirit of Christmas future shows Scrooge horrifying possibilities for the future. After that terrifying experience for Scrooge, he wakes up on Christmas day, and then changes his ways immediately. He sees a young boy and tells to go get the butcher with the prize turkey. He gives the boy some money, and then tells the butcher to give the turkey to Bob Cratchit, and he wanted to be an anonymous giver. (Dickens 33) Scrooge was a changed man for the better in the

spirit of the characters develops into an adventurous journey. The setting is Christmas Eve and a poor man is working diligently while the owner, Ebenezer Scrooge, refuses to let him have Christmas Day off. Later that night at Scrooge's house, his old, dead, partner in business, Marley, visits him and tells him to change his ways and that three ghosts will come to haunt him: The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present, and The Ghost of Christmas Future. They all show him scenes in which Scrooge realizes his guilt and eventually make Christmas a better time for everyone he originally affected. Scrooge changes from a cold-hearted miser,

old sinner! Hard as a steel and sharp as a flint, from which no steel

“ Spirit, hear me. I am not he man I was. I will not be the man I have been for so many years. Why show me all of this if I am past all hope? Assure me that I yet may change these shadows you have shown me. Let the boy live! I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The spirits of all three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.” (Scrooge, p.140). A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is an important story as it has a meaningful theme of change, as the quotes states above. But that isn’t the only theme that this beautiful story shows us. Many different spirits encounter him to help him realize why Christmas is important (I’m pretty sure that is the meaning of the spirits). When the first spirit of the past encounters him, he realizes what he has done, and regrets some of the things he did. The second spirit helped Ebenezer Scrooge recognize how what he has been doing has had an impact in other peoples life. When the frightening third spirit came and showed him his future and others futures, he discovers about himself and how people didn’t care that he died. When we read A Christmas Carol, we learn that it can have many different themes that can be a very important component to the story and even our lives.