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    But one of his focus most famous works is “A Christmas Carol”. The main character in Charles Dicken’s novel “A Christmas carol” is Ebenezer Scrooge a cold-hearted old man, who hates everything jolly, and good. Charles dickens uses a variety of word choices, and techniques to describe Ebenezer’s attitude towards people and people’s attitude toward him, to show the length of change Ebenezer has gone through after he is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. Charles Dickens describes Ebenezer uses

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    understand each other” - Shivani Shodhan. In this quote it talks about similarities and difference and understanding each other. In the book “A Christmas Carol” and “Beowulf” they have two main cultures and a main character. The cultures are the Anglo-Saxons in Beowulf, as the main character in “Beowulf”, it is also Beowulf. In “A Christmas Carol” the main character is Scrooge, and the culture isn’t so known, it’s a culture where it’s all about working, doing things on your own, if you aren’t good enough

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    the very fast and unexpected transition from childhood to adulthood impacted his writing and is where he derived inspiration for novels such as, David Copperfield, A Christmas Carol, and Great Expectations. David Copperfield’s, Mr. Micawber is based off of Dickens’s father, John; both were arrested for debt. Also, the main character, David, and Charles both held jobs placing labels onto bottles as children. Only Charles pasted labels onto pots instead of bottles. As a result, Dickens felt his innocence

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    A Christmas Carol “Bah! Humbug,” as Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge would say in the famous drama and movie A Christmas Carol. Both the drama and the movie have similarities to each other, but they also have some differences. Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character, is a bitter old miser, who, involuntarily, re-encounters his past, sees other’s current Christmas happiness, and the sadness and grief that people very close to him will confront in the future. The grief he relives throughout the journeys cause him

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    or bad. In The Christmas Carol Scrooge's individual impact in the story is bad. In the novel The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the character traits Selfishness, Greed, and Joyfulness have the greatest impact on society in the novel. First, selfishness impacted society when Scrooge turned down the generous men raising charity for the poor who can't buy meat and water. Scrooge said to the gentleman “ If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with this Merry Christmas

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    Everybody knows what Christmas is about Jesus’s birthday and being jolly. The story 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. Scrooges meaning of business is his work and it brings everyone down and

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    purpose with adding some exaggeration to further support the meaning of the story. The Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens, is a fiction story, but it contains a lot of meaning to the outlook on life. The battle between the flesh and the soul adds emphasis on the morals of the human being. Developing the story is an important aspect as well, whether the development is in the conflict, within the characters or the resolution. Inside the conflict, the conflict can either be internal or external

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    play of a Christmas carol and the black and white version of a Christmas carol. The black and white version has many so that is why i'm choosing this version. One main similarity is that the special effects were the same. When Scrooge was walking outside it was snowing at the same time and scene in the play as it did in the film version. In the film when Marley the ghost appeared there was music just like the play. The scenes in the play were just like they were in the film. Christmas Past brought

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    How often is someone given a chance to change? In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge is a wealthy old man who has a bad reputation in the town in which he lives in. However, one night three ghosts visit him and give him a chance to redeem himself; Showing him his past, present, and future. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens shows that no matter what someone’s past may be, they can redeem themselves. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens shows why Scrooge would need redemption

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    The production A Christmas Carol was performed at the Denver Center for Performing Arts located in Denver, Colorado. I had the pleasure to attend the show on December 14th in the Stage Theater and I was captivated. This show captured the essence of a theatrical production. To avoid false impressions, the production I saw was performed in 2013. This is a foretaste for those thinking about attending the future performance in 2016; especially those who desire the theater experience. The Denver Center

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