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    In the movie the spirit shows Scrooge the Cratchit family grieving over the death of Tiny Tim, and it shows him his own gravestone stating that he died on Christmas night. In the book it states Tiny Tim had died and there had been much grieving in the Cratchit home. It also states, “Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as he went; and following the finger, read upon the stone of the neglected grave his own name EBENEZER SCROOGE” (Page 77) which shows that Scrooge had died. One final similarity between

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    the fact that many rich upper class gentlemen were not actually gentle men; in fact they could be quite the opposite. He portrays the typically attitudes of these upper class people in the Victorian era by creating Ebenezer Scrooge. Ebenezer Scrooge is the focus point of this book because Charles Dickens was tried to get across the fact that

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    to turn your life around, not for others, but for yourself. The disney version of A Christmas Carol, featuring Jim Carrey, and the book written by Charles Dickens are both about Ebenezer Scrooge turning his life around for the better. The book and movie have many similarities. One similarity would be that Scrooge is shown to be a monster until the end when he proves himself otherwise. By doing this, the story shows that no matter how bad people believe you are, don’t be afraid to change because it

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    Christmas Carol’ which was written by Charles Dickens in 1843. The book is about a man named Ebenezer Scrooge who is cold hearted accountant in London who hates everyone, especially children. Scrooge hates poor people and refuses to give any money to help them. He gets visited by three ghosts who teach him to care about people and to not be so tight with his money. The story starts off with Scrooges deceased partner Jacob Marley appearing to him on Christmas Eve and warning him that if he does not

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    Ebenezer Scrooge, is taught many valuable lessons through the testament of three different spirits, each working to bring out the true emotions of this man. Likewise, in Wuthering Heights, the main character, Mr. Lockwood, is taught stories of his landlord, Mr. Heathcliff, through written recollections from the testaments of others, showing the inner-feelings and thoughts of him through diary entries. Although they are written in two different styles, indirect

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    blistering cold of a dim Christmas Eve, a man with a frozen heart of stone was able to find a spark of warmth and goodness through the three spirits that guided him to hope and happiness. In A Christmas Carol, a classic tale by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge, a man with a cold empty heart who had learnt a lesson of a lifetime. He never could comprehend and seem to understand why people were so joyous on this one specific day, as he preferred to live his life alone and in the dark. When requested to donate

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    Victorian era was ‘The Pickwick Papers’. A Christmas carol is about the main character named Ebenezer Scrooge. He was a very cold-hearted miser who only cares about money and nothing else. Until, he is confronted by three ghosts, the names of the ghosts are: the ghost of Christmas Past, ghost of Christmas Present and the ghost of Christmas Yet to come. At first, came the ghost who was the friend of Scrooge his name was Marley. He is wearing chains and is condemned to misery after failing to do anything

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    Scott acted as Scrooge. There was many similarities and differences between the 1984 movie and the book. There was many similarities between the book and movie including the ghosts, Scrooge, and the places they visit. The ghosts had many similarities including how the ghost appears, their clothing, and their accessories. Marley was wearing his chains and he was wearing his wrap around his head to hold his jaw, the Ghost of Christmas Present comes in a different room than Scrooge and he was on a

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    Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol is a stubborn character that insists on his lone, grumpy life. His outlook on life had been skewed ever since his beautiful fiancé Belle left him after she saw his love of money and wealth only growing. Scrooge lost the love of his life to greed yet he still holds tightly to it. Although many in his life have extended a warm hand to show him love and kindness, he has rejected it coldly. As Scrooge’s narcissistic and selfish attitude only

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    But Bob Cratchit who worked for Scrooge as a clerk was treated even worse then most poor workers who were never treated with dignity. He was paid below the average pay for a regular poor worker, so struggled to pay for food and his family bills. He had to work in terrible conditions, for example Scrooge looked after the coal box and wouldn’t give Cratchit fclerk put on his white comforter, and tried to warm himself

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