Comparing Characters 'Change In Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol'

“Without their visits, you cannot hope to shun the path I tread.” (Dickens, page 9) Is there anything that can change the dreadful fate of the man who doesn’t believe in the Spirit of Christmas before it is too late? The famous story written by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Story, is very similar to the movie version. Scrooge is an old man who doesn’t believe in Christmas and thinks it is a “humbug.” Scrooge will suffer a horrible fate if he continues the cruel path he is on. Marley and the Christmas Spirits show Scrooge the true meaning of Christmas. The themes of the versions are discovery and change. There are many resemblances and some diversity between the play and the movie, A Christmas Carol.

In the play, A Christmas Carol, by Charles

Change takes place when Scrooge realizes the true of Christmas. The beginning of this movie is when Scrooge talks about money and the poor at a Christmas party. Scrooge disagrees and says it would be better to decrease the surplus population. (Dickens, page 5) Scrooge walks home and when he sees Marley, he tries to hide. Though in efforts, Marley appears in tons of chains. Marley asks Scrooge if he believes in him and ends up making him angry. Ameaning big gust of wind comes before he sees a woman. The woman is Christmas Past who takes him into the past with her with her glass. Here in the past, Scrooge is kicked out of his house and eventually, after ten years, his sister says it is okay to come back home to his cruel father. Another part, but more joyful, Scrooge and his wife dance and another part shows his sister showing sorrow for him. He goes to sleep, and awakes to see a super bright light with Christmas Present behind it. They go to the Christmas present and they walk by many Christmas sales. Present’s torch brings them to Cratchit’s house. Scrooge says “Amen” after the unwealthy family prays. If kept that way, Little Tom will die. Present quotes Scrooge,”If he had to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.” (Dickens, page 5) The family gives a toast to him and enjoy each other’s accompany. Another depressing part happens when they appear in front of a poor family that has to make do with scraps. The father may have to work for a living so they can survive, but the woman refuses to accept the offer. Present shows Scrooge his ill looking children and Scrooge can’t even look at them. Scrooge is left alone in a cemetery with Christmas Future. Christmas Future takes him to his house where he sees the shape of a body under a blanket. Greedily, people sell his stuff. He sees Mr. Cratchit’s family. However, Little Tom died, but they try to be cheerful. In the dark cemetery again,