The Christmas Goblins Analysis

When I think of Charles Dickens I instantly remember that famous quote “Please sir I want some more” from the little boy in Oliver Twist. During Charles Dickens lifetime he became known all over the world for his short stories, plays, novellas, novels, fiction and non-fiction stories. His remarkable characters, mastery of prose in the telling of their lives, and his depictions of the social classes, mores and values of his times were well know all over. In the spirit of the holiday season I read one of his short stories called “The Christmas Goblins” which teaches a valuable lesson. The setting of the story takes place is in an old abbey town at an unfinished grave on Christmas Eve night. The story 's plot is a gravedigger named Gabriel Grubb

He happens to hear a young boy walking in his direction singing a Christmas song which annoys him, so he waits for the boy to pass by, then hits him on the head with his lantern to stop his singing. After the boy runs off in pain, Gabriel chuckles and walks into the churchyard to dig a grave. He soon realizes that he isn 't alone, nearby sitting on a tombstone was a goblin watching Gabriel and asking him why he is digging a grave on Christmas Eve. When he tries to explain to the goblin more goblins appear and soon grab him push him down into the ground and as Gabriel catches his breath he finds himself what appears to be a large cavern. The goblins show him pictures of a mother and her children laughing and playing. A frugal meal spread upon the table and soon the father enters the

He was the second of eight children. His mother had been in service to Lord Crew, and his father worked as a clerk in the Naval Pay office. Charles spent time outdoors, but also read voraciously, including the picaresque novels of Tobias Smollett and Henry Fielding among other authors. He read and reread The Arabian Night and the Collected Farces of Elizabeth Inchbald. The first novel that he wrote was The Pickwick in 1836. In 1843, Dickens published one of his most famous works, A Christmas Carol. Dickens was the most popular novelist of his time and remains one of the best-known and most-read of English