Christmas Carol is a popular novella which was written by Charles Dickens and published in December 1843. Scrooge who was a businessman as the main character that was a frugal and tight-fisted person. He was haunted by the spirit of his business partner, Jacob Marley and the three Christmas spirits in the night of Christmas Eve. The three ghosts visited Mr. Scrooge one by one which have Ghost of the Past, then Ghost of the Present and last one was Ghost of the future which was the most important ghost.
Marley was gone after he told Scrooge that he will be haunted by three ghosts then the Spirit of Christmas Past came. This ghost reminded Scrooge about his past and picked him up to some old places where he was raised. First, the spirit brought
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All of those actions were reminding him about his childhood that was an abandoned boy who enjoyed Christmas by singing Christmas song with other kids. At that moment, he said that “He should give something to a boy who was singing at his door last night”. This quotation meant he was regretted what his had done. Next, the spirit took him to his school to show him which was a night that everyone went to their house and celebrated the Christmas Eve with their family while he was alone in a dark room. Fortunately, Fan who was his sister visited him and told him that “I have come here to bring you home, dear brother” said Fan. According to this sentence Scrooge realized that his sister had a big heart and he shouldn’t have refused her. Third, the ghost carried Scrooge to his office and saw his boss, Fezziwig also his college, Dick. It was an amazing Christmas Eve. At that night, Scrooge enjoyed the party and met Belle who …show more content…
This ghost brought him to see two families party which were bob’s family and his nephew celebrated the Christmas eve. At the beginning, the second ghost took him to bob’s house by asked Scrooge to hold his robe. The spirit put a shadow of bob was carrying over his little son, Tiny Tim who had an illness and suffer legs injury which didn’t have enough balance to go to the hospital. At that instant, Scrooge asked the spirit with an interested he had never felt before “tell me if Tiny Tim will live”. But the ghost expected that Tiny Tim will have died if he couldn’t have afforded the treatment and carelessness. Since Scrooge saw this shadow he started to felt guilty and pity the little boy, Tiny Tim that he didn’t give enough time and money to Bob for take a good care of Tiny Tim. After he got away from Bob’s house the ghost took Scrooge to his nephew’s house, Fred who was in the meeting with his family also his friends were talking about his uncle. The second spirit wanted Scrooge to see that he was not alone his nephew was just talking about him and wished that he should have celebrated the party in the Christmas Eve together. “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the old man, whatever he is” said his nephew. After Scrooge saw and heard what was his nephew and his nephew’s friends said he felt strongly grateful to them no
After the previous spirit disappeared, Scrooge looks up to find the final spirit, The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The phantom remains silent and simply takes Scrooge toward the city, where they eavesdrop on a few conversations between people. One of them was between two men who were talking about how someone had recently died. They retorted about how nobody liked the man and, consequently, they expected nobody to show up to the funeral. The twain continued to another pair of businessmen who had also heard the news that someone had died, but did not care. Scrooge, oblivious as to who they were talking about, tries to ask the spirit some questions, in which the spirit doesn’t respond. The phantom just drags Scrooge to a nearly abandoned
He showed Scrooge what his worker was doing that day. The spirit showed Scrooge his worker buying a turkey. He could only afford a small turkey. That showed Scrooge he should pay his workers better. He also showed his worker taking his son little Timmy home on his shoulders, since Timmy has a lame leg. This makes Scrooge feel bad for him. The spirit also tells Scrooge that Timmy does not have a long time to live.
A Christmas Carol is a Novell by Charles Dickens about Ebenezer Scrooge , an old man,who is outstanding for his parsimonious ways.
His best friend and old business partner Jacob Marley died and he comes back as a ghost to tell him to be nicer to people "I am here to-night to warn you, that you have yet a chance. " hope of escaping my fate. A chance and hope of procuring. Ebenezer", there are more people who he interacts with and they are. his nephew "A merry Christmas to you uncle" and his clerk ".
He first visits Scrooge in Stave II, page 18, startling him. This young and elderly figure represents memory. The spirit takes Scrooge on a journey of past Christmases that have been celebrated. The ghost tries to make Scrooge realize how much he has changed from when he was young till now. It is shown that Scrooge has slowly shifted his attention from people to profit.
In the play, Mr. Scrooge is a greedy man who thinks Christmas is “Bah Humbug!” (Dickens 3). His family has always wanted him to join them for a Christmas feast, but Mr. Scrooge has never wanted anything to do with Christmas. Marley, Mr. Scrooge’s old business partner, didn’t want Mr. Scrooge to end up like him with chains of greed attached to him when he died, so he sent Mr. Scrooge three spirits: Christmas Past, Present, and Future.
A Christmas Carol was written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and published in 1843. The novel was the first of five in a series of Christmas books that Dickens was commissioned to write. It is thought that several of the darkest episodes in his novels are based on his own personal experiences, for instance when his father spent some months in a debtor’s prison in London.
In this Stave, Dickens shows the importance of kindness by showing Scrooge’s absence of it and the effects of his harmful indifference. Scrooge is taken into his own past and shown memories of when he was young. The Ghost shows him scenes of when he was small and alone on Christmas. This memory makes him regret his harshness towards a young caroler that had come to his door the previous day. He sees that he lacked kindness and wishes he gave something to the caroler. His indifference towards the caroler insured that Scrooge would remain alone. The Ghost also reminds Scrooge of his beloved sister, Fannie who had died and left only her son. “’Always a delicate creature, whom a breath might have withered,’ said the Ghost. ‘But she had a large heart!’ ‘So she had,’ cried Scrooge. ‘You’re right. I will not gainsay it, Spirit. God forbid!’ ‘She died a woman,’ said the Ghost, ‘and had, as I think, children.’ ‘One child,’ Scrooge returned. ‘True,’ said the Ghost. ‘Your nephew!’ Scrooge seemed uneasy in his mind; and answered briefly, ‘Yes.’” (pg. 33-34). Scrooge’s only connection to his kind and gentle sister is his nephew, who also shares Fannie’s sweet nature. Scrooge is then filled with regret because of his callous treatment and lack of relationship with his nephew, who only wanted to be kind and spread the joy of the season. Scrooge’s sheer indifference and lack of kindness towards his nephew prevented
Scrooge approached the door, but didn't have a speck of knowledge of what's going to happen next. When Scrooge is about to open the door, his old friend, Marley, and worker appeared on the door knocker in surprise. Scrooge walked in his dark house with a little fear, still think it is just, humbug. His mind resolute to playing tricks, he thought. Christmas eve, A night to fear, yet to thank. Life can change in a matter of minutes. In the story, “A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley. Scrooge faces a series of turning points that altered his life forever. In this Exploratory essay, Three turning point will be talked about. Each one with a different ghost, Past, Present, and future. Each with a different lesson Scrooge has to face.
In the Novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge is an old man who despises Christmas with all of his frigid heart. Three spirits come to his aid to have an intervention about his hatred for Christmas, and will try to change him into a merry man. In the Novella A Christmas Carol of the three spirits the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is the most influential. The other two ghosts have an impact but the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is the final nail in the coffin of Scrooge’s austere heart.
He is taken to the streets of his town. Scrooge sees three businessmen discussing his funeral. They say that they thought he would never die. They also say that they will only go to his funeral if there is food there, but if there is no food they don't plan on attending. Nor, do they even think that there will be a funeral because there will be no one willing to pay for it because he was such an awful person. Scrooge is unable to put two and two together to figure out that this was what was going to happen to him. He thought that they were talking about his ex business partner, James Marley. Next, Scrooge sees people discussing things that they would want to sell for money. They then begin discussing how they had taken it off dead Scrooge’s body after he had died. They explain how they had taken the very clothes he was wearing right off of his back and just left him there. They took everything they thought they could make money off of. Scrooge, while watching the scene, realizes that this is an awful thing to happen to someone, but still does not understand that it is him that they are talking about. Finally, Scrooge is taken to his grave with the Ghost Of Christmas Future. The ghost points at the grave and gestures for him to get in it. Scrooge pleads, and pleads with the spirit to allow him to live, and after a while of begging, the ghost shakes a little bit and puts his finger down. “Spirit, this is a
Analysis of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens, one of the greatest novelists in the English language, was born in 1812 into a middle-class family of precarious economic status. His father was a clerk in the Navy Pay Office at the time of Dickens's birth; by the time Charles was ten, however, his father was in debtor's prison, a victim of bad luck, mismanagement, and irresponsibility. In order to help support the family during this time of crisis, young Dickens went to work in the packing department of a factory that manufactured blacking--a compound of charcoal, soot, sugar, oil, and fat used to polish boots. This was a period of dirty and draining labor which one critic has described as an experience of "heartrending monotony and ignominy." Throughout his life Dickens would remember the harshness of the working conditions imposed on himself and the other boys in that blacking factory, and would direct much of his energy as a writer and moralist toward the reform of such oppressive conditions.
The spirit comes to try and help Scrooge realize that if he doesn't change his attitude soon then there will be major consequences in the future. The Ghost of Christmas Future takes Scrooge to his very own bedroom. In his bedroom is a man lying on the bed, it is Scrooge. But, he doesn't yet realize it. A group of three people break into Scrooge's home and take anything that looks valuable.
Charles dickens was not only one of England's first great novelists, but also one of the most prevelant, enduring figures in using fiction to effectively communicate his ideas, as well as criticize social and moral ideals throughout the Victorian era. Through "A Christmas Carol", Dickens uses the wealthy, excentric caricature of Ebeneezer Scrooge as well as the symbolic meanings of the three ghosts to convey and portray a sense of pity and uneven distribution of wealth and class during his time. Each groups of symbols and characters play a vital role in Dickens' critique of Victorian society, as well as include solutions for the issues that persisted.
In "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a transformation as a result of his encounters with three ghosts and becomes a kind, happy, and generous man. His greedy, cruel, and grumpy demeanor is replaced seemingly overnight, but he doesn’t just wake up and decide to be nice. It takes three Spirits to change his outlook on life - The Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future. The Ghost of Christmas Past makes Scrooge begin to regret his selfishness, and the Ghost of Christmas Present begins to teach him about others. This second Ghost helps to make him realize that money doesn't buy happiness. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, however, teaches the most profound lesson of all: unless he changes, no one will care if Scrooge dies. Because of the Ghosts, by Christmas morning Ebenezer Scrooge is a completely different person from the man who went to bed on Christmas Eve.