Compare And Contrast A Christmas Carol And It's A Wonderful Life

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A Christmas Carol and It’s A Wonderful Life are classic works of art that have aged well over time and are some of the most popular stories during Christmas. Both stories remain very popular to this day because of the themes being relatable to almost everyone making it relevant. Though, these stories, if taken into context, are quite serious compared to other less thought provoking tales. The main character of It’s A Wonderful Life is George Bailey a generous man that helps people with their problems and finances. The main character of A Christmas Carol is Ebenezer Scrooge a grouchy old man that is wealthy but doesn’t care about anyone but himself. George and Scrooge are two very different characters, but go through similar life processes that change them for better.. …show more content…

A big similarity from both stories are that they are visited beings from the other side, an angel for George Bailey and three spirits for Scrooge. It is also at that point which they are visited they characters undergo a major change in there lives and experience sorrow. After this visit, both change their views on their lives before much worse could happen. Scrooge had a wife that he loved dearly, but she left Scrooge because of his lust for wealth and power. Similar to Scrooge, George has a wife that he loves dearly, but George is in a similar path like Scrooge because George’s job is causing issues with spending time with his family, hurting his relationship with his wife. At the end of the stories, George and Scrooge managed to see how they have changed peoples’ lives since they changed their views on life. Those were just three of the major similarities that make the characters very similar and relatable to each

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