The Christmas Carol is a novel about a miserable old man who has cruel ideologies and has hated everyone since his sister died after being show his past, present and future by three ghosts he changes and becomes the opposite to what he is in Stave 1. The writer of the novel, Charles Dickens had an idyllic childhood but, at the age of twelve was forced to work in a workhouse as his father was imprisoned for debt. Dickens wrote the novel to show how the economic and social difference effected the poor, as he had experienced poverty himself. In Stave 1 Dickens shows that Scrooge is a “squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching covetous old sinner.” This shows that Scrooge is a stingy, unholy man, he would rather take than give and always thinks about himself. Dickens shows this by introducing his nephew who invites Scrooge to Christmas dinner which Scrooge bitterly rejects. Scrooge states his hatred of Christmas by saying people “should be boiled in their own Christmas pudding.” Dickens makes us see Christmas in the way Scrooge sees it. Dickens says Scrooge is as “solitary as an oyster” to imply that Scrooge lives by himself in his own small world he is also implying that Scrooge is cold and slimy Dickens also says that he constricts himself inside his own world or “shell” and hides from everyone. Dickens introduces two portly gentlemen into the fray who asks Scrooge to donate to the poor and prevent them from being moved to a workhouse, which is incredibly cramped and dirty. The gentlemen knowing of Scrooge’s wealth asks him to donate a amount of money “What shall I put you down for?” Dickens shows Scrooge is incredibly selfish when Scrooge replies that he can’t afford to make “idle people merry” and says that those who a... ... middle of paper ... ...rt of the story Scrooge is a miserable man who hates nearly everything and everyone, he treats people like they’re nothing to him and he is everyone’s superior, emphasising how the rich would’ve acted to poor people back in the Dickensian era. The book also relates to the biblical story of “Saul or Paul” and how he changes in the Bible, the book is also important for adults as well as children as it highlights what they can do to change. The sudden realisation of how the poor were treated has lead to a welfare state being produced by the government to be more charitable to the poor and financially help them, to highlight the success of the book almost every Christmas story is based on it and there are a lot films based on the book, it shows how popular and morally correct the book is as the book is still relevant to helping those less fortunate than us even now.
Dickens displays guilt as the main form of how Scrooge’s character develops into a compassionate person by the end of the novella. As Scrooge feels this quilt, it's purely based on the visions that the ghosts provide which further causes Scrooge to realise the consequences of his actions. His alienation from specific characters that he used to love such as Belle, “...has displaced me…” whom left Scrooge, due to his desire for money and wealth which grew. This desire grows with him as he is rejecting the christmas joy and spirit as he continuously states that Christmas is a “humbug,” but by stating this it provides comparison. Dickens depicts that Scrooge has become a better person because of fear but in the end he has become kinder. As the
Scrooge was and owner of a factory and made a whole bunch of money, but he did not care about anyone else. “Merry Christmas said his nephew, what right do have to be merry you are poor enough”. This shows that scrooge is mean to family and does not care about Christmas.
Dickens' readers enjoy a visual richness of Dickens' characters. His description of Scrooge provides the reader with a much larger than life image, assuming the exaggerated proportions of a caricature. Early on in "A Christmas Carol" Dickens provides the reader with a very clear image of Scrooge describing him as "hard and as sharp as flint," and "solitary as an oyster. " These descriptions show that Scrooge does not like to have conversations with people and therefore does not have any close friends if any friends at all. Scrooge is also described as cold hearted and being sharp when he talks to people.
A Christmas Carol is a Novell by Charles Dickens about Ebenezer Scrooge , an old man,who is outstanding for his parsimonious ways.
Attitude Toward the Poor in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol Dickens encourages readers to change their views by showing what scrooge is like before, during and after the ghosts have visited him. " A Christmas Carol" is about a horrid old accountant and how people react around him on Christmas Eve. He is visited by 3 ghosts and they try and change his wicked ways. Dickens knows what it is like to work in factories because, as a child. he used to work in one, putting labels on shoe polish bottles.
In the beginning of the play in spite of being selfish Scrooge is also cheap, cold-hearted, and cruel. Scrooge behaves in this manner to his nephew, Fred. One way of proving this is when Fred said “Merry Christmas.” Scrooge replied salty saying “Humbug Christmas is just a time for spending and wasting money.” Not only he treats Fred badly but many more people. For instance take one of his quotes towards the Gentleman Visitor, “Are there no Jails for the poor, are there no
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens is a tale of the morality changes of a man. The uncharitable, cold heart of the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, melts with ardent love as he receives visitations from three Christmas spirits who enlighten his soul with wise lessons and bring a warm change to his heart. In the beginning of the novel, Scrooge expresses his vices of greed and cold heartedness by his words and actions, but as the story unfolds, his life is renewed by these Spirits who shed light and truth upon him, resulting in making him become a better man, portraying the virtue of charity.
The title to the novella 'A Christmas Carol' this suggests that the story will be a joyful Christian message. 'Christmas' is a time for celebration and togetherness. It is the time for forgiveness, kindness and charity. 'Carol' is a chant which a group of people sing Christmas and Christian songs, so this is meant to be a time where people have fun and are united with family and friends.
The title to the novella 'A Christmas Carol' this suggests that the story will be a joyful Christian message. 'Christmas' is a time for celebration and togetherness. It is the time for forgiveness, kindness and charity. 'Carol' is a chant which a group of people sing Christmas and Christian songs, so this is meant to be a time where people have fun and are united with family and friends.
A Christmas Carol looks like it was written for a young kid because of the way the book was set up. The book is not an easy book for adults to stay interested in. The book starts out in a sad lonely way, when it is suppose to be about Christmas. Scrooge’s name brings no joy to anyone. He is known to be an evil person. Dickens was a great man. He wanted to make this book to satisfy not only him but all of his audience. Dickens is known for being a fantastic write, but some were not satisfied with his work and did not enjoy reading the popular
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.
It’s December of 1801 and the whole town is decorating, dancing, singing, and laughing as they get ready for a near holiday: Christmas. All but one pessimistic, obdurate cripple of a man. His name is Ebenezer Scrooge, an undermined old male swathed in dark clothing. He is typically found strolling the streets on Victorian London with poor posture, eyes locked on the cracked sidewalk beneath the soles of his shoes. Slumping along, carolers cease to sing near him and nobody speaks when in his presence. Scrooge is a prejudging business man who hurries to be left alone and disregards cheer. He is obdurate and blind to the consequences of his actions. Sudden wealth brings a snobbiness when his business partner dies, and as a result, his one true love divorces him, sending him into a state of hatred and regret. With this evidence to back it up, Scrooge can be perceived as a negative, crippling man with little tolerance to change. However, things are bound to change with the visitation of the wraiths: the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, an inevitable change that be...
Charles Dickens’s powerful novel encompasses the notion that generosity involves more than just the giving of money, it requires the giving of one's goodwill and compassion, this required for Scrooge’s own redemption as well as attempting to insinuate within the reader a reflection of their own values and behaviours. Dickens’s novella also acts to warn Scrooge and the audience of the ramifications of their actions if they do not take this into consideration, that generosity always involves more than just the giving of money, it requires the giving of one's goodwill and compassion.
At the beginning of the novel, Dickens presents Scrooge as an outsider by describing Scrooge as physically Cold hearted and unemotional person. This is seen in the quote, "A frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. He carried his own low temperature always about with him.". The words ‘frosty’ and ‘wiry’ shows the uses of adjectives and metaphor. Dickens uses these figurative techniques to emphasize to the reader how Scrooge has secluded his soul against society as a result of his own actions. Dickens uses dramatic irony here effectively to symbolise how the rich who are characterized as the construct Scrooge, who is presented as a gothic and supernatural being. This is ironic as the rich in Victorian society are
In the timeless tale, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens focuses upon the extreme transformation of a character named Ebenezer Scrooge. The fact that several moralistic themes can be applied throughout the novel confirms why it is a classic.