In a christmas carol, while the ghost of christmas present is showing Scrooge many different families and celebrations, there is a certain thread of attitude that the families and others show toward Christmas. It is clear to see that even if a family is poor, or a man must work, they all remain cheerful in their hardships. For Instance, the ghost takes Scrooge to a lighthouse where men are working, not able to be with their families for Christmas, but however, they all show a positive mood toward the situation. Another Instance of the good mood that seems to radiate from the holiday, is the bakery in town. All of the families who are too poor to cook food at their own homes take a dish to the bakery to heat it up, and though the food is meager,
In the beginning of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge’s view on Christmas is negative and he is characterized as being unsympathetic, uncharitable, grouchy. To begin, there are three different spirits who visit Scrooge at various times in the night. The spirits help make Scrooge realize the consequences of his actions and they change Scrooge's view on Christmas. For example, Scrooge is visited by the Spirit of Christmas Past who shows him his childhood and the actions that made him who he is now. As Scrooge observes the past he is filled with regret and wants to re-choose to do things.
Have you ever regretted something you’ve done in the past? Ebenezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol and Jimmy Valentine from A Retrieved Reformation both have made poor decisions, and they later regret them. Scrooge is a greedy miser who doesn’t care about the needy, but later meets the three apparitions of Christmas and changes, saving Tiny Tim. Jimmy is an elite safecracker who has been to jail many times, and after seeing Annabel Adams, tries to change his ways. The story A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens and the story A Retrieved Reformation written by O’Henry use dynamic characters and interesting events to illustrate the theme: “pay attention to the events that happen around you, as they can impact you and make you a better
The novel “A Christmas Carol and the play “A Christmas Carol” produced by the Hartford Stage had similarities and differences. A resemblance was the Ghost of Christmas Present’s, the physical appearance was perfectly portrayed, it was stated in the novel, “It was in one simple deep green robe, or mantle, bordered with white fur… and on its head it wore no other covering than holly wreath set here and there with shining icicles. Its dark brown curls were long and free.” In the play, the clothes was impeccably exemplary , even the holy wreath with icicles was shown identical according to the text. One of the differentials was there was 3 new characters and 2 children that was not in the book.
In the novel A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is a grump, grouchy, old man who didn’t accept Christmas to be celebrated. According to Scrooge, Christmas was a Humbug. He is visited by three ghosts from his past, present, and Christmas yet to come. They will show Scrooge the things that happened, were happening, and were to come, so maybe he will change his ways. If Scrooge doesn’t hurry and do something now he will be haunted , and eventually turn into one of the ghosts.
In Act 1 of a Christmas Carol, Scrooge is very stingy and only cares about his money. However, in Act 2 after being shown around by the ghosts he is more friendly and caring toward people and his money is not as important anymore. The play starts out with Scrooge in his office counting his money. In the stage directions when Marley introduces Scrooge as England’s most tightfisted hand, a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner!
He is excited to learn it is Christmas day, wishes others on the street a merry Christmas, and even fetches a young boy to go purchase a turkey for the Cratchit family. ” In these pieces of text, Dickens is showing us how Scrooge changed or redeemed himself. He was a greedy, grumpy man at the beginning of the story with no Christmas spirit. By the end of the story, he was exhilarated to be celebrating Christmas and was greeting people with cheer and spreading cheer by giving to others. A third example that Dickens utilizes
The novel A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, tells the story of a man driven by greed. This man seemingly cares more about money and business than anything else, refering to work as his “business”, but after being visited by the ghost of his his former friend and colleague, Jacob Marley, Scrooge realizes there is a different way to think about business. Marley says to Scrooge, “Mankind was my business. ”(23) He then goes on to explain the prospects of mankind he believes he should have prioritized in his life over success and wealth.
Scrooge now isn’t the grouchy, irritable man he was before; he is transformed into a joy filled person. He is now enjoying Christmas and is in a great emotional state. He had a young lad buy him the large prize turkey to give to Bob Cratchit as a surprise. Afterwards, he was walking to his nephew Fred’s house. When he got there the maid escorted him to the dining –room, and Scrooge called out to his nephew, “’Fred!’ said Scrooge… ‘Why bless my soul!’
“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” this is the quote Eric Sevareid said and what Scrooge will start believing once he is visited by the three spirits which allow him to start bringing kindness, joy, warmth and much more into his life besides money. In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge is a miser who learns the true meaning of Christmas when three spirits visit him on the night of Christmas Eve. Scrooge later learns to be a joyful person on Christmas after the wonderful little visits he gets by these three spirits.
In the movie and play A Christmas Carol Ebeneezer Scrooge discovers how his actions now could affect the afterlife. Both of these formats have many similarities, like how all the ghosts of Christmas are described and seen in the same way. Both have the Ghost of Christmas Past very bright, a woman, and held holly. The Ghost of Christmas Present is wearing a large green robe, very tall and mighty figure, and wears a beard. The Ghost of Christmas Future is black, frightening, and has bony fingers.
The Change of Scrooge “Feelings change, memories don’t.” Joel Alexander After visits from three ghosts, The Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Future, Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist in the novella, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, is changed for the better. Each ghost makes an impact on him in several ways. The Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge influential scenes from his younger days.
At the beginning of A Christmas Carol,Scrooge is mean,selfish,and greedy. He is mean, because on pg.9, he never donates to the poor,and he always yells at little kids. Scrooge is also selfish because on pg.12, he never pays a day wages for no work. They say “it's a poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth of december!”Also,another word is he is greedy,on pg.17, says he is caustic and cold as ever and never gave anything to anyone. He said “what do you want with me.
He realizes that just because they don’t have a job or make a lot of money, they still contribute to the world in their own way. Scrooge is learning how to move past materialistic things and see people for who they really are. The teachings of the Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge the true meaning of the spirit of
Scrooge in "The Christmas Carol" shows how much he hates Christmas, and everyone he works with to change to a happy person with the help of others. Scrooge emphasizes, "What a fine day fellow... An Intelligent boy, a remarkable boy. " This is a critical part of this novel because this shows Scrooge overcame his dislike of Christmas and his entire disliking of people. Instead of rudely gesturing to people, he is now starting to act nicer, and more mature.
Scrooge’s Transformation Essay In the Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three spirits, past, present, and future. When the spirits take Scrooge to the past present and future, Scrooge undergoes a major transformation Dickens demonstrates this by showing that Scrooge changed from a lonely, greedy man, that didn’t like Christmas and dislike people to a generous man that likes Christmas and was more accepting of other people. Dickens shows this change through Scrooge’s actions while traveling through time with the spirits.