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A Christmas 'Forgiveness In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

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All sins are forgiven if you ask for forgiveness. Some people don’t realize how they treat others, think or feel, until something bad happens to them . People learn from lessons because they know that they can better themselves. In “A Christmas carol” the theme is compassion and forgiveness. Dickens uses theme, language, structure and shift to develop the personality of Scrooge. Scrooge is a selfish man that did not believe in christmas. In this quote “Merry christmas! What right have you to be merry? What reason have you to be merry? You’re poor enough”,this shows that Scrooge didn't celebrate christmas. Not believing in the birth of Christ can put an bad and devilish outview on you. The structure of this novel plays a big part in

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