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A Christmas Story Movie Vs Play Analysis

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Has anyone you know or a friend of yours ever gotten kind of greedy around the holidays so much that you became frustrated or disappointed? Greed can be a pretty annoying thing. It can change your perspective quicker than you will realize. Sometimes it can even cloud judgment or often make you think you are better than other people. The movie and drama of Charles Dickens “A Christmas Story,” are very similar.

The play has a simple storyline if you pay attention and keep on track. If you slack off, the storyline will get confusing, especially in this play. The conflict is that Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge is becoming a mean, greedy man who lost his Christmas spirit at the death of his friend, Jacob Marley. The climax happens at the point where future

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