We also listened to to some audio of the book being read. I think the play is better because it helps people visualize. My first reason is that it helps people visualize. My evidence for this is that the stage directions tell what is happening.
Another difference I noticed was that in the film he did not count the seconds as they went by like he did in the book. Also I found that Martha did not hide in the book like she did in the movie when Scrooge came home. In the script they did not go and see Ben, but did in the motion picture. In the book the ghost of christmas day did not show the two kids as he did in the footage. Then there was the part in the movie where Scrooge said “Spare me” but he did not say that in the writing.
The second comparison between the book and the movie was Who’s love for Christmas. This is very important because the it is the Who’s love for Christmas that causes the Grinch's hate for
In both,he’s scared the most by Christmas Future, shot down by The Ghost of Christmas Present, most contempt with the The Ghost of Christmas Past. Of course there are some differences too. The most obvious is the change in dialogue. Another huge
Contrasting and Comparing You may think the play and movie of “A Christmas Carol” are the same. Well you are quite mistaken. In the Play and Movie they are very different from each other. From watching the movie and reading the play the Climax, the Conflict, and the resolution are different from each other.
You may often come across the Christmas Carol story in many different forms but the play and movie are the most common. Say for example, the play written by Charles Dickens. This play takes place in various places in the city of London. The Christmas Carol play comes to life on Christmas Eve in the winter of 1843.(Dickens, 1) Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character who has absolutely no respect for Christmas at all. Matter of fact, he despises this merry holiday which is called to be the conflict of the play but Bob Cratchit, who works for him, is just filled with the thought of it.
Another difference is that in the Christmas Carol movie they sang while in the book they never sang. Another difference is that Scrooge said he will double
Another difference is that in the Christmas Carol movie they sang while in the book they never sang. Another difference
Looking for Change Hurts Many film and literature characters fail to leave an impact on the reader. This is not the case for Charles Dickens’ character Ebenezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol and Frank Capra’s creation of a character, George Bailey from It’s a Wonderful Life. Both protagonists are beloved characters, but have drastic similarities and differences. Ebenezer Scrooge and George Bailey are best compared by their outlook on life, time spent with the spirits, and each character’s transformation in the story.
Interesting thread, Irvin Yalom believed an awareness of onus’s death begins the stages of anxiety (Yalom, 1980). Irvin Yalom believed individuals had the right to choose and make their own life, which clashes with the wish for free choice and external structure, so Irvin Yalom states, "we demand meaning to our lives yet we are thrown into a universe that is cosmically indifferent to us" (Yalom, 1980). Either way, a professional counselor would agree that speaking about death provokes fear of dying and anxiety surrounds that so yes making helping an individual solve their anxiety is the best solution and sometimes confronting the facts is the best solution. A Christmas Carol movie is the best suggestion to help individuals sometimes in assisting
Similarities and Differences of the Play and Movie A Christmas Carol Greed is a trait nobody should have and one man’s life was ruined by it. “Bah Humbug!”is a famous quote from the astounding play, A Christmas Carol the story of a rich, old, mean man named Ebenezer Scrooge whose life was turned around. The play was later copied in a movie in 1984 and the movie shows many similarities and differences to the play. Most of the similarities and differences appear when the three ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future visit him and change his life for the better.
Events from the past can influence people to change their life for the better. Influence from anyone and anything can definitely affect you. Chances are, if you have done atrocious things, you probably want to try and do some good. This the case for the main characters in the stories “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens and “A Retrieved Reformation” by O’ Harey. Ebenezer Scrooge is a greedy, grumpy man who hates Christmas and really anything that involves joy.
Compare and Contrast A Christmas Carol is full of many twists and turns, and has been written in many different versions. Writers have taken artistic liberties and have added or taken away to the beloved Christmas story to make it their own. No two versions are going to be exactly similar, and most definitely are going to have many differences. The play and the movie both follow the basic plotline of the classic novel, A Christmas Carol.
Christmas Carol Literary Analysis Have you ever wondered if someone can change overnight? In this book Scrooge changed very rapidly with the ghost appearing and changing him completely . In the beginning of the story Scrooge was hateful and in the end he was very loving. But once he started to change he changed very rapidly.
The sound of birds chirping garishly outside my window, wakens me from a deep slumber. Opening my eyes, I see the morning sun’s rays illuminating my room. I’m longing for sleep to engulf me back into its warm embrace. My father ruins any hope of going back to sleep as he hollers upstairs that breakfast is ready. Standing up and doing a morning stretch is when I first smell it.
