How Does Scrooge Change Throughout A Christmas Carol

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In 1843, the Christmas Carol was first written by Charles Dickens. In many years the Christmas Carol had adapted like some parts in scripts has changed. Many changes were made but the meaning of the story always stayed the same. I think this play was a thorough play it showed different meanings for people that like different types of plays.

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the classic story of a time travelling pensioner who sees dead people, is a festive fairytale which has itself become part of Christmas folklore. In terms of favorite Christmas tales, Rudolph and Frosty may wrap up the children's vote, but for most people, it's Dickens’ seminal work which would get the nod.

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The story centres upon the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge, a heartless man of business who thrives of the despair of others. Scrooge offers no pity towards the poor, and his heartless tirade at the portly gentlemen who come collecting for the poor on Christmas Eve ("If they would rather die... they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population") sticks out as the most damming indictment of his character.

Of course, by the story's end, Scrooge is a changed man, who embraces the spirit of Christmas and becomes a second father to the children of his employee Bob Cratchit.

Scrooge's new found love of Christmas highlights the second most crucial point of A Christmas Carol. Dickens' wrote the tale at a time when forgotten Christmas traditions were experiencing a resurgence in popularity in Victorian England. Prince Albert introduced the Christmas tree in 1841, the first Christmas cards were sent in 1843 and the Great Escape was screened on Christmas Day for the first time in 1840. All of these traditions were gradually being re-introduced into society as the celebration of Christmas became not just a religious festival, but also a time of charity and family gatherings.

It is the darkness, death and despair brought on by urban poverty, and the joy and happiness generated by good will at Christmas that provides the two contrasting themes of Dickens'