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The True Meaning Of Christmas In A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens

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A Christmas Carol is a play that takes place of a man who has lost the true meaning of Christmas. He has called Christmas a Bah-Humbug and says it is a waste of money. This man lives a lonely life with greediness. This man is called Scrooge.

Some people lose the true meaning of Christmas. After losing the Christmas spirit, a spirit appears to Scrooge. The spirit was also known as the ghost of Jacob Marley. The spirit said that there will be three spirits that appear to Scrooge (Dickens 9,10). The first ghost known as “Past” will appear to him at the first one tomorrow. The second known as “Present” will appear to him the next night at the same hour. Finally, the third know as “Future” will appear to him the next night when the last stroke

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