ipl-logo

Themes In A Christmas Carol

105 Words1 Page

The main theme in Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol is fear. This is the theme because there is a lot of unexpected things that happen and cause Scrooge to be afraid. Ebenezer Scrooge is faced with fear of death and harm. Most people expect to come home, eat dinner, and then go to bed, but for Scrooge he comes home and his peace of mind is shattered. As Scrooge goes through the step by step process of going to bed, frightening things continue to happen. Fear is also a fitting theme because Scrooge isn’t used to fear, but during this stage he experiences it.

Show More
Related

  • How Does Ebenezer Scrooge Change In A Christmas Carol

    356 Words  | 2 Pages

    Ebenezer Scrooge’s character greatly varies from the beginning to the end of “A Christmas Carol”. When readers first meet the main character, Scrooge, they get the impression that he solely has a heart of coal. By the middle of the story, he was summoned by the spirits of Christmas past, present and future to show him how the rest of the towns’ people view him. Finally, in the end, Scrooge came to the realization that there needs to be a powerful change in his pitiful Christmas spirit creating a whole new man within him. Throughout the play, Ebenezer’s character flourished, but he began as a cruel, irascible old man.

    Read More

  • Theme Of Fear In A Christmas Carol

    477 Words  | 2 Pages

    Hosseini and Dickens both utilize fear throughout their novels in many characters as a motivator to redeem themselves from their past actions. In ‘A Christmas Carol’, Scrooge is condemned as a character who fears his self-image, similarly to Baba in ‘The Kite Runner’. Whilst this fear is what caused Scrooge to grow up as selfish and ignorant, Baba learns that the only way to redeem himself from his betrayal is by displaying great actions of kindness. In ‘A Christmas Carol’, Scrooge’s fear of going into poverty is what caused him to become a selfish and ignorant person, however the spirits show him a different point of view which causes him to change out of different fear. After being shown his miserable and lonely death, Scrooge shows a change

    Read More

  • A Literary Analysis Essay On A Christmas Carol

    1074 Words  | 5 Pages

    The theme Scrooge’s transformation is seen all through the story as he becomes a much more generous man at the end. For starters, Scrooge says “No said Scrooge, “No I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now! That’s all.” The literary element is a personification because ghosts do not exactly exist in real life. This ties into the theme because Scrooge is finally starting to care about all of the people he has hurt in his life.

    Read More

  • Literary Devices In A Christmas Carol

    925 Words  | 4 Pages

    In A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens utilizes a plethora of literary devices such as similes, metaphors, imagery, and denouement to explore the capacity for change. This reveals that changing is never impossible until you’re six-feet under. A simile is a comparison that usually uses the word “like” or “as”. Dickens’ use of similes demonstrates how Scrooge changes throughout the story and because of this, we see how changing all aspects of yourself isn’t impossible. “Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self- contained, and solitary as an oyster.”

    Read More

  • Scrooge Greedy Quotes

    149 Words  | 1 Pages

    Scrooge was the character that was always grumpy. He looked like a mean, miserable old man That hates the world. Scrooge was also a man who hated any happiness. He doesn't like Christmas until Three Ghosts shows him what he has done wrong.

    Read More

  • How Is Ebenezer Scrooge Selfish In A Christmas Carol

    958 Words  | 4 Pages

    Scrooge is not happy with his friend Marley who warned him about the ghosts that are going to visit him. He is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past, and is watching the dreadful memory when Belle broke up with him. He was having fun until he was reminded of that dreadful moment in his life. One of the phrases Belle used in the process of breaking up with Ebenezer is, “You fear the world too much”(Dickens 26 ). This is one of the reasons Scrooge doesn’t like christmas because when reminded of his past relationship and when the ghost of christmas past revisited that memory.

    Read More

  • Juxtaposition In A Christmas Carol Analysis

    1206 Words  | 5 Pages

    If there is fire in this tale of Christmas, there is water nearby; everything exists with a polar opposite. The spirits, while all aiming to accomplish the same goal, literally and figuratively show Scrooge both the good and the bad; the light and the dark. The first spirit is described as a “clear jet of light” which made everything “visible” (30). The spirit who is there to show him his past joyous Christmases, is also literally lighting the way.

    Read More

  • Christmas Carol Compare And Contrast Essay

    700 Words  | 3 Pages

    Compare and Contrast Christmas Carol Book VS. Christmas Carol Movie Are you into the Christmas spirit where everyone is enjoying their time with their family, then the Christmas carol is the right book for you. Today I am going to be discussing about the similarities and the differences between the book and the movie, in the book and the movie Scrooge was the main character they both had the part where Scrooge had an argument with his Nephew. In the movie and the book they had the same types of lessons learned. The difference is that in the movie Scrooge had a dog while in the book, it never mentions that Scrooge had a dog.

    Read More

  • How Is Scrooge Presented In A Christmas Carol

    579 Words  | 3 Pages

    (1) In Charles Dickens’, A Christmas Carol, the characters help develop the theme, kindness and thankfulness are the keys to happiness. Contrasting Scrooge to other characters in the novella proves this theme. (2) A kind and thankful character is one who values family over wealth and is grateful to others. Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, and Scrooge’s dynamic character best prove this theme. (3a)

    Read More

  • Scrooge's Greed In 'A Christmas Carol'

    455 Words  | 2 Pages

    The ghost of Christmas past takes Scrooge to the future, he experiences heartbreak. Fear definitely takes place in this story because Scrooge experienced details he didn’t want to know. Scrooge went to the Cratchit’s home and only to find Timmy had died. Scrooge grieved over Timmy and felt miserable for the family. The ghost took Scrooge to his grave.

    Read More

  • Essay Comparing A Christmas Carol And It's A Wonderful Life

    733 Words  | 3 Pages

    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.

    Read More

  • Redemption In A Christmas Carol

    1233 Words  | 5 Pages

    He realizes that just because they don’t have a job or make a lot of money, they still contribute to the world in their own way. Scrooge is learning how to move past materialistic things and see people for who they really are. The teachings of the Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge the true meaning of the spirit of

    Read More

  • How The Grinch Character Changes

    628 Words  | 3 Pages

    Scrooge in "The Christmas Carol" shows how much he hates Christmas, and everyone he works with to change to a happy person with the help of others. Scrooge emphasizes, "What a fine day fellow... An Intelligent boy, a remarkable boy. " This is a critical part of this novel because this shows Scrooge overcame his dislike of Christmas and his entire disliking of people. Instead of rudely gesturing to people, he is now starting to act nicer, and more mature.

    Read More

  • A Christmas Carol Changes

    1279 Words  | 6 Pages

    One night, in a dream, he is warned by his deceased friend, Marley, that three spirits would come to him. The first spirit is the spirit of Christmas past, and it shows him an event from his past. In the event, Scrooge is seen leaving his lover because she is too poor. Scrooge regrets this decision greatly. The next spirit tells him about the present, and it shows him how his employee, Bob Cratchit, is suffering.

    Read More

  • A Christmas Carol: Literary Analysis: Christmas Carol

    1066 Words  | 5 Pages

    Scrooge has started to really understand what he has done wrong in his life and how selfish and mean he really is . The ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge his future and how the people don’t care that Scrooge dies “If there is any person in the town, who feels emotion caused by this man’s death,” said Scrooge quite agonised, “show that person to me, Spirit, I beseech you” ( Dickens 11 ). Scrooge is seeing how people treat him when he is dead but Scrooge has no clue they are talking about him. Scrooge is showed the future but Scrooge thinks he has already changed completely because he has no idea that the person the men are talking about is him. Scrooge is changing fast but he has not seen the shadows that have not happened but will happen soon "You are about to show me shadows of the things that have not happened, but will happen in the time before us," Scrooge pursued.

    Read More

More about Themes In A Christmas Carol

Open Document