A timeless theme is a general event that will happen to everyone and shows how everyone is similar. It is understood by anyone and everyone because normally, it will happen to everyone at one point or another. A timeless theme shown in the play A Christmas Carol, the movie A Diva’s Christmas Carol, and in the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas is changing for the better. It is shown in the play through the way Ebenezer Scrooge’s mindset changes during the play as the spirits show him Christmas past, present, and future. It is also shown in the movie through how Ebony Scrooge’s actions change as she sees more and more Christmases that she had missed or forgotten. It is shown as well in the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas as the Grinch turns …show more content…
Though the theme is slightly subtle, the theme of change continues to shine through over the entire plot. To conclude, the events of the play A Christmas Carol prove that change can always happen to anyone, but sometimes it takes extreme circumstances. It also shows that Ebenezer Scrooge goes through change, even though at the beginning of the play, he had convinced himself that he couldn’t change, and he wouldn’t change.
Another place where we see the timeless theme of changing for the better is in the movie A Diva’s Christmas Carol. In the movie, we can see how Ebony Scrooge’s actions change dramatically to show that she transitions from a not very happy woman to one that is generous, compassionate, and kind hearted. The first place in the movie A Diva’s Christmas Carol is when Ebony, the main character, is visited by her former friend and backup singer, Marli. She tells Ebony that she was unhappy with her for leaving her alone during her struggles with drugs which ultimately led to her death in a car crash. She also notes that Ebony took advantage of her unfortunate death to turn their singing group into a solo act. Another topic touched on in this conversation is the fact that
A Christmas Carol is a novella and film by Charles Dickens. It narrates a fictional story of a man named Ebenezer Scrooge who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future in order to convince him to change his poor outlook on life and his greed. The themes of A Christmas Carol overlap with Gospel teachings, such as the dangers of greed and how the poor should be treated with generosity. The theme of greed is represented in A Christmas Carol through the main character, Scrooge.
"Change is not a threat, it is an opportunity, survival is not the goal, transformative success is” why is scrooge so mean? In the play, a Christmas Carol Scrooge went through a transformation because he had trauma from his childhood, became angry, and learned to adjust. Scrooge had a hard childhood and was neglected and forgotten. He wasn't cared for and had lots of loss. In the play, the Christmas carol Scrooge's older self is mean and cold-hearted compared to his younger self when he was generous and kind In the play a Christmas Carol Scrooge had a bad childhood, his father was abusive and he was sent to boarding school to be forgotten.
The book and movie version of the story, “A Christmas Carol” are alike, but they are also very different. There are more similarities than there are differences. In my opinion the movie is better than the book. Some people may think otherwise, but I think the movie is better. There are a lot of similarities and differences in the two.
You could definitely see the slight hesitation of Ebony when she thought about her “hallucination”, considering if it was real, and if she should change. Another place where we can see Ebon’s actions showing her emotional change is when the spirit of Christmas present brings her to her bandmates’ hotel rooms and shows her what they are doing and what they are talking about. Ebony is shown her bandmates bad mouthing her, commenting that she is cheap and mean because she couldn’t afford to accommodate them in even a decent hotel. The spirit of Christmas present also shows her her accountant, Ernie, staying with his girlfriend, telling her that he could be so good to her because he skimmed a bit of money from Ebony’s profits, keeping bonuses for himself. Understandably, this angers Ebony, and notes that she would fire him at the nearest chance possible.
Unlike the character of Ebony Scrooge at the beginning of, “A Diva’s Christmas Carol,” this person chooses love over success in wealth. Once again, the idea of choosing love over money is reinforced in the lines, “I don’t need no money/ As long as I can feel the beat/ I don’t need no money/ As long as I keep dancing.” The person has a love for music and dance and feels as if that is all they need in order for them to be
Compare and Contrast Bah, Humbug!! It is absolutely the most amazing Christmas story ever told. It is a story that every family knows to enjoy. Both movie and play are filled with that wonderful feeling of Christmas spirit.
Fear is also a fitting theme because Scrooge isn’t used to fear, but during this stage he experiences it.
The Change of Scrooge “Feelings change, memories don’t.” Joel Alexander After visits from three ghosts, The Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Future, Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist in the novella, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, is changed for the better. Each ghost makes an impact on him in several ways. The Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge influential scenes from his younger days.
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.
Redemption was shown in both “A Christmas Carol” written by Charles Dickens in the year 1843 and the movie “A Diva’s Christmas Carol” directed by Richard Schenkman in the year 2000. The timeless theme redemption also appeared in multiple plays and books for example “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” directed by Ron Howard in the year 2000 or write by Dr. Seuss in the year 1957. The timeless theme redemption is still applicable today. The timeless theme redemption was shown in “A Christmas Carol” through the main character Ebenezer Scrooge. He changed from being a cold-blooded, cruel man to being a sympathetic, kind-hearted human being.
”Scrooge changes from these traits through his experience with the ghost of the past,present,and future. When the ghost of Christmas past visits Scrooge,it shows that on pg.31 and pg.32,where talking about his past and how he should change the way he acts and saying
“The righteousness of the blameless keeps his ways straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness”(Prov. 11:5). The story, “A Christmas Carol”, is about a cold-hearted man named Scrooge who transforms himself into a jolly, kind man when three Ghosts teach Scrooge about the spirit of Christmas. In the story, Charles Dickens illustrates the theme of how no one is past redemption through the transformation of Scrooge’s personality by the lessons of the Spirits. At the beginning of the story, Scrooge’s selfish personality is revealed, and the Ghost of Christmas Past comes and shows him the memories and truth of his life long ago.
The Narrator states, "And what happened then, Well... In Who-Ville they say that the Grinch 's heart grew 3 sizes that day" (Seuss) This shows that the Grinch physically changed through the story and was able to give back the Christmas presents he stole back to all the people from Who-Ville. The narrator states, "The Grinch carved the roast beast" (Seuss) This shows that the Grinch became from going to ruining Christmas for others, to cutting food that describes the Christmas year for people from Who-Ville. Not only has he stopped hating Christmas,
People can change in different ways. Some things change them very suddenly, but sometimes it can take time. A sudden change can be caused by choices, wants, and decisions. There are different ways that a sudden change can happen. One of those changes happen by their decisions.
When the ghosts started coming he started changing , each time one ghost came he changed little by little . In the book “ a christmas carol “ by charles dickens , the theme is influenced by the process of change by scrooge 's character , and the ways he changed through the ghost 's appearance in the story. In the beginning of The story, Scrooge’s selfish behavior is evident until he meets the Ghost of Christmas Past. Two charitable