The book I chose to read was called A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. ... A Christmas Carol is a celebration of Christmas and the good it inspires. ... The protagonist of this book was, Ebenezer Scrooge; a cold, miserly creditor whose acts of "kindness" form most of the story of A Christmas Carol. ... Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come is another character. ... In the book, we see how the main character changes his way of thinking, and feeling, of Christmas. ...

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A Christmas Carol is a secular story of Christmas time in an urban setting (Perdue 141). ... There are only good things to say about A Christmas Carol. ... A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens most famous book and clearly it is easy to see why everyone that reads A Christmas Carol has something good to say about it. ... A Christmas Carol is a book for everyone to read. ... (A Christmas Carol, pg. 343) He uses characters that are like the different types of people in the world. ...

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Although the story "Christmas Carol" take place in a different time period, still holds values and lessons that are important in society today. ... The main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, characterize apathy towards everything starting from having no feelings for others to aversion from Christmas, but he changed from being cold, dismal, stingy person to slender, carefree, generous person at the end. ... Christmas Carol emphasize the theory of money cannot buy happiness by showing Scrooge decision of choosing money and personal gains over family and love. ... Dicken's, "A Christma...

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"A Rose For Emily," by Faulkner and "A Christmas Carol," by Dickens do not have quite the same theme, but the over all concept of the stories are very similar. "A Rose For Emily" sends out the message of having to let go of the past, while "A Christmas Carol" focuses more on the fact that money doesn't make happiness and to give to the less fortunate. ... In "A Christmas Carol," Scrooge was also a very bitter man. ... All in all, these two stories, "A Rose For Emily" and "A Christmas Carol" have a common concept between them. It is up to the character/author to decide what s/he wants ...

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A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a story that is rich in metaphors that ultimately questions the morals and ethics of society during the time of his life. ... Scrooge goes to sleep and is awakened by the Ghost of Christmas Present who shows Scrooge several current scenes of Christmas joy and charity and then shows the Cratchit household. ... The silent black- clad Ghost Of Christmas Yet to Come replaces the other ghost. ... The three ghost of Christmas represent the changes of Scrooges life without these characters Scrooge would still be...

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(Dickens, "A Christmas Carol", p.1359, III. 1-7, from "No body" to "dark master!") This passage told by the narrator gives an accurate description of the character of Scrooge, through the thoughts and actions of the people around him. ...

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Within the text of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Ebeneezer Scrooge finds redemption, as initiated by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley. Marley, and the three spirits who pay Scrooge an unwelcomed visit on Christmas Eve,are central to Dickens' message regarding London's failure to exhibit social responsibility. ... In "A Christmas Carol," readers are given a character who is so detached from society that he feels his only responsibilities are his self-serving financial matters. ... In this sense, the redemption of Scrooge's character comes only...

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The novel A Christmas Carol is about an old grumpy man called Ebenezer Scrooge. ... At Christmas Eve, Ebenezer is visited by "the ghost of Christmas past", "the ghost of Christmas present" and "the ghost of Christmas yet to come". ... These characters are relatively easy to find in Dickens" stories, for example, in A Christmas Carol the impecunious little boy is called Tiny Tim, the mean older man (obviously) Ebenezer Scrooge and the impecunious family father is called Bob Cratchit. ... This character always seems to get the sympathy of the audience/reader. ... In A Christmas Carol, Dickens" m...

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In "A Christmas Carol- Dickens, though criticizing the upper classes, presents the view that many of the upper classes had about morality. ... Although Dickens uses the most selfish, greedy character he can envision as that of Ebeneezer Scrooge, he does an excellent job of adding the element of humanity to the character. ... Scrooge, unlike several other characters in the book, is a three-dimensional, dynamic character. ... Furthermore, when asked for a charitable donation he replies "I don't make merry myself at Christmas, and I can't afford to make idle people merry."" ... As s...

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A Christmas Carol was written in the 1830's. ... The main characters are Scrooge and his worker Bob Cratchit. ... A Christmas Carol is a very special story because Charles Dickens uses the characters as an outlet for his emotions. ... A Christmas Carol has been a family favorite in my family for many years. Among our other Christmas traditions reading A Christmas Carol out loud has been one of the more enjoyable aspects of the day. ...

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The author of such classics as Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and David Copperfeild. ... In 1843 dickens released one of his most famous stories A Christmas Carol, which is a story of a greedy man visited by ghosts on Christmas Eve. ... Disney made an animated feature of out of it and there are 4 different movies based on it (including a comedy and A Diva's Christmas Carol). ... He went from writing comic book-like stories about only one character to stories that take high levels of intelligence to understand and hold great complexity to them, like, Great Ex...

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The author of such classics as Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and David Copperfeild. ... In 1843 dickens released one of his most famous stories A Christmas Carol, which is a story of a greedy man visited by ghosts on Christmas Eve. ... Disney made an animated feature of out of it and there are 4 different movies based on it (including a comedy and A Diva's Christmas Carol). ... He went from writing comic book-like stories about only one character to stories that take high levels of intelligence to understand and hold great complexity to them, like, Great Ex...

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From novels such as A Tale of Two Cities, to the Christmas classic, A Christmas Carol, his works are renowned. ... Many of the people that he came into contact with were later portrayed as characters. ... These characters were true to the life that Dickens faced as he was growing up. ... His novels include A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, Hard Times, and David Copperfield. ... A young child could fully understand such a story as A Christmas Carol, and yet a scholar could spend months trying to decode all of the symbolism. ...

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In 1843, Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol was published to high acclaim and success. ... The Tiny Tim character represents Ebenezer Scrooge's greatest fear and deepest desire because Tiny Tim is diminutive, weak, and helpless but he is also loved unconditionally by everyone. ... The moral of A Christmas Carol comes to Scrooge on his death bed when he realizes that kindness and charity in life will bring everlasting peace. ...

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Soon Dickens was commissioned to write burlesque sporting sketches; the result was The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (1836-37), which promptly made Dickens and his characters, especially Sam Weller and Mr. ... The first of his Christmas books was the well-loved A Christmas Carol (1843). ... The book was named so as the main character of the book is named "Oliver Twist." ... To add to the greatness of the part the reader knows what is happening but the character does not know, and finds out and is really shocked. ... I did not read this book at the recommendation of anyone myself,...

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He published A Christmas Carol in December 1843, the first of five widely popular Christmas books. ... The characters travels to both country but most of the story happens in Paris, France. ... This places help introduce many characters into the story. One of the main characters, Madame Theresa Defrage, is a major antagonist who seeks revenge. ... This are the characters that gives the interesting and dramatic plot to the story. ...

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Times can and will change, people can and will change, and in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge could and did change. ... In the first stave of the story, Scrooge's character was revealed as unkind, uncharitable and overall cruel. ... The ghost shows him the Christmas where his sister Fan came to bring him home. ... The Ghost of Christmas Past also takes him to his first employer's building. ... Scrooge is greatly affected by his Christmas visit to the Cratchits. ...

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For example, in 1843 Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol. This Story dealt with and aristocratic character named Ebenezer Scrooge. ... Oliver, the main character, became an orphan and ended up in an orphanage. ... (www.literature.org/authors/dickens-charles/christmas-carol) (www.online-literature.com/dickens/olivertwist) ...

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Historically the play is set in a specific time period - the Christmas of 1967 and New Year of 1968. ... These historical events influence the behaviour and attitudes of the characters. ... While the characters do not debate this political involvement Roy and Carol have very different reactions about the loss of their son. ... The character most affected by this is Gwen. ... It explores some Australian cultural traditions such as holidaying at the beach, cooking hot Christmas lunches and putting up plastic Christmas trees. ...

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In 1843, Dickens published one of his most famous works, A Christmas Carol. ... The book begins with the main character, Pip, standing in the graveyard of his parents. ... He then moves onto the middle class with a character like Pumblechook and then to the very rich, Miss Havisham. ... The Characters of Bentley Drummle and Pip represent the differences of the upper and lower classes. ...

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The play opens on Christmas Eve and Nora learns that her husband, Torvald, has been promoted in his job. ... Nora is a delicate character that has been pampered, treated like a child all of her life, by her father, and especially Torvald. ... As the play continues, Nora seems to transform from her delicate little character into something much more, she becomes desperate. ... According to Carol Strongin Tufts, Nora "makes use of Kristine as a confidante", since Kristine has experienced suffrage and Nora has not (Tufts 300). ... www.galenet.galegroup.com Tufts, Carol Strongin. ...

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The first chapter introduces the main character Pip. ... He spends the rest of his evening stirring the pudding for the Christmas dinner the next day and while he is stirring Mrs. ... He tells her that he was out listening to the carolers. ... Joe and Pip go to church, they come home to have Christmas dinner with Mr. ... They all sit down and have a nice Christmas dinner when the conversation turns to how much of a trial Pip is. ...

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When you think of Charles Dickens you immediately think of A Christmas Carol. ... His more popular works included Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities and A Christmas Carol. ... A lot say his characters are not interesting and his plots are average. ... His characters are over exaggerated and it ruins many of his stories. But others think his characters are great and his plots and themes are very well written. ...

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Sometimes directors feel that it is necessary to change the events or details about the characters to make the film better. ... In the book the main character Blacky, and his best mate Dumby Red, who had long hair, were both 14. ... Some scenes that were left out were: Christmas at Uncle Jack's, Jem reading to Miss Dubose, Aunt Alexandra's tea party, Dill running away from his dad, Scout's first day at school inside the classroom, Mr Dolphus Raymond giving Dill a drink to settle him down and the black church. ... I think it's because I can relate a lot to the main characte...

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