A Christmas Carol "Humbug!?... Depicted in the ethical story, The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, Scrooge's fowling manner transformed his once passionate heart to a black hole, which pulled in all hope and happiness as if it were a powerful magnet. ... Scrooge found that he had the ability to alter his behavior and realized that spreading Christmas was more rewarding than any given amount of money. ... In conclusion, The Christmas Carol reveals that Scrooge had misguided himself in his early life, but eventually placed himself back onto the right road again. Scrooge's li...

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Giving gifts is known to be a tradition in the Christmas Eve. ... Although the story "Christmas Carol" take place in a different time period, still holds values and lessons that are important in society today. ... 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 Christmas Carol," shows that society should learn to live by imposing morals everyday and not just in holidays or special occasions. ... A Christmas Carol makes readers aware of their personal attitud...

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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. ... He showed him happy Christmas times and warned him about ignorance. ... All in all, these two stories, "A Rose For Emily" and "A Christmas Carol" have a common concept b...

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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. ... Ebenezer Scrooge a miserly, cold- hearted creditor, continues his stingy, greedy ways on Christmas Eve. ... 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 cha...

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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. This gives the reader an idea of what people expect and feel t...

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harles Dickens' classic novel, A Christmas Carol, is the story of a bitter old man. ... The first of these ghosts, Christmas Past, brought Scrooge back to childhood and younger memories of Christmas. ... Fezziwig was a kind-hearted soul who thoroughly enjoyed Christmas. ... The next ghost, Christmas Present, brought Scrooge to other people's Christmas dinners on that very night. ... These very important lessons are illustrated well through A Christmas Carol, and serve as the main themes of it. ...

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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. ... Upon observing his past, Scrooge realizes that he "should like to ha...

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In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge proves that money can be the end to our humanity if we make it our main focus in life. ... When Scrooge is with the ghost of Christmas past, Scrooge visits himself while he is with Belle, his former fiancée. ... His nephew comes to wish Scrooge a merry Christmas, Scrooge being the miser that he is responds, "bah humbug!" Additionally his nephew has also invited Scrooge to Christmas dinner but Scrooge refuses. ... His nephew wishes him a merry Christmas, but Scrooges just exclaims "bah humbug!" ...

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Also he was not fond of carolers to the extent that he would chase after them with a shotgun. ... Now he enjoys the wonderful sound young boy and girl carolers and lets them sing outside his home. The last way and perhaps the most important one is how he grew to love Christmas. ... Since his change of heart that warmed his personality he has celebrated Christmas and enjoyed all the special things at that time of the year, the tree, lights, and presents. He has even accepted offers to have a Christmas dinner at the home of his nephew. ...

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Most people believe that greed is a part of human nature. It may even be said that greed is the "ultimate scrooge" of human nature. Nearly everyone dreams of being financially secure and being able to better themselves materialistically. This is the driving force behind the theory of capitalism. ...

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In 1843, Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol was published to high acclaim and success. ... 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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Times can and will change, people can and will change, and in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge could and did change. ... 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. ... The first thing he does is order a huge turkey to be taken to the Cratchit home on Christmas morning....

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