"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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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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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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