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...

• Word Count: 703
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 1006
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ...

• Word Count: 792
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ...

• Word Count: 1068
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School