Themes in a Christmas carol
A Christmas Carol has many different underlying meanings and themes. This essay will be explaining some of the key themes of the book and how they are shown. It also will be exploring how some of the characters and scenes are shaped by these themes. In each paragraph you will receive a brief explanation of the theme and how the characters and plot are shaped by it.
The first and most common theme throughout the text is greed. Greed is portrayed by many of the characters but particularly Scrooge. The plot of the story makes it very clear that one of scrooge’s major flaws in his life is that he is too greedy and wants nothing but wealth and power. Scrooge, although he is wealthy, is a miser, all throughout the book this is perceived. When the ghosts show him his past self, greed is one thing that …show more content…
Poverty, because of over population, was a major factor in the Victorian era. Dickens makes reference to this throughout the text also, as he has experienced this first hand. Poverty is seen in many different ways in the text, we are shown how the social classes separate the poor from the wealthy, how children were greatly affected and how people were often asked for donations or help in any way they could for the poor. In many characters and settings of the text there is an emphasis on poverty, it is a common theme for Christmas Present particularly, when they meet Tiny Tim. Not only can Tiny Tim’s family not afford treatment for his disease, but also they state they are living in is not ideal. Poverty is also shown when Scrooge and the spirit travels through the streets, “The ways were foul and narrow, the shops and houses wretched; the people half-naked, drunken, slipshod, ugly. Alleys and archways, like so many cesspools, disgorged their offences of smell, and dirt.” Scrooge also regrets his association with poverty, as he never helped anyone or associated with poor
A Christmas Carol has many different underlying meanings and themes. This essay will be explaining some of the key themes of the book and how they are shown. It also will be exploring how some of the characters and scenes are shaped by these themes. In each paragraph you will receive a brief explanation of the theme and how the characters and plot are shaped by it.
The first and most common theme throughout the text is greed. Greed is portrayed by many of the characters but particularly Scrooge. The plot of the story makes it very clear that one of scrooge’s major flaws in his life is that he is too greedy and wants nothing but wealth and power. Scrooge, although he is wealthy, is a miser, all throughout the book this is perceived. When the ghosts show him his past self, greed is one thing that …show more content…
Poverty, because of over population, was a major factor in the Victorian era. Dickens makes reference to this throughout the text also, as he has experienced this first hand. Poverty is seen in many different ways in the text, we are shown how the social classes separate the poor from the wealthy, how children were greatly affected and how people were often asked for donations or help in any way they could for the poor. In many characters and settings of the text there is an emphasis on poverty, it is a common theme for Christmas Present particularly, when they meet Tiny Tim. Not only can Tiny Tim’s family not afford treatment for his disease, but also they state they are living in is not ideal. Poverty is also shown when Scrooge and the spirit travels through the streets, “The ways were foul and narrow, the shops and houses wretched; the people half-naked, drunken, slipshod, ugly. Alleys and archways, like so many cesspools, disgorged their offences of smell, and dirt.” Scrooge also regrets his association with poverty, as he never helped anyone or associated with poor