Ghost of Christmas Past

A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens, is a story about Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist, who learns to change his attitude towards life. First off, Ebenezer Scrooge’s main conflict is that he has to learn how to become a better person, which makes the type of conflict person vs self. In the beginning of the story, he is described as being a harsh fellow, “No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty. . .…

A Christmas Carol is a over 100 year old book yet people still find joy in reading it. Scrooge changed a lot between the beginning and the end of the christmas carol. The real change was the ghost of christmas past showed him his younger self sitting at his school all alone. In the beginning of the novella scrooge sees himself as a neglected lonely young boy. Seeing how miserable he was makes him start thinking about his own actions and how they affect others. “ ‘The school is not quite…

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. In the beginning of the drama performance was Jacob Marley and is a ghost who comes to Scrooge so he won't have to go what Marley went through. The beginning of the movie they begin in Mr. Scrooge’s office. In the drama and movie Scrooge gets mad at Mr. Cratchit for using coal and wasting it on fire. Scrooge keeps saying Humbug after his nephew says Merry Christmas. Scrooge is a old man who has a lot of money. He thinks Christmas is a waste of time and…

Being considerate and helpful to others is what makes you have a humanity. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is a story about a man named Ebenezer Scrooge who was tremendously greedy and was visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future to make him see what his selfishness had caused him.This story has multiples themes, such as social justice, the true meaning of humanity, etc. Greed overtakes the humanity of those who possess it because it pushes away everyone you love and…

people. For example Scrooge, in the Christmas Carol, was mean, and always negative after Marley died because they were good work mates. They would work together and do a lot of things together.After Marley had died he was grumpy and didn’t celebrate Christmas like he use to in the past. He was grumpy for a really long time. Before Marley died he was merry, and deferential. But after he was bad-tempered, and discourteous. Then he changed back after the ghost of Christmas Future showed him what…

A Christmas Carol tells the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge a man who, despite the cheerful spirit of Christmas, turns to solitary and secrecy throughout this period. The selfish attitude Scrooge portrays correlates to the manifestation of four spirits that present themselves as a warning of what shall occur if he continues on the path of self-interest. Self-interest lives within all of us, it gives us the inclination to put ourselves in front of others. However the spirit of Christmas lives to curtail…

Merchant Syal. In Frederick Gaines’ drama, A Christmas Carol, adapted from Charles Dickens’ novel Scrooge learns that if he does not have a change in heart he will die in the near future. Ebenezer Scrooge changes from the exposition of the play to the denouement. Ebenezer Scrooge is mean and heartless in the exposition; by the middle of the play Scrooge becomes scared, and by the denouement of the play he becomes a kind person who understands the meaning of Christmas. To begin with, Scrooge is a…

trust, patience, class, integrity, and love. ” Both the film and the play of the story, A Christmas Carol, are very great pieces of work. It’s about a stingy man who doesn’t understand the meaning of love, family, and the holidays. These two versions of the stories are very analogous with all the characters, plot and setting, yet, still has some very distinct diversities. On Christmas Eve, in the drama A Christmas Carol, a nasty, old man named Ebenezer Scrooge comes into play. This particular…

Compare and contrast essay for A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol is a very, famous story. It is written, in different languages, in different fonts, and in different places around the world. A novel this classic, can't be passed up for hollywood film directors. So over the years, many Films about the christmas carol have been made. And most of the time the film is a little different. Here are my opinions about the movie, and the Novel. Some of the biggest similarities i saw through the…

Most everyone knows the Christmas classic by Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” where a man named Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by ghosts, changing his life around. That is just fiction, but can you imagine what it would be like to see real Christmas ghosts? Ghost of Alcatraz Island Off the coast of San Francisco, California you’ll find Alcatraz Island which has a long and ghostly history. Ages ago Native Americans banished miscreants to this island for punishment and the story goes that they…