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    A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, is a beloved tale that people of all ages have loved for its emotional and moral appeal. It is a story focusing on the life of Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy and cold-hearted money-lender, who is visited by four ghostly apparitions who convince him together to change his merciless ways. At the beginning of this tale, Scrooge does not recognize the effects of his greed, so the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future take it upon themselves to show him how…

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    Great Expectations is a novel composed by Charles Dickens, this novel is set in early Victorian England, a period when tremendous social changes were influencing the country. It is a story told in the first person narration by a moderately aged Pip, who is glancing back at his adolescence and youth. The story takes its starting when Pip is just 6 or 7 years of age and is living with his sister and her metal forger spouse Joe in light of the fact that his parents are dead. Great Expectations…

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    Dickens was born on 6 January 1837 and he died on 20 Ju1y 1896. He is a we11-known Eng1ish nove1ist who is remembered ti11 today because of his bri11iant prose. Some of his exce11ent and notab1e works inc1ude Great Expectations, Hard Times and O1iver Twist. He was a faithfu1 son to his era the Victorian Age who had depicted in detai1 the status of women, and the socia1 structure at that time in Hard Times which in turn gives us a c1ear-cut idea of Victorian times .Char1es Dickens was very…

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    Throughout chapter five of Charles Dicken’s “A Tale of Two Cities,” anaphora and asyndeton are utilized in order to depict how the poverty in France was driven into the minds and lives of the peasants due to the negligence of the rich, conceiving a revolution lead by the people. Dickens renders the situation for the peasants in France to be extremely impoverished, such that while describing the peasants’ lifestyles, he inserts the word “Hunger” at the beginning of each sentence. This use of…

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    In his book, Dickens portrays this financial unrest among the poor through a strike by Bounderby's factory workers. One such worker, namely Stephen, remains faithful to the company and feels that the problem will not be solved through a strike. On the flip side, Bounderby summons Stephen on account of the strike and asks Stephen to spy on the other workers. Since Stephen has integrity he refuses to spy feeling that this would compromise his morals. Therefore, Bounderby fires Stephen from the…

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    Ghost In A Christmas Carol

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    The most important character among three Christmas ghosts in A Christmas Carol Christmas Carol was an influent novel which was written by Charles Dickens throughout one and half century about a life of Ebenezer Scrooge as a negative, penny-pinching and distasteful man in London. No one had ever wished to work as an employee in his office after his best business partner Jacob Marley died except Bob Cratchit. Nothing in the world would scare Scrooge if it wasn’t about the gold…

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    Millard Fillmore was born on Jan 7, 1800. Millard’s birthplace is a big debate. There are many different sources that place him in many different locations at his birth. He was born in Locke Township, New York, Summerhill, New York, Cayuga County, New York or, a region in New York known as the Finger Lakes. He was born to Nathaniel and Phoebe Fillmore. His odd name, Millard, comes from his mother’s maiden name. He had nine other siblings Millard Fillmore was born into extreme poverty. At…

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    A Christmas Carol is a short novel by Charles Dickens, published for the first time in 1843 that takes place in the Victorian London. The main characters are Scrooge, Jacob Marley, The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present, and The Ghost of Christmas Future. But other characters can also be found such as Fred, Scrooge’s nephew; Fezziwig, who was Scrooge’s mentor; Belle, a woman who Scrooge loved; Bob Cratchit; Scrooge’s clerk, and others. The story begins by stating Marley’s…

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    Most people would think that “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is about Christmas when it was originally written to prevent child labor. The novella tells the story of a wealthy and greedy man named Ebenezer Scrooge. He is not the nicest gentleman and he is mean to his poor servant whose name is Bob Cratchit. This book teaches us that money does not always make us happy. This message can still apply to us today. around the time that ACC was written, children did a lot of work in the mines…

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    Social Class In the novel , Dickens reveals a theme of social class and shows us that social class affects our actions , reputations and how we choose to live our lives overall. In the novel Pip states , "I was haunted by the fear that she would sooner or later find me out , with a black face , and hands , doing the coarsest part of my work and would exult over me and despise me"(page 83). In this quotation Pip is speaking of his hard labor and the shame it would bring him if the girl he loved…

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