The Muppet Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol Literature-Media Comparison In Mrs. Tortomasi’s class we read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Then we watched one of the many movie adaptations of the book. Unfortunately, I was not able to see the whole movie. However, while watching the movie I saw many similarities and differences. Also, producer's choice elements were used throughout the movie to add to the story and make it more interesting to watch. There are many similarities between the book and the movie…

If you plan on attending a Christmas party this year, chances are the the theme will be "Ugly Christmas Sweaters." Most likely you'll head to the local thrift store to hunt for one last minute, only to walk out empty handed. Maybe if you're lucky enough, you'll already have a perfecty hideous one from years ago. One question that still remains: What is up with this atrocious holiday sweater craze? Today, I'm here in my bright red, gaudily beaded cardigan to give you some insight on what these…

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. . .…

Gibson’s The War on Christmas. Among the several claims he make, I considered that quote the most contradictory and interesting one of all. Gibson uses it to explain how he, a Christian, does not feel excluded while differing religious observe their own practices, but the idea of Christmas not having the “prowess” as before is threatening. Although the erasure of specific titles to Christmas artifacts (ex. Holiday/Friendship tree to replace Christmas tree, not teaching Christmas in schools,…

A Christmas Carol is a classic tale of joy, generosity, and finding your holiday spirit. However, the story did not start off with everyone holding hands and peace on Earth. It began with greed, hate, and antagonism. The story continues to progress to the end, and as it does changes in its tone. Both versions of A Christmas Carol end with the heartwarming mood the story is so famous for. The drama and the movie based off of it have many similar qualities, but differ from each other just as much.…

In Charles Dickens’, A christmas Carol I speculate all three spirits assisted Scrooge from his callous behaviour, and shifted his life around to make him a content man. Scrooge learns the same lesson from all three spirit (That kindness is the key to happiness) however, each spirit tells scrooge happiness in different ways. In the beginning of the novella, Scrooge is portrayed as a cold-hearted miser who abhors anything joyful , but once visited by the spirits scrooge is depicted as a…

said to be when the final ghost, the ghost of Christmas yet to come, was to appear. The clock struck twelve and the hooded phantom hovered towards Scrooge, ready to show him the shadows of the future. If you’ve read Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, you would know that Scrooge at this point, while engulfed in fear, is willing to follow the final ghost and have him lead on to view the Christmas yet to come. With that said, while the ghost of Christmas yet to come had visited Scrooge at a time…

was a comedy based along the storylines of The Christmas Carol. I noticed many people from the community brought their children along for the comedy. For someone who doesn’t really care for plays, or Christmas it was somewhat interesting to go into the play having doubts beforehand and coming out of it with a different view. The exposition started off the same as The Christmas Carrol. Scrooge was being his typical self, hating everything about Christmas, while everyone else was enjoying and…

There was novella: to begin with. A novel called A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens. This work is innovative, ingenious, and just plain brilliant. A Christmas Carol is set in the Victorian era, with three evident themes; childhood innocence, Scrooge’s transformation, and social justice. The Victorian era lasted from 1837 until 1901. In this time, children were viewed as angels close to Heaven, which was an extremely important belief of people in the Victorian era. During this time,…

I Want for Christmas is You” Music Analysis “ All I Want for Christmas is You” is written by a great artist known as Mariah Carey. The song was written and produced with the help of Walter Afanasieff. “All I Want for Christmas is You” is featured on her album Merry Christmas that was released November 1st, 1994. The lyrics have several meanings. For example, “I don’t need to hang my stocking, there upon the fireplace,” references to a tradition where kids put stockings up for Christmas, but…