In my essay I will write about a Christmas carol. A Christmas carol was written by Charles Dickens in 1843, 19 December. In the story the main character is Ebenezer Scrooge who is a stingy, greedy mean man who is visited by four different ghosts. The four ghosts whose names are the ghost of Jacob Marley the ghost who warns Scrooge to change his ways. If he doesn’t then he will be visited by three different ghosts.
Mr Tom and Scrooge (How they change) Mr Tom is a character from the novel ‘Good Night Mr Tom’ and, Scrooge, from ‘A Christmas Carol’. In this essay I will explain how both characters change in a similar way. At the start of the novel tom is impatient with Willie as he says ‘I ent got all day’ which is a harsh welcome because Willie goes in the house for the first time. He is also a bit annoyed when Willie says ‘I can’t go aht wivout me socks’ and he snorted ‘why?’. This shows that tom thinks Willie is weird.
The Grinch’s Personality The movie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a holiday favorite everywhere. It showcases the true meaning of Christmas, being happy and being together. The main character, the Grinch was originally from Whoville but has secluded himself up on the mountain because when he was a child he was mistreated by his peers. He was an angry spiteful who. He now has come into town and to try and ruin Christmas but when little Cindy Lou Who tries to welcome him back in, he goes through a personality change and his heart that was two sizes to small expands to two sizes too big.
Dickens however was sent to work in a warehouse with other child labourers. Dickens wrote ‘A Christmas Carol in the mid 1800’s and due to having had this background and experiences, the main purpose of ‘A Christmas Carol’, and many other novels not just by Dickens at the time, was a social commentary and to draw the attention of the readers to the hardships faced by the poor at the time. The story and message of a text can be closely linked. ‘A Christmas Carol’ is about a man named Scrooge and his journey to discover the true meaning of Christmas and the importance of being a good person. This happens through a series of supernatural events include visits from four ghosts and trips to his past, the present and his future, a very bleak one if he doesn’t not change.
Over the years he has set his life to a particular pattern by ignoring everyone and not putting time into them, over the years this has stacked up and has turned into an everyday exercise, ignoring and judging people in a negative way became a natural reaction to him. When Marley’s ghost confronted him, he was a bit uncertain of what to expect and thought that it might be a hoax, so when the first ghost came he was shocked but try to show no emotion as this because this is what he normally does, but when he was taken though his childhood memories and seeing all of his school friends, unconsciously Scrooge could not contain himself, and as the spirit of Christmas past asked him questions like “Do you remember where we are?” or “Do you know who this is?” Scrooge could not hold back and went on about all the adventures he used to go on. This started to warm his frozen heart and let some
In the beginning of the film, Jack grew tired of the same routine and frights every year. He escapes from Halloween town to ponder on his feelings atop a spiral-shaped hill in the graveyard, “Jack’s Lament”. He escapes into a world of Christmas where jeer and joy is everywhere. Spotting Santa Claus and interpreting that Christmas is all about lights, decoration, and presents; Jack returns to Halloween town to try to attempt to indulge Christmas into Halloween town. Through his obsession for Christmas, Jack planned a kidnap, asking Lock, Shock, and Barrel to take Santa Claus so he
He has a childlike faith that George will always be there for him, a faith that seems justified, given their long history together. George, on the other hand, thinks of Lennie as a constant source of frustration. He has assumed responsibility for Lennie’s welfare and has, several times, been forced to run because of trouble Lennie has inadvertently caused. Life with Lennie is not easy. However, despite George’s frequent bouts of anger and frustration, and his long speeches about how much easier life would be without Lennie, George is clearly devoted to his friend.
George knows that Lennie gets in trouble, but the fact that they have each other is worth the work. He tries to keep Lennie on track towards their dream. Even though Lennie makes George extremely irritated, he truly cares about him and hopes for a better future together, where they control their future not anyone else. George’s ultimate sacrifice is when he has to kill Lennie to save his friend from agenizing pain. George Truly cared about Lennie and wanted him to know it.
When more people know the meaning of this song and what message convays it could make fathers stick around, create faithfulness and eliminate infidelity, And motivate people to live a proactive lifestyle. The lyrics are universaly compatable to many diffrent peoples lives and is applied, accepted, and realized in a positive manner. The lyrics to drive has had a very positive personal effect on my life. The lyrics are a very powerful expression of his tormenting urning to be diffrent, take a diffrent life path and, take controll of "the wheel" (his life). I belive that when the lyrics are realized they can create a profound effect on your mood and attitude.
5. “Once upon a time…” Why does Dickens begin the story in this way? Scrooge began the story this way because it was Christmas that day and Christmas comes once a year. 6. How does Dickens emphasise the contrast between Scrooge and his nephew?