Character Analysis-A Christmas Carol In Charles Dickens’ novel A Christmas Carol, Scrooge “…changed from an arrogant, obstinate, and insensitive miser to a generous, warmhearted, and caring human being.” He makes this tremendous change after he is helped by The Three Spirits who showed him images from the past, present and future Christmases. He heard what others spoke of him and wanted to change their opinion. Scrooge was a very unpleasant person in the past. He was arrogant, “If they would rather die,” said Scrooge,” they had better do it and decrease the surplus population. Besides¬¬-excuse me- I don’t know that.”(6) and did not care about anyone besides himself and money.
My Father’s Waltz By Theodore Roethke (1942) Michelle Parker ENG 125 December 1, 2012 Things I found engaging in “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke (1942) were the language the content, and the theme. The language was compelling because it was really the thoughts of a young boy trying the help his drunken father get to bed. The content was engaging because it just showed the struggle he was dealing with. The ambiguous nature of family relationships is the theme. An example of the language in the poem that helps you “see” what the boy is thinking and feeling is: “The whiskey on your breath Could make a small boy dizzy But I hung on like death” (1942) And, “The hand that held my wrist Was battered on one knuckle At every step you missed My right ear scraped a buckle.
In the novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge starts off as a miserable old man who nobody likes and ends as a kind, caring old man that everyone likes after an adventure with three spirits into his Christmas past, present, and future. After realizing how cold he is, he immediately changed into a happy, loving, and caring old man. In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge changes from being selfish in Stave 1 to being caring and generous in Stave 5. In Stave 1, Mr. Scrooge is extremely selfish and self-centered. He is selfish because the narrator said “Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event, but he was an excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral, and solemnized it wish an undoubted bargain.” (Dickens 9) When his very own bestfriend and co-worker Jacob Marley died, Mr. Scrooge could’ve at least attended the funeral instead of going straight to work.
The ghost of Christmas yet to come was a quiet, scary cloaked figure and just pointed. The author gives different descriptions for the ghost to make it interesting for the reader and to show the different sides to Scrooge’s personality. Dickens wrote this book for the rich people to know that it is not good not to share with poor people. Scrooge was a selfish man; stingy, greedy and mean. Nobody likes Scrooge and poor people were scared to go near Scrooge.
In my opinion, there are similarities between Fox’s hit television show Family Guy and Jeeter Lester, in the sense that they act the same towards their families and carry the same characteristic of greediness. I believe, the first episode of the first season of Fox’s Family Guy represents the novel of Tobacco Road very well, beyond just the way that the father of both literatures are. The cast of the show is similar to the Lesters. Both families have a son and daughter who play as main characters in the novel and show. The Griffins also have a younger son, which the Lesters do not.
Susan Hills technique which allows the main character to tell his story is very effective because he reveals his character through his words and actions. He is aware of his shortcomings as a young man and reflects on his own actions. By presenting Kipps in this way the reader can identify with his experiences and share his fears as a terrible period as his life is relived. In the first chapter Kipps appears to have everything a middle aged man could want - a happy family, a beautiful house, a 'dear' wife and plenty of money. This is illustrated at Christmas time in order to exaggerate his domestic bliss.
This is through the intimate use of language and personal tales of experiences such as the poem “Sport” in Chapter 1. At this stage, Herrick depicts Billy as an imperfect person, shaped by a depraved childhood rather than an evil person. The train driver Ernie symbolizes the good humanity Billy; an element of his life he never truly experienced due to his upbringing. Ernie takes Billy in without question from a cold night into warm shelter and food. Through the connection, a mischievous boy emerges a good side to him, as he leaves Ernie a note and gives him his father’s champagne.
Theodore Roethke “My Papa’s Waltz” Formal Argument In “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke the speaker, a young boy, takes us through a dance with his father. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia felt that the boy’s experience was a fun, playful one however, my interpretation of this poem differed. The speaker uses details in this poem that tell the story of a fun yet frightening dance with his father. The speaker starts by letting us know that the father is drunk.
How does Dickens emphasise the contrast between Scrooge and his nephew? Scrooge and his nephew are very different from each other. According to Dickens’ Scrooge’s nephew was very cheerful, whereas Scrooge was really mean. 7. What was the difference between Scrooge’s and his nephew’s attitude to Christmas?
Crooks is initially mentioned when Candy is reflecting with ‘relish’ upon an event that happened the previous Christmas. We learn that after getting drunk, the men on the ranch entertained themselves by beating up ‘the stable buck.’ The fact that the other men have placed down rules, ‘on account of the nigger’s crooked back, Smitty can’t use his feet’ makes the scene even more shocking, highlighting the way the men consider the torment of another human being to be a game. When Lennie enters Crooks’ room, the reader becomes aware of how loneliness can draw people together. Crooks is initially hostile towards Lennie, but he soon realises that Lennie cannot comprehend why someone would be isolated because of their skin colour. Crooks seems to understand the value of Lennie’s friendship with George, and is possibly jealous of it.