Nathanael’s literary style and theme of his stories were passionate romanticism and mainly dark romanticism. The spectacular author had many amazing works and so many popular books. One of his greatest works was The Scarlet Letter (1850) and Twice-Told Tales (1837). Edgar Allan Poe once said, "The style of Hawthorne is purity itself. His tone is singularly effective—wild, plaintive, thoughtful, and in full accordance with his themes... We look upon him as one of the few men of indisputable genius to whom our country has as yet given birth".
Callie Greene #8793 Mrs. Blandford English 8, period 3 13 January 2011 A Christmas Miracle: The Gift of Influence Everything that surrounds us, every memory in our grasp, and every instant of our existence influences us in some way whether the effect is positive or negative. People can choose to accept the influence bestowed upon them in an enthusiastic manner, or they can angrily and shyly accept with a cold hand. In the novel, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the protagonist, Ebenezer Scrooge, is a “lonely, covetous, Christmas-loathing man.” It is not until three ghosts come along to change him for the better and teach him the error of his ways that he is influenced to be a kinder, more generous person. The Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, each, in his own way, influence Scrooge to change his miserly, odious, self-centered way of living. First off, the Ghost of Christmas Past influences Ebenezer to change his avaricious ways for the better.
A CHRISMAS CAROL NOTES * Dickins love of wordplay is also evident at the beginning of the text. The very first line “Marley was dead to begin with”- can be read in multiple ways and is infused with subtle irony when we later realise that Marley is a ghost trapped in perpetual misery. * Dickins plays with imagery too. He uses the English winter to symbolise the iciness of scrooge’s heart and contrasts this with the warm family interiors at his nephew’s house and at the Cratchit hearth. * Immediately scrooge is contrasted with his warm and kind hearted nephew Fred who has coke to bid him Christmas tidings * Given these contrasts, we should expect a change in the imagery as Scrooge gradually warms tot eh Christmas spirit.
A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens tells a tail that’s set in London about Scrooge who is an old miserable, bitter miser who cares about no one who is visited by ghosts that help Scrooge understand that he must reach out to others if he is to achieve redemption. In Stave One Marley who was Scrooge’s old business partner who had passed away seven years ago warns Scrooge about the three ghost spirits of Christmas. Marley spoke to Scrooge to help Scrooge understand that he must reach out to others if he is to achieve redemption, while Marley never had the chance and would have been a better man if he could’ve changed things. ‘Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business.’ Scrooge then saw all the ghosts as
A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol is one of the most renowned stories written by Charles Dickens and has become an exceedingly recognised book in English Literature. Over the years there have been numerous film, stage and radio adaptations of the tale and it has managed to earn itself a place amongst the great Christmas classics hence making the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, a cultural icon. It was initially published in 1843 and instantly generated a flurry of critical acclaim and was widely successful. 1843 was the beginning of the Victorian Era in Britain, and was a period when there was strong nostalgia for old Christmas traditions yet also the initiation of new concepts such as Christmas trees and greeting cards. Dickens's sources
Shaken by the warning of Marley’s ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Past illustrates to Scrooge what his greed has cost him. Provided with such knowledge the lessen attempted by the Second ghoul becomes possible as the need for family interaction is demonstrated to Scrooge. Silently terrifying Scrooge as it reveals the ignorance portrayed in the 19th Century, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come evokes cold hearted man to beg for redemption. Hence, the bitter attitude of Scrooge is altered as a result of the input of all four phantoms. Jacob Marley instigates Scrooge’s transformation into a better man as he warns him of his miserable fate.
Dickens demonstrations here that Tiny Tim is the most vulnerable of all the lower class yet he is one of the most giving and happy members of the lower class, which puts shame on Scrooge and his fellow upper class men. I was going to write about how Dickens uses the 3 ghosts to turn Scrooge around which shows the people of his time how anyone can change and has good in them and that it is not hard to change, just to accept the others around you. Not only did Charles Dickens pen a novella that will be seen for many decades to come, Dickens uses this novella to try and get his point across to the people of his time, and how in which both the upper and middle classes were to get along and how to get along with each other. Dickens does socially commentate on his time more than trying to pen this novella into a religious moral
“A Christmas Carol” is a morality tale by Charles Dickens of an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of one night. The setting of the story takes place in London, England in 1943 during the time of the Industrial Revolution. In the story, Marley, Scrooge’s dead business partner, surprises Scrooge with three ghosts to teach him a lesson – The Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. The Ghosts show him different scenes in his life to stop him from being so cruel. Some people do not enjoy the story during Christmas.
Dickens presents the change in Scrooge from being a mean man to being generous and well spoken person, from reading the novel The Christmas Carol it shows the reality of Victorian London in the mid 19th century also the readers would realise that this still relates to this day and age as poor working, living and housing conditions are still drastically affecting much of the world. Throughout the novel Dickens presents the transformation of Scrooges personality over 5 staves in which three ghosts appeared to scare him so that he would mend in bad ways. A good example of Scrooges transformation is the ghost of Christmas present shows scrooge how Tiny Tim is doomed because he is partially disabled, in this part of the novel Scrooges heart turned and felt for the Cratchit family. The Ghost of Christmas present also shows a boy of ignorance and a girl of want, showing both Scrooge and the reader the harsh reality of
How is Scrooge portrayed in the novel? On Christmas Eve you would think that people would want to be celebrating, enjoying the delightful day to come all apart from Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge, but a Christmas Eve visit from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future teaches him to open his heart to the spirit of Christmas and to the joys of friends and family. In this novel Charles Dickens portrays Ebenezer Scrooge as a bitter lonely old man. He is a very cold-hearted, selfish man, who has no love for Christmas, children, or anything that even provokes happiness. The opening of Christmas Carol sets the mood, describes the setting and introduces many of the main characters.