Dickens also writes how Scrooge treated his Nephew Fred, badly, his nephew and only living relative is a very cheerful man who loves Christmas. He wishes his Uncle a Merry Christmas Scrooge replies ‘bah humbug’. "Why did you get married?" said Scrooge. "Because I fell in love."
‘God bless us everyone!’ Dickens is giving the Christmas image which is all about getting together and feasting. Even know the Cratchits were poor, Scrooge saw how happy and thankful the Cratchits are to be together while in contrast Scrooge is very wealthy, yet he is miserable and alone. Ghost of Christmas present told Scrooge if these shadows are unaltered by the future Tiny Tim will die. Scrooge feels guilt and regret about stating that people should just die and decrease the surplus population earlier to the business man. A ghost of Christmas present then took Scrooge to Scrooge’s nephews Christmas dinner and even know Scrooge doesn’t treat his nephew kindly, Scrooge saw how his nephew feels sorry for Scrooge and that Scrooge’s nephew has the decency to raise a tost to Scrooge at the Christmas
We know this as scrooge gets scared and says to the ghost “I will change spirit I will change”. Scrooge wakes after the visit of the last of the spirits, to find it is Christmas Day, and that he is able to change things for the better. He immediately sets out to help the Cratchit family, and others, while beginning to put right the wrongs of the past and the present. Tiny Tim does not die, and Scrooge becomes as kind as he once was selfish. Scrooge learns one of life most valuable lessons.
Other animators such as Warner Brothers focused on often extremist versions of the real world; whilst Disney’s plausible impossibility represented the real and identifiable. Often known as “Classic Disney” (Wasko, 2001:110) the traditional narrative style has become a consistent theme within Disney to which I will be discussing in three of Disney’s most popular animated films, Snow White (1937), The Little Mermaid (1989) and Beauty and the Beast (1991). In “Classic Disney” there are reoccurring themes which can be identified in almost every film. These themes reinforce significant moral values to which audiences aspire to follow. Disney’s film process during the early years was largely representative of the values of America in the 1930s era.
Maybe he feels a sense of guilt for being selfish in his own desires to become wealthy and successful and wishes he had realized that his parents, the people he owes so much to, still need love and affection. Richard Rodriguez’s attitude about Christmas is doubly layered. He is fond of “the Christmas one remembers having once,” but he realizes that it is fruitless to try to regain the old spirit of the holidays when the family has changed so much since then. Rodriguez is resignedly nostalgic about his family, and the ways in which they do not reflect their past selves
Matthew Diemand E Block 12/17/14 A Christmas Carol: Horror But Hope Charles Dickens’ masterpiece, A Christmas Carol, tells the story of a bitter old man named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation into a gentle, kind person after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet to come. The ghost of Christmas past shows Scrooge many memories of him as a younger, more cheerful self and how he eventually became lonely. The ghost of Christmas present showed Scrooge how everyone happily celebrated the holiday, rich or poor, while the ghost of Christmas future revealed how no one will fondly remember Scrooge when he dies. These visions cause him to change and become a jolly and happy person. This novel, although it ends happily, is sad and somber throughout.
The ghost takes Scrooge to his nephews house while they were playing the games and enjoying each other. Scrooge thought it was so fun that even though he wasn’t able to be seen he wanted to stay. So now you know about how characters with money don’t always use it on themselves. Throughout the novel characters without money simply find happiness in their family. Bob Cratchit is a character with little money and finds true happiness in spending time with his family.
Baba’s biggest admirer is his own son, Amir has always looked up to Baba and wanted him to care about him and love him. Amir feels as though his own father doesn’t even love him because Amir’s mother died while giving birth to him. People in the town envy the plentiful life that Amir and his father have. They have a nice house, a Ford Mustang, an orphanage, and plenty of money. In the book The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini uses
Biff cannot contain himself any longer and hugs Willy through his tears. Willy takes this as a sign of love and we see that he commits suicide for Biffs sake. Here Miller shows that although they have different beliefs they still love each other deep down and Willy sees this as being successful. The audience are touched by this and admire Willy for sacrificing his own life for the goodness of his son. In conclusion, “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller is a heartbreaking play which sees Willy’s beliefs get the better of him as he takes his own life.
This is discovered when the patriarch, Julian Hayden, says to his son Wesley “Ever since the war…Ever since Frank came home in a uniform and you stayed home, you’ve been jealous” (118). This favoritism shows what little respect Julian holds for his younger son that stems from Franks dominance between the Hayden siblings. Wes is constantly put down because of his brother’s achievements; these situations can either make or break Wesley. In all families, there is a member who thrives on ‘power trips’, and in this specific situation, it was Julian, “He wanted, he needed, power…he was a dominating man who drew sustenance and strength from controlling others” (20). Julian acquires his power through putting others down, especially Wes; this causes Wesley to have a lot of animosity towards his father.