A great way to start off the holiday season is by reading the classic tale of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. You might’ve seen adaptations of it in TV shows and movies, but the book has a special magic that will have your imagination running wild. As a Christmas story, this is as good as it gets. The novel is a fable about poverty in London during the early 1800’s, with the infamous Scrooge representing the greed of the rich. I loved the style of narration, the overall message, and how the story presents the festivity of Christmas.
The rational part of me then agrees to my emotional side that Santa Claus is real. Its explanation is – if Santa Claus had not been real, then I would be in sorrow all the time, but I am the exact opposite. I am constantly cheerful, and my life is so bright with hope that it could light the night sky. The calculating side of me comes to the conclusion that since my mood contradicts reason, then Santa Claus is very much real. Christmas is the holiday that has always stayed the same to me.
What is more, he has a board face and a little a little round belly that will be shake when he laughes, like a bowl full of jelly. He is chubby and plump just like a right jolly old elf that look kind to let people feel good and they have nothing to dread. But is the Santa Claus really exist in the world? In my opinion maybe our parents are the Santa Claus too because they are the person that give the gift to their children. Finally, Christmas is a good time that family can get together to do activities together such as decorate their house with their hands and have a celebration party to have fun and make the relationship better.
While clearly pertaining to the fantasy genre, Grimm brothers’ tales have many realistic themes (family, marriage, fortune, heredity, power) veiled by an accessible language, an unambiguous style and an atmosphere of childish naïveté. However, the world evoked in the book does not belong to the children: innocence is sanitized (e.g. Hans in Luck), while manipulation and inveiglement are praised (e.g.The Raven). This collection is not a moral guide as it gives practical lessons about life. The unsuspecting reader does not enter a magical childlike land, but he progressively masters the art of manipulation.
A Wonderful Life & Fred Claus are two highly inspirational movies. They both give a new meaning to the word Christmas. They not only get you into a Christmas spirit, but they inspire you to become loving & appreciative. These two movies make you look at life in a whole new perspective, you'd have to possess a very hard heart not to find something to love in these stories. A Wonderful Life is no doubt, an amazing movie!
Clark W. Griswold National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was writen by John Hughes and directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. The main character, Clark W. Griswold Jr., played by Chevy Chase. The summary of the plot is that he is trying to have a fun family Christmas experience, but everything that can possibly go wrong will go wrong for Clark. Clark is a very family oriented man whose objective through out the movie is his dream of having a swimming pool in his backyard. Clark shows the trait of clumsyness throughout the movie in many different aspects.
The English enjoy beautiful Christmas music. They love to decorate Christmas Trees and hang up evergreen branches. One England's customs is mummering. In the Middle Ages, people called mummers put on masks and acted out Christmas plays. These plays are still performed in towns and villages.
Dickens presents us with a man who fought hard to succeed in business however lost touch with not only himself but also the wider community including those close to him. The main character to a certain extent however is Christmas itself because not only is the backdrop and the setting Christmas but it is also used to demonstrate why scrooge is the way he is, whilst also highlighting many issues within the community which needed addressing. Dickens seeks to first utilize Christmas as way of highlighting the need for the wealthy to support the poor. Christmas, a time that Dickens strongly believed was a time of giving to those less fortunate and needing nothing in return. The scene when the charity collectors visit Scrooge is an example of this.
Literature Coursework Both of the poems give different views on Christmas. W.R Rodgers view is that of a cynical one in “White Christmas” he describes the current state of corruption and hypocrisy. Where as in E.E Cumming’s “little tree” it tells the story of a naïve child who has not yet been exposed to this corrupt and twisted world. Of the two poems I would say that White Christmas appeals more to my own point of view. As it highlights the problems that are just simply ignored when it comes to Christmas time.
The famous Christmas tree tradition began in 1847 when Prince Albert had Christmas trees, loaded with presents and wax candles, put up at Windsor Castle. This tradition spread as many citizens followed the royal example. Another custom was to hang several symbolic plants within your home. This included mistletoe, a plant on which bright white berries grew. It is custom to kiss under mistletoe; the number of berries is equal to the number of kisses because after every kiss a berry is removed.