A Christmas Carol

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A Christmas Carol

• Author Charles Dickens
• ByDeanna Eckard

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Charles Dickens Facts

• Portsmouth, England was the place where Dickens
  was born in 1812.
• He had 7 other brothers and sisters.
• His father worked as a clerk in the pat office of
  the British Navy and was also arrested for debt.
• Some of his most famous novels are A Christmas
  Carol, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and
  Nicholas Nickleby.
• Dickens was married to Katherine Hogarth and
  fathered 10 children.

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Charles Dickens Facts Continued

• Dickens was in love with his wifes sister after
  her death at 17.
• He died of a stroke in his home on June 9, 1870
  at the age of 58.
• He was in love with a woman at one time, who
  found him around 20 years later and he didnt
  love her anymore because she was fat and she had
  changed a lot.

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Summary of Stave 1

• In the first chapter of A Christmas Carol the
  Ghost of Marley is introduced. He died on
  Christmas Eve 7 years ago. He was Scrooges
  business partner and he came to warn Scrooge
  about the coming of 3 spirits. He was
  transparent, and dangling chains followed behind
  him made of money books, safes, and keys. Scrooge
  was full of fear even though he tried to act like
  he wasnt.Scrooge is trying to prepare himself
  for the coming of these three spirits.

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Summary of Stave 2

• In Stave 2 the first of the three spirits
  appeared to Scrooge. It was the Ghost of
  Christmas Past and he came on the stroke of one.
  It drew back Scrooges bed curtains and he was
  filled with terror. He shows Scrooge what
  Christmas was like when he was a young boy. He
  really is trying to get him to love others like
  his sister, Fanny, loved him.

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Summary of Stave 3

• This stave introduced the coming of the Ghost of
  Christmas Present.The spirit was wearing a deep
  green robe, he wore a wreath around his head, and
  he was bare foot. Mrs. Cratchit would not toast
  Scrooge because he was mean to her husband, in
  the vision the Ghost of Christmas Present showed
  him. At the end of this stave Scrooge sees a
  phantom coming toward him, which will be the
  final of the three spirits.

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Summary of Stave 4

• The newest phantom was the Ghost of Christmas Yet
  to Come. He was completely silent when he met
  Scrooge and he didnt show his face. He only
  pointed with his finger to show Scrooge things.
  Also in this stave Scrooges death is shown and
  to his surprise no one even cares. Some are even
  glad. The Cratchits are also grieving because
  the death of their son Tiny Tim, but it is just a
  vision.

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Summary of Stave 5

• The ending of the book was very well written.
  Scrooge has done a complete 360 on his life. He
  is now kind and merry as he wakes up on Christmas
  morning. He even buys a turkey for the Cratchits,
  and the raises Bobs salary! Then he goes and
  visits his nephew who he was very rude to the day
  before. Fred is shocked at his coming. Scrooge
  says that he will now live in the past, present
  and future.

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Lesson Learned

• In this story the definite lesson learned is that
  you should always care about others and not be
  greedy especially around the holidays. I think it
  is sweet that Scrooge is now like a father to
  Tiny Tim. I think this really proves that
  everyone will love you if you are kind and caring
  to them.

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Characters

• Scrooge-he is the main character of the book that
  changes from a cruel character to a kin hearted
  man.
• Ghost of Marley- he was Scrooges business partner
  and he come to warn Scrooge of the coming of the
  3 spirits

• Ghost of Christmas Past- he had white hair and he
  showed Scrooge what happened when he was a kid at
  Christmas.
• Ghost of Christmas Present- he showed Scrooge a
  lot of food and showed him the Cratchits house

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More Characters

• Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come- he was a silent
  spirit and he showed Scrooge what would happen if
  he died, and no one seemed to care.
• Bob Cratchit- he was a man that worked for
  Scrooge and was kind of poor

• Tiny Tim- he was Bob Cratchits son who had a
  disease and died in one of the visions lead by
  one of the spirits.

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My Opinion

• I think this book was very well written. I love
  how Scrooge changed so much, from real cruel and
  sinister to a sweet, kind, giving, man. It also
  has a very wide use of big vocabulary words,
  which increased my knowledge. This book teaches a
  good lesson, always love people or one day you
  will be forgotten.

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Theme

• The theme of this book is mainly about the
  transformation of a persons life and outlook on
  Christmas due to begin scared to death by the
  visit of three spirits. He sees his past, present
  and future. He realizes that he has got to change
  his ways or no one is going to care about his
  death when he gone. Scrooge really changed for
  the better!

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The End

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