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Dickens uses the character scrooge to influence his reader's attitude to the poor of Victorian Britain.
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GCSE English Literature Coursework How Does Charles Dickens Use Imagery and Language to Present the Character of Ebenezer Scrooge in Stave 1 of 'A Christmas Carol.'? GCSE English Literature Coursework How Does Charles Dickens Use Imagery and Language to Present the Character of Ebenezer Scrooge in Stave 1 of 'A Christmas Carol.'? Charles Dickens' novella 'The Christmas Carol' is based around the miserly character of Ebenezer Scrooge living in Victorian England. Within 'A Christmas Carol Dickens presents himself as an omniscient narrator throughout the book, an omniscient narrator is an all-knowing narrator. Scrooge is a misanthropic business man who is overwhelmed by wealth and greed. The novella 'A Christmas Carol' was written in 1843 and is set in Victorian England, there was a great deal of poverty in England at the time. As a child Dickens witnessed the plight of the poor and his experiences were suggested in his writing. Life in Victorian times was extremely difficult for poor families and young children, Dickens had some experience of poverty when he was very young and he reflects these experiences in his pieces of writing; the Cratchits reflect his experiences of poverty. When Dickens was 12 years old his whole family was put into prison for being in debt, the young Dickens was sent off to a factory to work at the young age of 12. Christmas in the Victorian times
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How Does Dickens Prepare the Reader for the Change in Scrooge (From Mean-spirited Miser in Stave 1 to Kind-Hearted Man in Stave 5)? The novels written by Charles Dickens are well known and appreciated even in the present day. His novel, 'A Christmas Carol', is a story which tells of an old businessman called Ebenezer Scrooge. It describes his attitudes towards things such as Christmas, charity and money, and shows the reader that Scrooge is a bitter and cold man. The story starts with Scrooge being a miserable and hateful man then one night he is haunted by his own business partner Jacob Marley, who warns him of the future that awaits him if his attitudes don't change. He then tells Scrooge that he will be haunted by three Spirits that night. When the first Spirit arrives it shows Scrooge his past, the second shows him the present, and the third the future. These spirits shock Scrooge, eventually making him change his ways. In the final chapters of this novel written by Charles Dickens, we see a complete transformation in Scrooge's attitude, as he becomes a warm and generous man. The novel was written in 1843. It was very popular at the time and remains so, to this day. This is because all the themes that are in the play are still issues even today such as greed charity and family. The novel also makes the reader think about how they act at Christmas time, for it reminds
A Christmas carol was written in 1843, by Charles Dickens, who was born in 1812 at Portsea, in Hampshire.
Christmas Carol Essay A Christmas carol was written in 1843, by Charles Dickens, who was born in 1812 at Portsea, in Hampshire. A Christmas Carol as a great success. In its text, were many social issues that concerned Dickens. He wanted to highlight the plight of bad working conditions, child labour and the poor education system, at the time of writing. Dickens knew that the poor could be helped by the rich upper class. Dickens drew Scrooge as a stereotypical figure as he compared him to the rich men, who miserly gave nothing to the poor. Scrooge had a mean look, a grey-haired, cold look. He was a "tight-fisted hand at the grindstone", "a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!" he gave nothing to anybody. He had lots of money, but was never generous with it. The way he treated the poor represented the way that the Victorian upper class treated the needy; he had no time to help others. Dickens wanted to change what Scrooge represented. Stave One begins with the emphasis that Marley - Scrooges old business partner -, was dead. "Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail". Marley was much like Scrooge. They were both tight-fisted, mean and cold. Scrooge was his only friend, "his sole executor of the will", his "Sole administrator", "his sole assign, his sole friend and his sole mourner". Scrooge was as "solitary as an Oyster", "the cold
The use of allegory in "A Christmas Carol".
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Jamie Kelly 2 May 2010 Essay On A Christmas Carol ________________ A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens, the most popular writer of the Victorian Era. The novel is based on a fictitious character named Ebenezer Scrooge, who is a grumpy, mean spirited money lender described by Dickens as ‘a tight fisted hand at the grindstone’. The story is set in the mid nineteenth century, and provides a detailed interpretation of life during these times. In this essay I will discuss how Dickens uses different language and writing techniques to provide the reader with a clear image of the nineteenth century. I will also compare the story to modern day life and explain in detail the relevance it has in today’s society. Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812 and was the second of eight children. They moved to London in 1822 where he educated himself. He took on basic jobs, eventually becoming a legal clerk in 1827. His ambitions grew when his father showed him a house, which inspired him to do well in life. He had always loved writing, so in 1831 he obtained a job as a journalist and wrote a book of stories called Pickwick Papers. Because Dickens was alive during the Victorian Era, he had a very good idea of what life was like, and used this to create a detailed description for the reader. In Stave Three, he describes the scene on
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A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol is a book written by the eminent author Charles Dickens. It was published on December 19th 1843, a time when Christmas spirit was absent in the people. It is argued that the book redefined the importance of Christmas spirit. It is set in a time of perpetual poverty and abiding social unfairness. The recent Industrial revolution has taken a heavy toll on those less fortunate who have now been displaced. Scrooge, a prosperous man, represents the higher class, who exhibits the typical characteristics of the higher class, greedy and selfish, as we can see by the use of such phrases ‘surplus population’. Scrooge must cease to be what he has become and provide more for those in need, failure to do so will result in death. Due to the fact that the story is called ‘A Christmas Carol’, the book’s chapters are instead called staves. From the introduction of Scrooge, we can summarily tell that he is a scurrilous and wicked man, ‘Oh! But he was a tight fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge!’, and ‘a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner’. Charles Dickens clearly wants you to have a clear and powerful image of Scrooge reiterating Scrooge’s awful personality, but also to perhaps open the eyes of those similar to Scrooge (the upper class). Also notice the use of exclamation marks at the end of