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A Christmas Carol
I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it.
Their faithful Friend and Servant,
C. D. December,
1843.
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This is a very fascinating book. It also shows a moral to it. This story is also about an old man who hates the holidays, but this man learns a lesson and regrets everything he says and doesn't mean. It also says life is to be led by just doing the right thing.
Submitted by yikauris - Mrs. Florents class.
A long time ago in the house of Scrooge there came 3 spirits at 12:00 for three nights. That makes you wonder what is going on but you have to read it and just find out the way it goes.
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I would just like to say that i think that Christmas Carol is a great book and story for all ages. I love all the symbolism Dickens uses. (e.g. - I love how Dickens describes how the the clock surrounded by the fog in the church is starring down at him the clock symbolizing the time he has left and the church symbolizing judgement of whether he ends up like Marley or is permitted into heaven.) Also I love the ghost of Christmas Present. One of my favorite lines is when Scrooge asks the spirit to spare Tiny Tim and he replies quoting Scrooge "If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population" (77) (Stave 3). Also the quote on page 77 about the insect is a great quote. Also if whoever was wondering what a stave was still doesnt know, it the way music or poetry is divided (into 5). (A Christmas Carol
Posted By Samurai2792 at Sun 10 Dec 2006, 11:36 PM in A Christmas Carol || 0 Replies
Socio-cultural aspects
Hello everybody, Could someone try and tell me the socio-cultural aspects which are told in a Christmas Carol about Britain in that age? I am a student of history & English in Holland and I am trying to study Great Britain. All I still need to know exactly, is how the socio-cultural aspects are written down by Charles Dickens. Thanks to anyone who is able to help me! Myrthe
Posted By mvoostveen at Mon 1 May 2006, 12:45 PM in A Christmas Carol || 1 Reply
New Found Vintage Book
While going thru my in laws basement I came across a suede bound copy of A Christmas Carol. There is an inside note dated Christmas 1903. The title page just says " A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens Borse & Hopkins New York. It is 145 pages long with gold edges on the pages. There are not other dates in the book. I am wondering if this might be a 1st addition and my "find" of the century. If anyone has any info. or insight as to where & can get any more information on this great book I would greatly appreciate your help. Thank you, Colleen St. Pierre
Posted By ColleenSTP at Wed 29 Mar 2006, 2:16 AM in A Christmas Carol || 3 Replies
Stave Reader Responses, Need Help!
Hello folks, i have few questions about A Chrismas Carol :) and i will be very greatful if somebody give me an answers of them on Stave 3 and 4.. Thanks.. :confused: :confused: Stave Three: Explain how "taking away the power to help" is a cruel sentence for the people like Marley? What can Scrooge do to avoid Mareley's fate? What moral transformation will have to take place in Scrooge>? How ccan you personally avoid Marley's fate? Stave Four: Light and Dark are iportant aspects of this book. Give example of how light and dark are used to convey a theme. How does the "winter solstice" theme relate to Scrooge and Christmas? How does the "Winter solstice" theme of light deal with the problem of "Ignorance and Want"?
Posted By skate at Thu 5 Jan 2006, 12:31 PM in A Christmas Carol || 0 Replies
Tiny Tim a real person that existed?
Looking for a reference to an autobiographical sketch by Dickens about the origin of "A Christmas Carol" which is quite startling. I heard an in depth radio review/analysis of this work and it was very provocative. It is a commentary by Dickens about how he met a man who showed him around and introduced him to his family, including his young handicapped son, workplace, friends in a pub, over the course of a couple of days up to Christmas eve. The next day, all evidence of the visitation was gone. The house abandoned, friends missing, pub closed down. He did talk to the landlord of the house where the man and his family resided and learned that the man in question had died seven years prior, on christmas eve. The mans name was Jacob Marley and his son, who had also died later, was named Tim. If anyone has any idea how I could get any research material or a reference on this specific subject please contact me, as it is very important. "May god bless us, everyone" :santasmil jollyollie
Posted By jollyollie at Tue 13 Dec 2005, 1:03 AM in A Christmas Carol || 2 Replies
Review
I am particularly attached to this story. When I was about 9, I tried to sign it out of our local public library, but the Librarian felt that it was "too old" for me. I went home and told my mother what she had said, and Mum marched right down there and read that lady the riot act! The upshot was that, from that day forth, I was allowed to read anything I wanted from the library.
In any case, I love the book! Not only is it a great comment on the Industrial Revolution (rather radical, at the time), and a morality play about the evils of greed; it's also a cracking good ghost story!
Posted By Veronica at Tue 24 May 2005, 5:07 PM in A Christmas Carol || 0 Replies
Be Careful
I enjoyed this book because I think that it really does teach you to be thankful and appreciate those who try to show love towards you. It also teaches us not to be greedy over money and don't choose money over loved money. I am in the 7th grade 03-04 and I enjoyed this book
Posted By Malecia at Tue 24 May 2005, 5:07 PM in A Christmas Carol || 0 Replies
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No doubt a superb writer.
The Christmas Carol is rather boring as it is nothing but an "Infomercial" paid for by the paper and the advertising merchants.
Crachitt had his own house and enough to purchase a goose. He was asked to work on Christmas Eve day as I have done many times. Where would we be if our police, firemen and doctors followed the ridiculous dogma esposed in this tiresome, non-relevant tome? Eb only becomes acceptable when he gives away his money. Duh. Dicken's father was obviously a wasterel and Chucky baby was following in his footsteps wanting others to give to him
It was designed to pull money out of the pockets of all who read it and refused to think. It has done a marvelous job but is really ready for the trash heap.
Posted By Unregistered at Tue 24 May 2005, 5:07 PM in A Christmas Carol || 3 Replies
WOW
I think that this book was the best that I have ever read. I am only in 7th grade but I can tell a good book when I see it. He is very clever to use stave as the chapter because stave means a section in a carol. We had to read this book for school and after I read it I had to keep reading it over and over just because I liked it so much!!!
Posted By none at Tue 24 May 2005, 5:07 PM in A Christmas Carol || 0 Replies
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All I would like to say is I really don't understand what a stave is. Is it like a chapter?
Posted By Unregistered at Thu 19 Dec 2002, 12:00 AM in A Christmas Carol || 10 Replies