A Christmas Carol Themes

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  • A Christmas Carol Themes.
    • Redemption.
      • The novella focuses on Scrooge's redemption.
      • The novella shows the contemporary audience the possibility of change for the better.
      • There are signs that Scrooge will change, early on in the novel.
      • Scrooge is transformed by learning the value of empathy.
      • Scrooge isn't forced to change.
    • Social Responsibility.
      • Scrooge is an allegory for the arrogant rich.
      • The Cratchits are an allegory for the desperate poor.
      • Dickens wants the contemporary audience to feel empathy toward the poor.
      • Dickens wants the contemporary audience to take responsibility for the poor.
      • Fred takes responsibility for the poor.
      • Despite living in poverty, the cratchits are grateful for all that the have.
      • "Want" and "Ignorance" are allegories for the rich and poor.
      • The Cratchits value emotional riches instead of material possesions.
    • Family.
      • Dickens portrays the importance of family with A Christmas Carol.
      • The Cratchit's represent a close-knit family.
      • Scrooge's home life with his family is described as being isolating, even as a young boy.
      • Family is associated with warmth and happiness.
      • Scrooge begins to wish for a family
      • The Ghost of Christmas Past shows what Scrooge's life could have been like if he had married  Belle, all those years ago.
      • At the end of the novel he has a family.
    • Christmas Spirit.
      • It brings out the best in everyone.
      • Fred is the embodiment of Christmas Spirit.
      • Christmas Spirit helps to transform Scrooge.
      • Christmas is a charitable time of year.
    • Supernatural.
      • Marley's Ghost warns Scrooge of his miserly ways.
      • The Ghosts help Scrooge to change his ways.
      • The Ghost of Christmas Past shines a light on scrooges past.
      • Scrooge's past brings him so much pain that he tries to shut it out by extinguishing the Ghost's light.
      • The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge how others celebrate christmas.
      • The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, shows Scrooge how other people percieve him.

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