Slides on the story A Christmas Carol

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2. A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens Charles Dickens has started the story with a
tragic note that – “Marley was as dead as a door-nail”. He repeated this statement
quite a few times to make sure that the readers don’t have any doubt about Marley’s
ghost, home scrooge, his business partner and sole friend, had seen an on the night
before Christmas. Dickens has described his main character- ‘scrooge’ as a hard and
sharp person. He was all shriveled up like a nut. No natural calamities could shook
him. He thought Christmas to be a humbug and it makes you a year older but not
richer. When his nephew came to invite him he rudely rejected. He was money
minded and boastful. On that very night he saw Marley’s ghost who warned scrooge
that he would be haunted by three sprits and it would be his last chance to escape the
fate that Marley was having. Charles Dickens has used macabre elements like
haunted mansion, dark shadows and silence in the hall to make the story eerie. He
depicted the ghost as a terrifying figure unable to escape from earthly bonds.

3. ...PHASE (II)
Scroogewokeup and started thinking about Marley which hethought to bea
crazy dream but suddenly hewastheghost who claimed to bethe“Ghost of
theChristmaspast”. Hewanted to takehim for awalk round thewall. At the
first stop wasScrooge’schildhood wherehewasalonebecausehisfriends
went for Christmaswith their family. Scroogesaw himself reading adventure
stories. Thesecond stop wasduring theChristmasEvewhen hissister cameto
takehim home. In thethird stop Scroogewasenjoying Mr. and Mrs.
Fizziwig’sChristmasparty. In next Christmasseen Scroogewasbeing
accused by hisfaiencefor loving money morethan her and they got parted.
For thelast stop Scroogesaw their happy family wherethelady sat by thefire
placeand children wereplaying around thehouseand thehusband. They were
talking about Scroogewho wasaloneand Marley wasat thevergeof death.
Scroogewho wasseeing all thesethingswith theghost suddenly became
angry. Hetold theghost to stop thisand went to sleep.

4. ...PHASE (III)
Thechurch clock strikesone, startling Scrooge, who awakesin mid-snore.
Glad to beawake, hehopesto confront thesecond spirit just asit arrives. The
echoesof thechurch bell fade, however, and no ghost appears. Somewhat
disappointed, Scroogewaitsfor 15 minutesafter which abright light beginsto
stream down upon him. Curiousand abit befuddled, Scroogepadsinto the
other room wherehefindsthesecond spirit waiting for him.
Thefigure, amajestic giant clad in green robes, sitsatop athronemadeof a
gourmet feast. In abooming voice, thespirit announceshimself astheGhost
of ChristmasPresent. HetellsScroogethat hehasmorethan 1800 brothers
and hislifespan isameresingleday. Thespirit ordersScroogeto touch his
robe. Upon doing so, thefeast and theroom vanish instantly and Scrooge
findshimself alongsidethespirit in themidst of thebustling city on Christmas
morning. Blissful passersby takepleasurein thewondroussightsand smells
abounding through theshop doors. Peoplemerrily shovel snow, totebagsof
presents, and greet oneanother with acheery "Merry Christmas!"

5. PHASE (IV)
Exactly at 1o’clock in thethird night thelast spirit “Theghost of Christmasyet to
come”. It wasconcealed with black garment and never spokeaword with Scrooge. It laid
him in thecity and they cameacrosspeoplediscussing about aperson’sdeath and they
werelaughing at him. They had stolen everything from that person. Scroogefelt that the
corpswasmarketed by thepeoplewhen hesaw theperson’sdead body in thedark house
hewanted to know from theghost that if therewasany person who felt any emotion for
theperson. Theonly emotion that theghost could show him wasoneof pleasurethat
husband and wifeliving in thehousefelt for theselfish and mercilesscreditor. When
Scroogelooked into hisofficehesaw that someoneelsewassitting in hischair hebegged
thephantom to tell him who thedead person was. When thephantom took him into a
church yard heread upon thegravehisown name, Ebenzer Scrooge. Bing defeated and
trembled hepromised theghost that hewould honor Christmasin hisheart and livein the
past, thepresent and thefuture, and all thethreespiritswould strivewithin him forever.

6. When thelast spirit vanished and Scroogefound himself in hisbedroom hebecame
emotional. Hewassobbing violently when hediscovered that thecurtainsweren’t torn off
yet. Helaughed and cried in thesamebreath and went to discover at what timehewasin.
Heasked aboy on thestreet about which day it wasand cameto know that it was
Christmas. Hebecameso excited that heordered thebiggest pieceof turkey. Then he
walked through thestreet wishing everyoneaMerry Christmas. Hewent to hisnephew’s
houseand enjoyed alot. Next morning when Bob Cratchit cameto theofficeheincreased
hissalary and promised to help hisstruggling family. From then on Scroogechanged for
thebetter. Thus, thestory ‘A ChristmasCarol’ endsup with thechanged version of
Scroogebrought out by theauthor elements-the“ThreeSpirits’.
Phase (V)

7. When thelast spirit vanished and Scroogefound himself in hisbedroom hebecame
emotional. Hewassobbing violently when hediscovered that thecurtainsweren’t torn off
yet. Helaughed and cried in thesamebreath and went to discover at what timehewasin.
Heasked aboy on thestreet about which day it wasand cameto know that it was
Christmas. Hebecameso excited that heordered thebiggest pieceof turkey. Then he
walked through thestreet wishing everyoneaMerry Christmas. Hewent to hisnephew’s
houseand enjoyed alot. Next morning when Bob Cratchit cameto theofficeheincreased
hissalary and promised to help hisstruggling family. From then on Scroogechanged for
thebetter. Thus, thestory ‘A ChristmasCarol’ endsup with thechanged version of
Scroogebrought out by theauthor elements-the“ThreeSpirits’.
Phase (V)