Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly man who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The ghosts show Scrooge how his greedy ways have isolated him from family and society. He is also shown a possible future where a poor boy named Tiny Tim dies because of Scrooge's unwillingness to help others. Scrooge is deeply moved by his journey with the spirits and vows to embrace the Christmas spirit by celebrating with family and friends and becoming a kinder, more generous man who helps the less fortunate.

1. CHRISTMAS
CAROLS
BY- CHARLES DICKENS

2. About the Author
Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, and
spent the first nine years of his life living in the
coastal regions of Kent, a county in southeast
England. When Dickens was nine, his family moved
to London. At age 25, Dickens completed his first
novel, The Pickwick Papers, which met with great
success. This started his career as an English
literary celebrity, during which he produced such
masterpieces as Great Expectations, David
Copperfield, and A Tale of Two Cities.

3. ABOUT THE NOVEL
Dickens' beloved novella A Christmas Carol was
written in 1843, with the intention of drawing
readers' attention to the plight of England's
poor. The story was an instant success, selling
over six thousand copies in one week, and the tale
has become one of the most popular and enduring
Christmas stories of all time. Eight stage
adaptations were in production within two
months of the book’s publication. The book is as
popular today as it was over 150 years ago.

4. CHARACTERS

5. Scrooge
The miserly owner of a London
counting-house, a nineteenth
century term for an
accountant's office. The three
spirits of Christmas visit the
stodgy bean-counter in hopes of
reversing Scrooge's greedy, cold-
hearted approach to life.

6. Jacob Marley
In the living world,
Scrooge's equally greedy
partner. Marley died seven
years before the narrative
opens. He appears to Scrooge
as a ghost condemned to
wander the world bound in
heavy chains. Marley hopes
to save his old partner from
suffering a similar fate.

7. Tiny Tim
Tiny Tim is a highly
sentimentalized
character who Dickens
uses to highlight the
tribulations of
England's poor and to
gain sympathy from his
middle and upper class
readership.

8. The Ghost of Christmas Past
The first spirit to visit
Scrooge, a curiously
childlike ghost with a
glowing head. He takes
Scrooge on a tour of
Christmases in his past.
The spirit uses a cap to
dampen the light coming
from his head.

9. The Ghost of Christmas Present
The second spirit to visit
Scrooge, a majestic giant
clad in a green robe. His
lifespan is restricted to
Christmas Day. He
escorts Scrooge on a
tour of his
contemporaries' Holiday
celebrations.

10. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
The third and final spirit
to visit Scrooge, a silent
phantom clad in a
hooded black robe. He
presents Scrooge with
an ominous view of his
lonely death.

12. Scrooge, a miserly, cold-hearted creditor,
continues his stingy, greedy ways on Christmas Eve.
He rejects a Christmas dinner invitation, and all the
good tidings of the holiday, from his jolly nephew,
Fred; he yells at charity workers; and he overworks
his employee, Bob Cratchit . At night, Scrooge's
former partner Jacob Marley, dead for seven years,
visits him in the form of a ghost. Marley's spirit has
been wandering since he died as punishment for
being consumed with business and not with people
while alive. He has come to warn Scrooge and
perhaps save him from the same fate. He tells him
Three Spirits will come to him over the next three
nights

13. Scrooge falls asleep and wakes up to find
the Ghost of Christmas Past, a small, elderly
figure. The Ghost shows Scrooge scenes from
the past that trace Scrooge's development
from a young boy, lonely but with the
potential for happiness, to a young man with
the first traces of greed that would deny
love in his life. Scrooge shows newfound
emotion when revisiting these scenes, often
crying from identification with his former
neglected self.

14. Scrooge goes to sleep and is awakened by the
Ghost of Christmas Present, a giant with a
life span of one day. He shows Scrooge
several current scenes of Christmas joy and
charity, then shows him the Cratchit
household. The Ghost informs Scrooge that
unless the future is changed, the Cratchit's
crippled and good-hearted young son, Tiny
Tim, will die. He also shows Scrooge the party
at Fred's house. Finally, a ragged boy and girl
crawl out from the Ghost's robes. The Ghost
calls them Ignorance and Want and warns
Scrooge to beware of Ignorance.

15. The silent, black-clad Ghost of Christmas Yet To
Come replaces the other ghost. He shows
Scrooge several scenes of people discussing
someone's death; no one seems pained by the
death, and most are happy about it. Scrooge does
not know, however, who the man is. He learns
that Tiny Tim has died, but the Cratchits maintain
their unity and love. Scrooge finally discovers
that he is the one who has died and whose death
has only pleased people. He expresses the hope
that these scenes of the future can be changed,
and vows to incorporate the lessons of the past,
present, and future into his adoption of the
Christmas spirit

16. Scrooge wakes up in his bedroom and learns that
the whole adventure took only one night, not
three. it is Christmas Day. In addition to smiling
and being friendly to everyone he sees, he sends a
large turkey to the Cratchits, gives a sizable
donation to the charity worker he previously
insulted, and has a wonderful time at Fred's party.
The next day he gives Cratchit a raise. Scrooge
continues his kindly ways after Christmas,
befriending everyone and becoming a second
father to Tiny Tim, who does not die. He never sees
the ghosts again, but he keeps the spirit of
Christmas alive in his heart as well as anyone.

17. and a Happy New Year!
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Merry Christmas
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