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    A Christmas Carol Summary

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    The play, ‘A Christmas Carol’, was performed at South Bend’s Civic theatre on Wednesday December 09. The play was directed by Kevin Dreyer, David Chudzynski, and was based off of the novel written by Charles Dickens. The main theme was about an older man, Ebenezer Scrooge; and his interactions from his past, present, and future ghosts. The encounters with these ghosts led him to transform into a kinder and admirable gentleman. South Bend Civic Theatre’s replication of ‘Christmas Carol’ was…

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    A Christmas Carol tells the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge a man who, despite the cheerful spirit of Christmas, turns to solitary and secrecy throughout this period. The selfish attitude Scrooge portrays correlates to the manifestation of four spirits that present themselves as a warning of what shall occur if he continues on the path of self-interest. Self-interest lives within all of us, it gives us the inclination to put ourselves in front of others. However the spirit of Christmas lives to curtail…

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    called A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Basically what this book is about is a cold-hearted man who despises Christmas. His name was Ebeneezer Scrooge. Scrooge's partner in business, Marley, died on Christmas Eve, seven years pass, and the very night Marley visits him in ghost form, is Christmas Eve. Marley says that he will be visited by three ghosts, that will help him change his ways before it is too late, the ghost of Christmas Past, the ghost of Christmas Present, and the ghost of…

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    We are reading the book the Christmas carol for school.The theme for stave one was greed. This is about a man named Scrooge owns a counting company. He enjoys counting his money with his Time. he is a very greedy man when the people came asking for a donation for the poor Scrooge said “is there is not prisons or poor homes”. this shows his greed , but later that night his old partner marley's ghost came. He was trying to tell him that he is greedy and should help others. he was told that one…

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    Charles Dickens was the most famous writer in the 19th century. One of his most famous writings is “A Christmas Carol”, this was about a mysterious old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. Over the years his writing got more and more popular. It got turned into novels, stories, graphics, and movies. “A Christmas Carol” and “Christmas Carol 2009” is different and alike in many ways. One way they are different by “A Christmas Carol” is a passage that he wrote, and it is the original thing, “Christmas…

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    How Does Scrooge Change

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    money, but the fame is not there. Everybody hates him, he is just cruel and is extremely selfish, but this is how he changes, not how he was. Scrooge's partner Marley dies and comes back to haunt him. Scrooge sees what will happen to him if he continues hating people, he will be weighed down in chains, his wrongdoings. Marley then tells Scrooge he will be haunted by three ghosts, and all of this will happen on the night before Christmas, which Scrooge hates. Scrooge simply says humbug…

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    I like the movie version better than the book version of A Christmas Carol. The reason I liked the movie better was because, you can better visualize what is going on in it. It also had the music so you knew when things would get exciting and better. I also liked the movie better because you could see what the characters looked like and how they felt. They are the same because it always had to be cold instead of hot everywhere Scrooge went. All the ghost took him places in the past present, and…

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    Act 1 Rodger - Ian, don’t say that. All this time I thought you were a great officer and partner. I even let you know what to bring for the police Christmas party. Ian - Rodger, You’re not listening man! I don’t hate you, I hate him. Rodger - Who do you hate? Ian - Omar! Omar got advised by three of the top police chiefs to choose me as the next detective. And I know I’d be a great detective. But apparently not to Omar. Instead of a guy who has been out on the field, he chooses a guy…

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    Have you ever talked to someone who doesn’t like Christmas? Or have you ever seen the movie “A Christmas Carol” with Ebenezer Scrooge. In the movie "A Christmas Carol" is the main character Scrooge he is a man who hates Christmas and know one knows why. So now Scrooge is going to have three ghost's come and visit him, The Spirit Of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet To Come. These spirits will try to redirect Scrooge to a better path than the one he recently had taken, greed doesn’t bring…

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    As a wise man once said “Strength lies in differences, not in similarities”. Scrooge in The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickison, is an old miser that is wealthy who didn’t care about others until three Christmas ghosts visited him and taught him a lesson about caring for others. George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life by Frank Capra, is a spirited adult who always lived his life helping others until something tragic happens and he gets visited by an angel. Scrooge and Bailey have similarities…

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