Written By: Charles Dickens

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A Christmas Carol

• Written By Charles Dickens

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Charles Dickens

• Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England
  on February 7, 1812.
• Charles was married to Catherine Hogarth in 1836
  and fathered 10 children.
• His first book was called Sketches by Boz.

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Ebenezer Scrooge

• Ebenezer Scrooge was a miser.
• He didnt have the Christmas Spirit.
• He was given a chance to change his personality
  around by the visitation of three spirits.
• Scrooge took his chance and changed his life
  around.

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Characters

• Ebenezer Scrooge was the main character in A
  Christmas Carol.
• Jacob Marley was a character although he was not
  a main one.
• Bob Cratchit was a character in this story.
• Tiny Tim, Bobs son, was also a character which
  had some meaning to Scrooge.
• The three spirits, the ghosts of Christmas Past,
  Present, and Yet to Come were all characters in
  this book.

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Summary of Stave 1

• In stave 1, we meet Scrooge and find out how his
  personality is. Scrooge is a miser who only cares
  for himself. His dead business partner, Jacob
  Marley, came to warn him that he would be visited
  by three spirits who would give him a chance to
  change his life around. If he refuses, he will
  lead a miserable life after death.

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Summary of Stave 2

• In stave 2, we the first of the three spirits
  arrive. He is the ghost of Christmas past. He
  shows Scrooges past Christmases and he shows how
  Scrooge, within time, grows to be a miser.
  Scrooge sees his former self and his ex-fiancee
  who would be his fiancee now if money hadnt
  taken over his life. He also saw Fanny, his dear
  sister who seemed to be the only one who loved
  him.

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Summary of Stave 3

• The second spirit, the ghost of Christmas
  Present, takes Scrooge on a trip to see the
  present Christmases and how they are celebrated
  by different families. He first visited Bob
  Cratchit, his employee. Although they did not
  see him, Scrooge was affected by Tiny Tim, Bobs
  disease stricken son. He also saw his nephew,
  Fred, and how his Christmas Dinner went on
  without him.

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Summary of Stave 4

• In stave 4, the last of the three spirits had
  come, as predicted. He took Scrooge to see
  Scrooges future, which was not a happy one. In
  his future, Scrooge sees people around town
  talking about a dead man. He later finds out
  that the dead man was him. He also sees Bobs
  family grieving over the death of Tiny Tim. In
  seeing this, Scrooge makes a promise to change
  his life around.

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Summary of Stave 5

• This last stave is a joyful one for we learn that
  Scrooge has really kept his promise and has
  really changed his life around. He is very
  generous because he gives money to charity, when
  the day before he had refused to, and he bought
  the biggest turkey and sent it anonymously to the
  Cratchit home. He also joined in on the
  Christmas dinner his nephew had invited him to.
  Scrooge was also overjoyed to know that Tiny Tim
  didnt die and so was I.

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A Christmas Carol The End

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