CHRISTMAS CAROL

INTRODUCTION

Is a short novel written by the British Charles Dickens and originally published by Chapman & Hall on December 19, 1843. It tells the story of a greedy and selfish man named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after being visited by a series of ghosts on Christmas Eve. The novel achieved immediate success and applause from critics.

The book was written and published during the Victorian era, a time when there was a great deal of nostalgia for the old Christmas traditions coupled with the introduction of new customs such as Christmas trees or greeting cards. Dickens's inspirations for writing the novel seem to be many and varied, but the main ones are the sad and humiliating experiences of his childhood, his sympathy for the poor, and various Christmas tales and fairy tales but the book was transformed to film.

Also it has a very interesting history, the main actor is Scrooge and he is so bad and miser but in christmas three ghosts Three ghosts make him change his attitude and way of seeing Christmas.

SUMMARY

A mean-spirited, miserly old man named Ebenezer Scrooge sits in his counting-house on a frigid Christmas Eve. His clerk, Bob Cratchit, shivers in the anteroom because Scrooge refuses to spend money on heating coals for a fire. Scrooge's nephew, Fred, pays his uncle a visit and invites him to his annual Christmas party. Two portly gentlemen also drop by and ask Scrooge for a contribution to their charity. Scrooge reacts to the holiday visitors with bitterness and venom, spitting out an angry "Bah! Humbug!" in response to his nephew's "Merry Christmas!"

Later that evening, after returning to his dark, cold apartment, Scrooge receives a chilling visitation from the ghost of his dead partner, Jacob Marley. Marley, looking haggard and pallid, relates his unfortunate story. As punishment for his greedy and self-serving life his spirit has been condemned to wander the Earth weighted down with heavy chains. Marley hopes to save Scrooge from sharing the same fate. Marley informs Scrooge that three spirits will visit him during each of the next three nights. After the wraith disappears, Scrooge collapses into a deep sleep.

He wakes moments before the arrival of the Ghost of Christmas Past, a strange childlike phantom with a brightly glowing head. The spirit escorts Scrooge on a journey into the past to previous Christmases from the curmudgeon's earlier years. Invisible to those he watches, Scrooge revisits his childhood school days, his apprenticeship with a jolly merchant named Fezziwig, and his engagement to Belle, a woman who leaves Scrooge because his lust for money eclipses his ability to love another. Scrooge, deeply moved, sheds tears of regret before the phantom returns him to his bed.

PUBLICIDAD

The Ghost of Christmas Present, a majestic giant clad in a green fur robe, takes Scrooge through London to unveil Christmas as it will happen that year. Scrooge watches the large, bustling Cratchit family prepare a miniature feast in its meager home. He discovers Bob Cratchit's crippled son,Tiny Tim, a courageous boy whose kindness and humility warms Scrooge's heart. The specter then zips Scrooge to his nephew's to witness the Christmas party. Scrooge finds the jovial gathering delightful and pleads with the spirit to stay until the very end of the festivities. As the day passes, the spirit ages, becoming noticeably older. Toward the end of the day, he shows Scrooge two starved children, Ignorance and Want, living under his coat. He vanishes instantly as Scrooge notices a dark, hooded figure coming toward him.

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come leads Scrooge through a sequence of mysterious scenes relating to an unnamed man's recent death. Scrooge sees businessmen discussing the dead man's riches, some vagabonds trading his personal effects for cash, and a poor couple expressing relief at the death of their unforgiving creditor. Scrooge, anxious to learn the lesson of his latest visitor, begs to know the name of the dead man. After pleading with the ghost, Scrooge finds himself in a churchyard, the spirit pointing to a grave. Scrooge looks at the headstone and is shocked to read his own name. He desperately implores the spirit to alter his fate, promising to renounce his insensitive, avaricious ways and to honor Christmas with all his heart. Whoosh! He suddenly finds himself safely tucked in his bed.

Overwhelmed with joy by the chance to redeem himself and grateful that he has been returned to Christmas Day, Scrooge

 rushes out onto the street hoping to share his newfound Christmas spirit. He sends a giant Christmas turkey to the Cratchit house and attends Fred's party, to the stifled surprise of the other guests. As the years go by, he holds true to his promise and honors Christmas with all his heart: he treats Tiny Tim as if he were his own child, provides lavish gifts for the poor, and treats his fellow human beings with kindness, generosity, and warmth.

GOALS

• Recognize the importance of sharing with others around your environment.
• Treat your family in the best way, since there is one family and you will always be there to help us.
• Know the true meaning of Christmas and share that knowledge with others.
• Learn about new things that help to do the celebrate better.

COMMENTS

•  Ebenezer Scrooge is a greedy guy accustomed to treating evil people around him, including his faithful secretary. His pettiness prevents him from enjoying Christmas because he hates this holiday a lot
•  Scrooge meets the old spirit of an old partner named marley who announces the visit of 3 ghosts of Christmas present past and future to take him to visit different Christmas scenes. After being visited by the 3 ghosts and seeing different moments from his childhood Scrooge happens to be since then a kind, generous and kind man with those who surround.

• Possibly one of the most famous stories in literary history, played in theater many times and no less times adapted to the big screen or the world of animation. Many call it an immortal work, since for more than a few years it continues to captivate readers, moviegoers and filmmakers alike.
•  Scrooge is confronted by the three spirits of Christmas who showed him how he had changed his life for evil because he only thought of himself and also that when he died nobody will have a good image of him and rather they were waiting for his death and that no one ever loved him
•  The repentance of scrooge of his egoism and greed is seen when, on waking from the dreams of the three ghosts, he decides to celebrate Christmas, increase his salary to his employee, buy a turkey and eat it with his family, and give all his charities backward and thus become In a man of solidarity to stop just worrying about himself and worry about others.

By: Lenin Puruncajas, Alejandro Cabezas, Lenin Iza, Nicolas Romero, Daniel Alvarez, Jhair Velastegui.