A Christmas CarolBy: Charles Dickens

Characters

Ebenezer Scrooge- mean and greedy businessman

Fred- Scrooge’s caring, loving nephew.

Bob Cratchit- meek and mild employ of Scrooge

Tiny Tim- Bob’s crippled son

More CharactersGhost of Christmas Past- Illuminates Scrooge’s past

Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come- Shows Scrooge’s doomed fate

Ghost of Christmas Present- jolly, giving spirit who lives on Christmas day only

Setting

London, England in 1843

Conflict

External Conflict› The struggle

Scrooge has with the Spirits.

Internal Conflict› The emotional

struggle Scrooge has in himself to change.

Plot

Exposition› We are told Jacob

Marley is dead. We also meet Scrooge and see how mean and greedy he is to everyone.

Rising Action› Marley’s Ghost

appears to Scrooge and warns him to change or be forever tormented.

› Scrooge is visited by three Spirits to educate him so he can change.

Plot

Climax› The Ghost of

Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge his and Tiny Tim’s future. Scrooge is so moved he vows to change.

Falling Action› Scrooge awakes in

his room on Christmas Day. He dances around, buys a turkey for the Cratchit’s, goes to his nephews for Christmas dinner, and raises Bob’s salary.

Plot

Resolution› Scrooge changes

his greedy ways and saves Tiny Tim’s as well as his own life.

Mood/Tone/Atmosphere

Happy at the parties and when Scrooge changes.

Sad when Scrooge is dumped and Tiny Time dies.

Scary when the 2 children and Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come are in the scene.

Point of View

The point of view is mostly 3rd person like someone reading a story to his audience.

But every once in a while, the narrator will break 3rd person and talk directly to the reader with the pronoun “I.” So, some 1st person is present.

Themes and Topics

Topics› Some topics in this

book were: Greed Poverty Societal

Responsibility

Themes One who is greedy

will die alone. The poor need help

not judgment. With great power

and wealth comes great responsibility to one’s society.