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Biographical Sketch of Charles DickensBiographical Sketch of Charles Dickens

Summary of Summary of A Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol

Literature ElementsLiterature Elements

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My Favorite QuoteMy Favorite Quote

Charles DickensCharles Dickens

1852 1861 1868

Full Name: Charles John Huffam Dickens (early alias: Boz)

Date of Birth: February 7th, 1812

Major Works: Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and A Tale of Two Cities

SummarySummaryMarley’s GhostMarley’s Ghost

The First of the Three Spirits – The Ghost of The First of the Three Spirits – The Ghost of Christmas PastChristmas Past

The Second of the Three Spirits – The Ghost of The Second of the Three Spirits – The Ghost of Christmas PresentChristmas Present

The Last of the Spirit – The Ghost of Christmas The Last of the Spirit – The Ghost of Christmas FutureFuture

A Changed Mr. ScroogeA Changed Mr. Scrooge

Illustrations I Illustrations I by John Leechby John Leech

Four Woodcuts

Scrooge’s Scrooge’s PhantomsPhantoms

Scrooge distinguishes Scrooge distinguishes the First Spiritthe First Spirit

Jacob Marley Jacob Marley ComingComing

Illustrations IIIllustrations II

Four Hand Colored EtchingsFour Hand Colored Etchings

Mr. Fezziwig BalMr. Fezziwig Balll

The Ghost of The Ghost of Christmas Christmas

PresentPresent

The Ghost of The Ghost of Christmas Christmas

FutureFuture

Jacob Marley Jacob Marley ComingComing

Literature ElementsLiterature Elements

Plot:Plot: An Episodic An EpisodicCharacters:Characters:

MainMain – Mr. Scrooge, – Mr. Scrooge, AntagonistAntagonist – The Ghost of Past, Present, Future, – The Ghost of Past, Present, Future, SupportingSupporting – Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Jocob Marl – Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Jocob Marl

ey, Fred, Fezziwigey, Fred, FezziwigTones and StylesTones and StylesThemeThemeAnalysis of this bookAnalysis of this book

Symbols ISymbols I

Mr. ScroogeMr. Scrooge - greed, selfishness, and a - greed, selfishness, and a lack of goodwill toward one’s fellow manlack of goodwill toward one’s fellow man

The Ghost of Christmas PastThe Ghost of Christmas Past - memory - memory

The Ghost of Christmas PresentThe Ghost of Christmas Present – – generosity, empathy, and the Christmas generosity, empathy, and the Christmas spiritspirit

The Ghost of Christmas FutureThe Ghost of Christmas Future – the – the fear of death and moral reckoningfear of death and moral reckoning

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The CrathitsThe Crathits – the plight of the children of – the plight of the children of London’s poorLondon’s poor

Ignorance and WantIgnorance and Want – The boy is Ignoranc – The boy is Ignorance, and the girl is want. = Doome, and the girl is want. = Doom

Tiny TimTiny Tim – Large families and child mortali – Large families and child mortality were common in the 19th century (Victoty were common in the 19th century (Victorian period), and suffered the loss of a chilrian period), and suffered the loss of a child.d.

My Favorite QuotesMy Favorite Quotes

These miserable children are Man’s. The bThese miserable children are Man’s. The boy is Crime. The girl is Need. They will desoy is Crime. The girl is Need. They will destory Man if nothing is done about them.tory Man if nothing is done about them.

I will remember the Past, and think of the I will remember the Past, and think of the Future.Future.

A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy new year to all the world! Hurrah!new year to all the world! Hurrah!

Thank you for your Attention!!

Presented by Louise Kuo