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1、A Christmas Carol,by: 林夏欣,content,Background Summary of the novella Ebenezer Scrooge used to be the changing of Scrooges attitude towards things Conclusion,Background,无心插柳写的圣诞颂歌获得了空前的胜利。 当时是1843年，狄更斯正处于创作的承接阶段，5年前，他完成了自己的代表作雾都孤儿，获得了空前的成功。对底层贫民、儿童的关怀和世间黑暗的控诉让英国人对狄更斯肃然起敬。 也可以说，篇幅较短的圣诞颂歌，是狄更斯从着眼于苦难人群的中
2、期，向更广阔、更深入揭露资本主义全貌的晚期过度的作品。在之后的创作高峰里，他写下了传世之作双城记远大前程以及半自传体的代表作大卫科波菲尔。,Summary of the novella,A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published on 19 December 1843. A Christmas Carol tells a story: Scrooge, a man, rich but selfish and indifferent, even beggars do not want to beg for
3、him, is visited on Christmas Eve by three Christmas Elf: the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, the Ghost of Yet to Come.,Summary,the Ghost of Christmas Past leads him to see the lonely childhood, the scene he spent with his sister, and the happy time he spent with his fellows
4、and the kind boss Fezziwig on Christmas Eve, everyone happily dancing together. And that reminds him of some bad treatments he did to his employees, but also regrets himself became into rich man without family. the Ghost of Christmas Present takes him to one of his employees home, Bob, who earns a p
5、itiful salary but has a happy Christmas Eve. Even though there is no Christmas presents, no turkey, every face filled with a happy smile. the Ghost of Yet to Come lets him see the scene after he died which terrified him most. All these gradually awaken him on the other side of human nature - compass
6、ion, kindness, love and joy. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises the ghost that he would change. And actually, he had done better than his words.,Ebenezer Scrooge used to be,1.what kind of person he is? As it written in the book: Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping clutching, c
7、ovetous, old sinner! No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. Even the blind men dogs appeared to know him; and when they saw him coming on, would tug their owners into doorways and up courts,1.what kind of person he is?,He earns a lot of money but never do the charity. He means to others,
8、 even to himself.,On the Christmas Eve, it is cold outside, he had a very small fire, but the clerks fire was so much smaller that it looked like one coal. His living room is both a living room and the bedroom, but also a room putting some materials. Even on Christmas Eve, he just ate something in t
9、he usual shabby little restaurant.,when the two gentlemen ask him to do some charity, he said: Are there no prisons? If they would die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. Besides excuse me - I dont know that.,2. what does he think of happiness?,He strongly insists that ownin
10、g money is equal to owning happiness. He never happy. His mean and selfish brought him to a place that no friendship, no love, no happiness, but only money.,On Christmas Eve when his nephew Fred greet him, “A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!“, His answered, “humbug Merry Christmas? What right h
11、ave you to be happy? What reason have you to be merry? you are poor enough! “ Naturally, Scrooge also cant understand, even scorned his employee Bob, with 15 shillings a week, talking about a merry Christmas.,the changing of Scrooges attitude towards things,When the Ghost of Christmas Past came the
12、Ghost of Christmas Past lead him to see the lonely childhood he remind of a boy singing a Christmas Carol at his door last night, and he wish he had given something to him. to see one Christmas Eve which he spent a happy time with his fellows and the kind boss Fezziwig, everyone happily dancing toge
13、ther. make him reflect his behavior towards his employees. From all these, its not difficult for us to find that Scrooge is no more so heartless.,As it written in the book: not a latent echo in the house, not a squeak and scuffle from the mice behind the panelling, not a drip from the half- thawed w
14、ater- spout in the dull yard behind, not a sigh among the leafless boughs of one despondent poplar, not the idle swinging of an empty store - house door, not a clicking in the fire, but fell upon the heart of Scrooge with a softening influence, and gave a freer passage to his tears.,when the the Gho
15、st of Christmas Present came,the Ghost of Christmas Present took him to see the happy Christmas Eve party of Bobs family He hoped Tiny Tim will live, with a desire that he never had before. And he was overcome with penitence and grief to say that some people die would decrease the surplus population
16、 before. to see the happy Christmas Eve party of his nephew He had imperceptibly become so gay and light of heart All this, we can see that Scrooge regain happiness, and become sympathetic,when the the Ghost of Yet To Come came,the Ghost of Yet to Come to let him see scene after he died which terrified him most. He cried: “Spirit! Hear me! I am not the man was. I will not be the man I must have seen but for this intercourse“. “Good spirit“, he pursued, “Assure m
