| Scrooge was the miserly owner of a successful countinghouse. His clerk Bob Cratchit shivered in the cold, and only grudgingly did Scrooge let him have a day off all year: Christmas, which meant nothing to Scrooge. Marley, his partner seven years dead, appeared as a ghost to Scrooge and told him that he, Marley, had never done any good for humankind so he was doomed to constant ghostly travel. He hinted the same fate could be in store for Scrooge but that he would be visited by three spirits -- the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come -- who would show him the way to change. A ghost story, moral lesson, and social commentary, this is one of Dickens' best known and loved tales, made into scores of films, and enacted by dozens of theater companies every Christmas -- so familiar it is easy to disdain as overly sentimental parable or take for granted. As the portrait of the psychological journey of a lonely old man, however, it has staying power. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1600-1899 Internal struggle/realization? Yes Struggle over Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 () Europe Yes European country: - England/UK City? Yes City: - London - dirty, grimy (like New York) Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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