Social Criticism In A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens

Who is the man behind the world renowned classic, A Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens, born on February 7, 1812, spent the first nine years of his life living in southeast England with his father John, who was kind and likable man, although financially irresponsible. After moving to London, the twelve-year-old Dickens had his father arrested and set to debtors’ prison where his mother moved seven of their children, but arranged for Charles to live alone outside the prison. Charles spent three traumatic years away from his parents, working with other child laborers at at a bottle warehouse, which he considered himself too good for and stirred contempt among his worker-companions. After his fathers release from prison, Dickens returned to†¦show more content†¦Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean-spirited, greedy old man, is visited by his old friend, Jacob Marley. Marley warns Scrooge that if he doesn’t change his greedy ways, he will meet an unfortunate fate. Marley tells of three ghosts that will visit scrooge in the next three nights: the ghost of christmas past, the ghost of christmas present, and the ghost of christmas yet to come. The ghost of christmas past shows scrooge his old christmas memories in his apprenticeship with the merchant Fezziwig, and his engagement to Belle-a woman who eventually leaves Scrooge because of his lust for money- which leaves scrooge moved and in tears of regret. The ghost of christmas present takes scrooge through london to show the Cratchit family and Tiny tim, a crippled boy, preparing a small dinner for christmas. Then they see his nephew’s bright, happy party, while as the day passes the spirit gets older and eventually shows scrooge two starving children, ignorance and want, before vanishing. The ghost of christmas yet to come show scrooge through various scenes of people arguing over a dead mans riches, later revealing to scrooge that the dead man is him, which makes scrooge beg to change his fate. 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