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Outline. Biographical Sketch of Charles Dickens Summary of A Christmas Carol Literature Elements Symbols My Favorite Quote. Charles Dickens. Full Name : Charles John Huffam Dickens (early alias: Boz) Date of Birth : February 7th, 1812

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  1. Outline • Biographical Sketch of Charles Dickens • Summary of A Christmas Carol • Literature Elements • Symbols • My Favorite Quote

  2. Charles Dickens 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 1852 1861 1868

  3. Summary • Marley’s Ghost • The First of the Three Spirits – The Ghost of Christmas Past • The Second of the Three Spirits – The Ghost of Christmas Present • The Last of the Spirit – The Ghost of Christmas Future • A Changed Mr. Scrooge

  4. Illustrations I by John Leech Four Woodcuts Scrooge distinguishes the First Spirit Jacob Marley Coming Scrooge’s Phantoms

  5. Illustrations II Four Hand Colored Etchings Jacob Marley Coming The Ghost of Christmas Future The Ghost of Christmas Present Mr. Fezziwig Ball

  6. Literature Elements • Plot: An Episodic • Characters: Main – Mr. Scrooge, Antagonist – The Ghost of Past, Present, Future, Supporting – Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Jocob Marley, Fred, Fezziwig • Tones and Styles • Theme • Analysis of this book

  7. Symbols I • Mr. Scrooge - greed, selfishness, and a lack of goodwill toward one’s fellow man • The Ghost of Christmas Past - memory • The Ghost of Christmas Present – generosity, empathy, and the Christmas spirit • The Ghost of Christmas Future – the fear of death and moral reckoning

  8. Symbols II • The Crathits – the plight of the children of London’s poor • Ignorance and Want – The boy is Ignorance, and the girl is want. = Doom • Tiny Tim – Large families and child mortality were common in the 19th century (Victorian period), and suffered the loss of a child.

  9. My Favorite Quotes • These miserable children are Man’s. The boy is Crime. The girl is Need. They will destory Man if nothing is done about them. • I will remember the Past, and think of the Future. • A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy new year to all the world! Hurrah!

  10. Thank you for your Attention!! Presented by Louise Kuo

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