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 al
ias: Boz)
Date of Birth: February 7th, 1812
Major Works: Great Expectations, David Copperfi
eld, and A Tale of Two Cities

1852 1861 1868

 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
 Illustrations I by John Leech
Four Woodcuts

Scrooge distinguishes
the First Spirit
Scrooge’s Jacob Marley
Phantoms Coming
 Illustrations II
Four Hand Colored Etchings

Jacob Marley
Coming

The Ghost of
Christmas
Future
The Ghost of
Christmas
Present
Mr. Fezziwig Bal
l
 Literature Elements
Plot: An Episodic
Characters:
Main – Mr. Scrooge,
Antagonist – The Ghost of Past, Present, Future,
Supporting – Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Jocob Marl
ey, Fred, Fezziwig
Tones and Styles
Theme
Analysis of this book
 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
 Symbols II
The Crathits – the plight of the children of
London’s poor
Ignorance and Want – The boy is Ignoranc
e, and the girl is want. = Doom
Tiny Tim – Large families and child mortali
ty were common in the 19th century (Victo
rian period), and suffered the loss of a chil
d.
 My Favorite Quotes
These miserable children are Man’s. The
boy is Crime. The girl is Need. They will de
story 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!
Thank you for your Attention!!
Presented by Louise Kuo