A Christmas Carol
I. About the Novel
The book was written at a time when the British were examining and exploring Christmas traditions from the past as well as new customs such as Christmas cards and Christmas trees. Carol singing took a new lease of life during this time. Dickens' sources for the tale appear to be many and varied, but are, principally, the humiliating experiences of his childhood, his sympathy for the poor, and various Christmas stories and fairy tales.
A Christmas Carol remains popular—having never been out of print—and has been adapted many times to film, stage, opera, and other media.
Works Cited （参考文献）
Charles, Dickens. "A Christmas Carol." SparkNotes. SparkNotes, n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2016.
Charles,Dickens . "A Christmas Carol." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 0７ Dec. 2016.
II. Versions of the Novel in the Mass Media
A Christmas Carol (1984 film)
A Christmas Carol (2009 film)ｂｙWalt Disney Pictures
Works Cited （参考文献）
Charles, Music893 Dickens. "Disney's クリスマス・キャロル." YouTube. YouTube, 17 Oct. 2009. Web. 2１ Dec. 2016.
Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, and spent the first nine years of his life living in the coastal regions of Kent, a county in southeast England. Dickens' father, John, was a kind and likable man, but he was financially irresponsible, piling up tremendous debts throughout his life. When Dickens was nine, his family moved to London. At twelve, his father was arrested and sent to debtors' prison. Dickens' mother moved seven of their children into prison with their father but arranged for Cha rles to live alone outside the prison, working with other child laborers at a hellish job pasting labels on bottles in a blacking warehouse.
The three months Charles spent apart from his family were severely traumatic. He viewed his job as a miserable trap--he considered himself too good for it, stirring the contempt of his worker-companions. After his father was released from prison, Dickens returned to school, eventually becoming a law clerk. He went on to serve as a court reporter before taking his place as one of the most popular English novelists of his time. At age 25, Dickens completed his first novel, The Pickwick Papers, which met with great success. This started his career as an English literary celebrity, during which he produced such masterpieces as Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and A Tale of Two Cities.
Dickens' beloved novella A Christmas Carol was written in 1843, with the intention of drawing readers' attention to the plight of England's poor. (Social criticism, a recurring theme in Dickens' work, resounds most strongly in his novel Hard Times.) In the tale, Dickens stealthily combines a somewhat indirect description of hardships faced by the poor with a heart-rending, sentimental celebration of the Christmas season. The calloused character of the apathetic penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge, who opens his heart after being confronted by three spirits, remains one of Dickens' most widely recognized and popular creations.
A Christmas Carol takes the form of a relatively simplistic allegory--it is seldom considered one of Dickens' important literary contributions. The novella's emotional depth, brilliant narration, and endearing characters, however, offer plenty of rewards for literature students, Dickensian fans, and Grinches alike. Like A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol has won much appreciation among general readers despite being dismissed by scholarly critics of Dickens' work.
I came across high school 1 Thing of the year. I was previously imagined myself a Christmas Carol would talk about the punishment of villagers just hateful old man. However, was a whole different thing. Now, I told him through this work that can understand. I think readers wanted to tell through the Christmas spirit of compassion. Also 170 Years to respect authors and over continues to attract readers to the UK or the world.
III. About the Author
The three months Charles spent apart from his family were severely traumatic. He viewed his job as a miserable trap--he considered himself too good for it, stirring the contempt of his worker-companions. After his father was released from prison, Dickens returned to school, eventually becoming a law clerk. He went on to serve as a court reporter before taking his place as one of the most popular English novelists of his time. At age 25, Dickens completed his first novel, The Pickwick Papers, which met with great success. This started his career as an English literary celebrity, during which he produced such masterpieces as Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and A Tale of Two Cities.
Dickens' beloved novella A Christmas Carol was written in 1843, with the intention of drawing readers' attention to the plight of England's poor. (Social criticism, a recurring theme in Dickens' work, resounds most strongly in his novel Hard Times.) In the tale, Dickens stealthily combines a somewhat indirect description of hardships faced by the poor with a heart-rending, sentimental celebration of the Christmas season. The calloused character of the apathetic penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge, who opens his heart after being confronted by three spirits, remains one of Dickens' most widely recognized and popular creations.
A Christmas Carol takes the form of a relatively simplistic allegory--it is seldom considered one of Dickens' important literary contributions. The novella's emotional depth, brilliant narration, and endearing characters, however, offer plenty of rewards for literature students, Dickensian fans, and Grinches alike. Like A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol has won much appreciation among general readers despite being dismissed by scholarly critics of Dickens' work.
Works Cited （参考文献）
Charles, Dickens. "A Christmas Carol." SparkNotes. SparkNotes, n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2016.IV. My Reaction
A. Reaction Point - protagonist メインキャラクター
- 定義 main character
- 例 The main character is Ebenezer Scrooge.
- 略 He is a merchants of the middle age. He is ruthless, cruel, self-centered, stingy and no heart warmth and affection.
B. Reaction Point - setting 設定、背景、場所
- 定義 the time, place and/or situation in which a story takes place
- 例 This story is set in the United Kingdom Christmas. The time of story is the Victorian era of the beginning of the 19th century. The situation is that Scrooge is hated by everyone has a supernatural experience on Christmas Eve, to reform.
- 略 the aspects of setting are that this story became popular elements are the two main. One is that Christmas is on the stage. The second is that fantasies. Three ghosts come out in this book. It's this ghost who leads the hero. I feel that the story took the fantasy element of ghosts and spirits come in a Christmas special stage, story is expanded more interesting
C. Reaction Point - appeal ～を引きつける、魅力
- 定義 the reason(s) a story is liked or enjoyed
- 例 The appeal in this story is that Scrooge who disliked by many people great repentance, loved by the people, feel the happiness
- 略 There is development of starting a new life, review his own. This is important meaning. It is Christmas spirit (="surrounded by reaching out for the help thing "and "person concerned") Greedy Scrooge , So to speak, ' Those who have ' put in Message that should help to reach out to 'those who haven't'. I thought I was sympathetic to many people as the story an important lesson to learn.
I came across high school 1 Thing of the year. I was previously imagined myself a Christmas Carol would talk about the punishment of villagers just hateful old man. However, was a whole different thing. Now, I told him through this work that can understand. I think readers wanted to tell through the Christmas spirit of compassion. Also 170 Years to respect authors and over continues to attract readers to the UK or the world.
