christmal carol

Book report 1.

11308137 Hiromasa Sakakibara

Author:Charles Dickens. Title:A Christmas Carol. Publisher:Chapman and Hall.. Place of publication:UK. Date of publication:1843. Number of pages:90


Plot Summary
Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean old man. He hates Christmas. He thinks Christmas is just an excuse for people to miss work. He doesn't believe in all of the good cheer and charity that the Christmas promotes.
One night, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his old business friend, Jacob Marley. He was as mean as Scrooge is. Marley tells Scrooge that if he continues to live so selfishly, he will never be happy.
Three ghosts visit Scrooge that night. The Ghost of Christmas past, the Ghost of Christmas present, and the Ghost of Christmas yet to come. They show Scrooge that he is making many mistakes. Scrooge is frightened by the ugly picture of his life and promises to change his ways.
After the ghosts left Scrooge’s house, he has completely changed. He became jolly and friendly. He went to parties and enjoyed Christmas for the first time.

Literary Terms

1. Setting: London, during the early 1840s.
2. Point of view: The story is told by a third person.
3. Conflict: There are few conflicts. One is Scrooge versus himself, two is Scrooge versus his friends and Scrooge versus ghosts.
4. Climax: It’s when ghosts took Scrooge back to his past and future to persuade him to be nicer to everyone.
5. Symbols: The cold, fog, and darkness symbolize Scrooge's personality.
6. Irony: It’s when Scrooge’s friends ask him to join Christmas parties, but he turns down all the parties and went to work even though most of workers are enjoying Christmas.
7. Theme: Through the character of Scrooge, the author tells us how distorted a selfish person can become. The story mainly tells us to be nice to everyone.


Evaluation

Hello. This was my first book report in my life. I enjoyed it. If you have not read it yet, then you should. I highly recommend. I hate reading, but this one was easy to read. If you don’t know how to read, you can watch the movie.

Anyway, as I said before, the author tells us how distorted a selfish person can become. Are you distorted or selfish? It’s not too late! You should change and be nice to people!