Words to Know
People lacking the necessities of life
Destitute
The main character of the play
Scrooge
What is the SETTING of this story?
London, England, in the 1800s
What was Scrooge like as a child?
Lonely
Why did Dickens leave school when he was young?
His dad was in prison and Dickens had to work to support the family
To change the form or appearance of
Transform
He was a greedy man who is punished to wear chains after death
Marley
What is the CONFLICT of this story?
Scrooge doesn't want to be like Marley when he dies
Why did Scrooge not marry his sweetheart?
She was too poor
Which novel was partly based on Dickens experience working in a factory?
David Copperfield
Not having one's name known
Anonymous
The second spirit (Not counting Marley)
The Ghost of Christmas Present
What is the RISING ACTION of this story?
Scrooge is visited by three ghosts
What does the Ghost of Christmas Present show Scrooge?
How his greed has affected Bob Cratchet and family
Besides "A Christmas Carol" and "David Copperfield," name another book Dickens wrote.
Oliver Twist, Little Dorrit, etc.
To try
Endeavor
Scrooge was an apprentice to him
Fezziwig
What is the CLIMAX of this story?
Scrooge finds out Tiny Tim will die if Scrooge doesn't change his ways
What does the ghost of Christmas future show Scrooge?
A life of greed is pointless in the end
This provided material for a number of Dickens works.
Dickens childhood
Suggesting the horror of death and decay
Macabre
Scrooge's clerk
Bob Cratchit
What is the RESOLUTION of this story?
Scrooge changes and becomes kind
Which band wrote the song "Father Christmas"?
The Kinks
What was "An Appeal to the People of England on Behalf of the Poor Man's Child"?
A Pamphlet first draft of "A Christmas Carol."