A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens 1812-1870 1812-1870 Born and lived in London, England Born and lived in London, England Writer Writer.

A Christmas CarolA Christmas Carolby Charles Dickensby Charles Dickens

Charles DickensCharles Dickens

1812-18701812-1870 Born and lived in Born and lived in

London, EnglandLondon, England WriterWriter 16 Major Novels16 Major Novels Revolutionized Revolutionized

novel writingnovel writing A civil rights leader A civil rights leader

for the poorfor the poor

Debtors PrisonDebtors Prison

Son of John and Son of John and Elizabeth DickensElizabeth Dickens

Father went into Father went into debtdebt

Parents sent to Parents sent to debtors prisondebtors prison

Charles removed Charles removed from schoolfrom school

Forced to work at Forced to work at blacking factory to blacking factory to pay off parents debtpay off parents debt

Words Used in TimeWords Used in Time

Overnight BestsellerOvernight Bestseller

Published Published December 19, 1843December 19, 1843 Sold Sold 8,000 copies 8,000 copies in first weekin first week Many people were Many people were illiterateilliterate People either read it or had it read to themPeople either read it or had it read to them Known as “the little book”Known as “the little book” Instant successInstant success Today more copies than any other book Today more copies than any other book

except the Bibleexcept the Bible

1843 London1843 London

Dickens LondonDickens London

Ebenezer ScroogeEbenezer Scrooge

Marley the GhostMarley the Ghost

Not this MarleyNot this Marley

Ghost of Christmas PastGhost of Christmas Past

Ghost of Christmas PresentGhost of Christmas Present

Ghost of Christmas Future.. Ghost of Christmas Future.. (yet to come)(yet to come)

Stave = ChapterStave = Chapter Carol as in a song… Carol as in a song…

think Christmas Carolersthink Christmas Carolers Stave is a section of Stave is a section of

musicmusic Chapters called Stave Chapters called Stave

1,2,3,4, and 51,2,3,4, and 5 Each stave is for a Each stave is for a

different ghostdifferent ghost Stave 1 is the expositionStave 1 is the exposition Stave 5 is the resolutionStave 5 is the resolution According to Ms. Garvin According to Ms. Garvin

it’s very symphonic…it’s very symphonic…

Long Lasting EffectsLong Lasting Effects

Made people want and learn to readMade people want and learn to readCreated social awareness of povertyCreated social awareness of povertyCreated social awareness of child Created social awareness of child

laborlaborCreated social awareness of orphansCreated social awareness of orphansPeople reactedPeople reactedSocial classicism was identifiedSocial classicism was identified

Influence on ChristmasInfluence on Christmas Not a novel about Not a novel about

religion or Christmas, religion or Christmas, but ended up but ended up revolutionizing the revolutionizing the holidayholiday

Christmas celebration in Christmas celebration in decline before noveldecline before novel

Industrial revolution Industrial revolution (work) allowed little (work) allowed little time for workers to time for workers to celebratecelebrate

Dickens and his novel Dickens and his novel had more influence on had more influence on Christmas than any Christmas than any other person except oneother person except one

Oh, and…Santa ClausOh, and…Santa Claus

Dickens says…Dickens says…

““The holidays are a good time: a kind, The holidays are a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of in the long calendar of the time I know of in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of other people below them as if and to think of other people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys". bound on other journeys".

This was what Dickens described for the rest This was what Dickens described for the rest of his life as the "Carol Philosophy".of his life as the "Carol Philosophy".

Father ChristmasFather Christmas Dickens' name had Dickens' name had

become so synonymous become so synonymous with Christmas that on with Christmas that on hearing of his death in hearing of his death in 1870 a little 1870 a little costermonger's girl in costermonger's girl in London asked, London asked, "Mr. "Mr. Dickens dead? Dickens dead? Then will Father Then will Father Christmas die Christmas die too?"too?"