PPT-A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens

SCOPE Magazine Version VOCABULARY preposterous prih POS ter uhs adjective contrary to nature reason or common sense absurd example Here in upstate Michigan the idea of an 80degree Christmas Day is preposterous. Humor, Irony, and Language Play. by Don L. F. Nilsen. and Alleen Pace Nilsen. Charles Dickens (1812-1870). Dickens has a special talent for evoking strong emotions that result in laughter, terror, and/or pathos. These emotions are used to support his dominant themes and effects, and although the earlier novels tend to be lighter in tone and the later novels more serious, there is a seriousness in his humor . wants. to . be. a . dickensiannaire. ?. Portsmouth. £100. Where. . was. Charles Dickens . born. ?. London. Portsmouth. Chatham, Kent. Los Angeles. Bullseye. Gnasher. Wobblebottom. Bullseye. Bulldog . http:/. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXsZbkt0yqo. /. More historical terminology:. Tumbrils of the Revolution. Letres. de cachet. Law of the Suspects. Carmagnole. First American Continental Congress. Legos Execution. By. . Maisie. . Charles Dickens is a hero because………... He told the public about the way children were being treated, through his books e.g. Oliver Twist.. Also he made Christmas a bigger thing. if Charles Dickens never existed then we wouldn’t the Christmas we have now.. A CHRISTMAS. CAROL. STAVE 3. Charles Dickens is one of the greatest English writers. He was born near Portsmouth, in the south of England, on 7th February 1812.. Charles Dickens died on 9th June 1870. He was 58 years old. Dickens in buried in the famous church, Westminster Abbey, in London.. . . In . Stave Four, Dickens creates a sense of dread towards death with a simple plot device—the ghost of Christmas Future showing Scrooge the effects of his own death and its meaninglessness in gradual, foreboding revelations. Scrooge visits a cold and rainy London of the future, where he hears old business colleagues joking about the death of somebody they knew but did not personally care about. EVIDENCE - While Scrooge begins to sense that the subject of their discussion led a meaningless life, he does not realize that the he, himself is that subject is himself. Dickens builds this sense of dread in another scene—the dead man’s belongings have been plundered by the grimy, destitute, selfish scavengers of London. Scrooge visits these bottom-feeders as they are hawking his very own belongings in a depressing pawn shop. EVIDENCE However, Scrooge is still unaware that he is the dead miser who kept ‘everything to himself’ in life, unintentionally preserving his belongings for plunderers.. A Tale of Two Cities. Background . Charles Dickens (1812-1870). The most famous English writer of his time, and one of the most celebrated of ours. . Focused on social injustice and the effect of the industrial revolution on the middle class.. . bereft. of her, so it must be.. If he were doomed to be. The Mayor of Casterbridge. --Thomas Hardy. bereavements. ;for he wore. sustained a good many. at leas four mourning rings… . Santa with the children all waiting in line;. Happy smiles and excited eyes..  . But that’s not Christmas..  . Decorations sparkling on the Christmas tree;. Pretty lights twinkling all down the street;. Play by . Isreal. . Horovitz. Setting. Describe when and where. the story takes place. Time Period. Place/. Surroundings. Historical Context. Time of Year. Why is the setting important in the play?. Chapter 1. Marley’s Ghost. Marley, was dead. There was no doubt. He was Scrooge’s business partner and his only friend.. Scrooge was a greedy man, cold inside and out. No one ever stopped him to stay hello. He wasn’t even happy on Christmas.. “. Dickens manipulates the readers through religious sensibilities, real life examples of Victorian attitudes to poverty and using a Christian time of celebration to create a long-standing and relevant message about humanity. 1812-1870. His Life. Dickens wrote during the Industrial Revolution, so his stories brought out . concerns with . i. njustices in the justice system (and capital punishment). child labor. poor . houses . To understand how Dickens creates a gloomy and dark atmosphere through his use of language and structural features . The Life of Charles Dickins. Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth on 7 February 1812, to John and Elizabeth Dickens. His schooling from the age of nine was limited due to his father being imprisoned for bad debt. Separated from his family, the young Dickens was sent to work in a blacking factory where he worked in appalling conditions. This must have been a traumatic experience for a young boy and Dickens would have endured great loneliness, pain and hardship. He eventually returned to school after three years of labour and his experiences became particularly immortalised in his novels David Copperfield and Great Expectations. Dickens eventually succeeded in becoming a journalist..