September 2019 update: This new and improved second edition contains 30,000 words of analysis. If you've been watching the animated analysis on Mr Bruff's Youtube channel, this book contains all of that content and much more. Chapters include: The Author: Charles Dickens Dickens's preface Christmas and the Victorians Is 'A Christmas Carol' still relevant today? Understanding the title Form and genre Structure Language and imagery Settings Summary of the story, applying Freytag's Pyramid Analysis of the characters The Ghosts Themes Writing about the novella Example essays (1): the transformation of Scrooge Example essays (2): poverty and wealth Modern context Marxist context Gothic genre Exercise (dialogue) Malthusian economic theory A Freudian interpretation Women's rights Feminism
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