《圣诞颂歌》解读.ppt

A Christmas Carol content Background Summary of the novella Ebenezer Scrooge used to be the changing of Scrooges attitude towards things Conclusion Background 无心插柳写的《圣诞颂歌》获得了空前的胜利。 当时是1843年，狄更斯正处于创作的承接阶段，5年前，他完成了自己的代表作《雾都孤儿》，获得了空前的成功。对底层贫民、儿童的关怀和世间黑暗的控诉让英国人对狄更斯肃然起敬。 也可以说，篇幅较短的《圣诞颂歌》，是狄更斯从着眼于苦难人群的中期，向更广阔、更深入揭露资本主义全貌的晚期过度的作品。在之后的创作高峰里，他写下了传世之作《双城记》《远大前程》以及半自传体的代表作《大卫?科波菲尔》。? Summary of the novella A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published on 19 December 1843. A Christmas Carol tells a story: Scrooge, a man, rich but selfish and indifferent, even beggars do not want to beg for him, is visited on Christmas Eve by three Christmas Elf: the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, the Ghost of Yet to Come. Summary the Ghost of Christmas Past leads him to see the lonely childhood, the scene he spent with his sister, and the happy time he spent with his fellows and the kind boss Fezziwig on Christmas Eve, everyone happily dancing together. And that reminds him of some bad treatments he did to his employees, but also regrets himself became into rich man without family. the Ghost of Christmas Present takes him to one of his employees home, Bob, who earns a pitiful salary but has a happy Christmas Eve. Even though there is no Christmas presents, no turkey, every face filled with a happy smile. the Ghost of Yet to Come lets him see the scene after he died which terrified him most. All these gradually awaken him on the other side of human nature - compassion, kindness, love and joy. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises the ghost that he would change. And actually, he had done better than his words. Ebenezer Scrooge used to be 1.what kind of person he is? As it written in the book: Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping clutching, covetous, old sinner! No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. Even the blind men dogs appeared to know him; and when they saw him coming on, would tug their own