The story is well-known: Ebenezer Scrooge is a stingy and thrifty man, with not interests except for money and business and, because of it, he neglects people who are closest to him: his employee, his only nephew and his family.
One night, on Christmas Eve, Scrooge's former (and dead) business partner, Marley, appeares in Scrooge's house and tells him that he'll receive the visit of three spirits, in order to make his life more meaningful and less money related.
The three spirits are from Scrooge's past, present and future Christmases and they'll take him on a journey back to when he was a young boy, to the point where he became the arrogant man he is now and to the future Christmas, to see first hand how people will react to his eventual death.
👍👎My Thoughts
This is a short story and it can easily be read the night before Christmas and if you read the old edition, you can really feel the London from 1800.
The message is as simple as it is important and what I've found particularly profound is the Present Spirit's speech about people that commit awful acts of hate and cruelty in God's (it doesn't say which God) name.
Descriptions and events are so well written that it's easy to understand why this novel has become a classic (and must) read!
The message is as simple as it is important and what I've found particularly profound is the Present Spirit's speech about people that commit awful acts of hate and cruelty in God's (it doesn't say which God) name.
Descriptions and events are so well written that it's easy to understand why this novel has become a classic (and must) read!
Ph: foyles.co.uk & goodreads.com
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