The Popularity of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles DickensI Think that ‘A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is still populartoday because it has a good moral story and people still enjoy a goodold fashioned ghost story. This is because a lot of us are stillinterested in the afterlife and if such things as ghosts even exist weare fascinated by them and a novel with ghosts in, we cannot put itdown. The moral story which seems even in modern day society to stickwith us and we are still very much obsessed with Christmas and the joythat goes with it. Also people who read this book see there is aslight humorous side to the text which seems to make us moreinterested in the book itself and people like to feel amused, it makesthem feel happy. As well as cleverly written text and an emotionalside to the story. All of this ensures the survival of the classicstory.
The theme of the book is all about Christmas, which appeals to us evenin today’s busy world. People like to read about Christmas because itis a happy time of year and brings joy to lots of people. AlsoChristmas past brings back memories Such as, the festive joy, the feelof Christmas and the love between family and friends. There are threeviews on Christmas in the book, Scrooges Bob Cratchitts and Fezziwig.Scrooge can’t stand Christmas he thinks it a time of depression anddeep gloom e.g. ‘What right have you to be merry? What reason have youto be merry?’ This shows scrooge to be a grumpy old and generallydepressing person at Christmas time. Bob Cratchitts view on thefestive time of year is a happy merry and good will to everyone. Andfinally Fezziwig who …
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…ke the reader think, laugh or cry. Dickens has done this toproduce a book that will live on forever.
In my opinion the main reason for ‘A Christmas Carol’ been so popularin modern day society is the moral message. The message that makes youstop and think after you have read the book. The message was well inmy opinion: ‘Things can only get better’. For instance at thebeginning of the story Scrooge was a crusty old man and at the end ofthe story he saw the light at the end of the tunnel. He made it out ofthat dark tunnel and shared his Christmas good will with everyone.This moral message will live on forever like the book, read time andtime again.
Works Cited:
Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. Classics of Children’s Literature. Ed. John W. Griffith and Charles Frey. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan, 1992. 197-249.
