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Themes in A Christmas CarolSocial InjusticeA concept relating to theperceived unfairness orinjustice of a society in itsdivisions of rewards andburdens. The concept isdistinct from those of justicein law, which may or maynot be considered moralin practice. Opposition tosocial injustice is increasinglya platform of emergingpolitical parties.PovertyThe main understandings ofthe term include:- Descriptions of material need, typically including the necessities of daily living (food,clothing, shelter, and health care). Poverty in this sense may be understood as thedeprivation of essential goods and services.- Descriptions of social need, including social exclusion, dependency, and the ability toparticipate in society. This would include education and information.- Describing a lack of sufficient income and wealth. The meaning of “sufficient” varieswidely across the different political and economic parts of the world.MiserlinessMiser is the term for a person who is reluctant to spend money, usually to the pointwhere he or she forgoes even basic comforts. It derives from the Latin, “miser,” meaning“poor” or “wretched.” In fiction, a miser is a stock character: a wealthy, greedy man wholives miserably in order to save and increase his treasure. Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge is anobvious example.MisanthropyMisanthropy is a general dislike of the human race. It is not dislike of individual humanbeings, but rather dislike of the features shared by all humanity throughout place andtime, including oneself. A misanthrope is thus a person who exhibits a general dislike ofhumankind.8*Photo: Winter Nostalgia, by Marcel Lorange
Selected ResourcesA Christmas CarolBooksDickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. HarperCollins; 1st Edition, 2001.Kaye, Marvin. The Last Christmas of Ebenezer Scrooge: The Sequel to A Christmas Carol. Wildside Press, 2005.Collins, Ace. Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas. Zondervan, 2003.Davis, Paul. The Lives and Times of Ebenezer Scrooge. Yale University Press, 1990.FilmA Christmas Carol (Original B&W Version). Nettlefold Studios, 1951.A Christmas Carol. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938.The Muppet Christmas Carol - Kermit’s 50th Anniversary Edition. Walt Disney Pictures, 1992.A Christmas Carol. Hallmark Entertainment, 1999.Charles DickensDickens, Charles. Charles Dickens: Four Novels. Gramercy, 1993.Stanley, Diane. Charles Dickens: The Man Who Had Great Expectations. Harper Collins, 1993.Davis, Paul. Charles Dickens A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Work. Checkmark Books, 1999.Encyclopedia Britannica Onlinewww.britannica.comWebsitesMSN Encartawww.encarta.msn.comWikipedia On-line Encyclopediawww.wikipedia.com9
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