Christmas Carol Essay Prompts

[HarveyD]

If anyone knows any prompts, would be greatly appreciated

[xtremeownage]

‘Scrooges change of heart owes more to guilt than compassion’ Discuss.
‘Scrooges change of heart is due mainly to fear’ Discuss

[HarveyD]

thank you

[HarveyD]

Oh if anyone has any others, feel free to put them up as I am sure it will be beneficial for all those studying for the exam (which is approaching fast! )

I've found another one:
Although it is a ghost story, “A Christmas Carol” is an uplifting tale. Do you agree?

[SamiJ]

Ok here are some;
1. How does SCrooge change through the staves 1-5?
2. Show how Dickens traces Scrooge's change of character during the course of the novel. Refer to the social conditions of the time in your answer.
3.'A Christmas Carol is a moral novel but is also very entertaining.' Discuss.
4. How does Dickens potray the three spirirts in 'A Christmas Carol'? What would they represent to Victorians?
5. What do you see as Dickens' social aims in 'A Christmas Carol' and how does he go about achieving them?
6. Explore how Dickens makes his readers aware of poverty in 'A Christmas Carol'
7. How does Scrooge's recollection of his childhood bring about his reform?

[ech_93]

- “He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew...” Discuss Scrooge’s transformation in A Christmas Carol.

- Although there are a number of themes in A Christmas Carol, redemption is by far the most obvious and most important. Do you agree or disagree?

- A Christmas Carol is not just a tale of individual redemption, but a pointed social commentary: it is a cautionary tale about social responsibility. Discuss.

- The effect of A Christmas Carol lies in the contrast that Dickens manages to create through the characters and through the language. Discuss.

- In spite of Scrooge being “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!” we never dislike him. Why?

- A Christmas Carol has been called a morality tale. What are the lessons it teaches?

- Explain the role of the Cratchit family in A Christmas Carol.