'A Christmas Carol': Dickens' ghosts as agents of time
I can understand how and why time is manipulated in the novella.
'A Christmas Carol': Dickens' ghosts as agents of time
I can understand how and why time is manipulated in the novella.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Before the spirits’ visits, Scrooge viewed time as a resource that he could use to make money.
- Scrooge learns that time is a privilege and a gift that many in society are not blessed with.
- Scrooge learns that time's fluid and that all aspects of time interact with one another to inform a person's experience.
- The spirits’ visits defy time, but all occur within the course of one evening.
- Dickens illustrates how one person's drastic change in a short space of time can vastly improve the lives of others.
Common misconception
Students think that Scrooge's visit with the Ghost of Christmas Present is limited to Christmas Day.
Scrooge's time with the spirit goes beyond Christmas Day - to the Twelfth Day of Christmas, showing how time is manipulated in the novella.
Keywords
Agent - If someone is the agent of something, it means that they act on its behalf or represent it.
Fluid - Something that is fluid does not have a fixed shape or pattern and flows freely.
Phenomenon - An extraordinary, unusual or abnormal occurrence.
Privilege - A privilege is a blessing or an advantage that someone has.
Equipment
You will need access to a copy of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
the consequences of greed and avarice
the importance of love and human connections
the importance of joy and charity
the value of human life
Exit quiz
6 Questions
someone who acts on its behalf of, or represents something
does not have a fixed shape or pattern - flows freely
an extraordinary, unusual or abnormal occurrence
a blessing or an advantage that someone has