Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol'A Christmas Carol' written by Charles Dickens tells the story of a man named Ebenezer Scrooge who is taught the true meaning of Christmas and we show him the errors of his ways. “A Christmas Carol” was published in 1843, at a time of social and political unrest. Dickens' motivation for writing this story was to encourage employers to treat workers well. He uses the Christmas carol to convey this message. Charles Dickens felt deeply about the working conditions and poverty that many people endured. He wanted to encourage employers to treat their workers well. By the time “A Christmas Carol” was published, Chartists were campaigning for better pay and conditions, and the poor were being placed in workhouses. Another problem for the poor was that the legal system treated them unfairly and clearly favored the rich. Dickens wanted to make people understand that by changing their habits they could improve life not only for themselves but also for those less fortunate. Ebenezer Scrooge, a hardworking and fairly wealthy businessman, but an uncharitable man, unsympathetic to the poor and with no real friend in the world. world. He hated Christmas. Dickens depicts Scrooge as “a greedy old sinner who squeezes, tears, scratches, clings!” » We can clearly see that Scrooge is an unpleasant man who needs to change his mistakes, because the lasting impression we are left with is that he is the worst possible employer there is. We see a true representation of Scrooge's character when charity workers visit him. "I help support the establishments I mentioned :t...... in the middle of the document ......ally highlights the fact that if small actions are changed, the major differences they can do in people's lives. Showing it through individual performances, if everyone were to change their actions for the better, the greatest things would happen. I think the most effective way Dickens showed this is by showing Scrooge looking at his own tombstone. As this makes people think, would people care if they were dead? If the answer was no, then they needed to change for the better because no one wants to be that person. Also, using Scrooge's little Tim's death didn't help, the poor people really showed that if you give a little you can save a lot. Dickens really involves the reader throughout the novel, this is where the effectiveness is highlighted as he takes the reader through a variety of things. emotions ranging from sympathy and sadness to joy.