Background
Dickens wrote the novella amid public concern about poverty and social responsibility. Its supernatural plot keeps those issues close to ordinary life, using memory and prediction to test whether a person can change how he treats others.
Reading notes
- Treat each stave as a distinct movement in Scrooge’s transformation.
- Compare what the spirits show with what Scrooge notices or tries to avoid.
- Pay attention to the difference between private regret and practical generosity.
Version note
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