11/14/2011

BR 2-02: A Christmas Carol

" 'A Merry Christmas, uncle,' said Scrooge's nephew, Fred, coming into the cold dark office. 'Bah!' replied Scrooge. 'Humbug!' He really hated Christmas."(Dickens, 2002, p6)

Do you know the story of 'A Christmas Carol' ? This story is British fairy tale, and very famous story of Christmas. It was translated from English into various language.  Of cause it was made into a lot of movies, including Disney.

It is first time, I read it this time, and I was thought a lot things by this book. For example 'What is true happiness for me?' 'What is family love?' 'What is kind?' and so on.

The main character, Ebenerzer Scrooge, is very cold-blooded fellow, egoist and scrooge(it means miser). He hates "happy" , "people",  "everything", but likes only money. The day before Christmas eve, his ex-coworker,Jacob Marley, who already dead come to Scrooge  to preach. After he disappear, three fairys of Christmas, and show him other "happy" Christmas....

In my opinion, the story is like a Aesop's Fables because it has some lessons. I want you thinking something through this story. You can get something without fail.

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