Victorian Period 1832- 1900.

MARÍA CAMILA PERIÑAN HERNÁNDEZ

LEVIS LEONARDO LOZANO HOYOS

UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA

FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SCIENCES.

LITERATURE I

BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES WITH EMPHASIS IN ENGLISH

MONTERÍA – CÓRDOBA
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

The Victorian Period (1832-1900) was a time of contrasts, with poverty and

technological progress, degrading manual labor and prosperity, and depravity and virtue

existing side by side. Charles Dickens, one of the most representative writers of the

period, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles,

and campaigned vigorously for social reforms. Dickens pioneered the serial publication

of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication.

His novel A Christmas Carol, published in 1843, is a story of charity and goodwill

that personifies the idea that success is found not in hoarding wealth and self, but in

service and friendship. The novella is divided into five chapters or ‘staves’, and its

protagonist, Ebenezer Scrooge, undergoes an allegorical journey that forces him to

confront his past, develop compassion for the neglected child he was, and carry that

compassion into his city to extend it to those in need. Dickens’s focus on money and the

dangers of placing too much faith in it is emblematic of his work as a champion of the

poor. A Christmas Carol is entirely representative of Dickens’s work, even while it lacks

many of the qualities that make him so popular, such as his wonderfully drawn comic

characters.

“A Christmas Carol” is important for its timeless themes and its enduring

relevance in highlighting the importance of compassion, generosity, and the spirit of

Christmas.
 Reference

Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. New York, NY, SoHo Books, 2013