Christmas Carol Plot Project by Aadhya Kota

Inciting Incident

aadhyakota — 2024-12-17 20:35:01 UTC

Scrooge meets Marley’s ghost and is warned by Marley to change how Scrooge sees and feels about the poor, and needs to start giving more instead of taking. For example, the author states on page 52, “I am here to-night to warn you, that you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate. A chance and hope of my procuring, Ebenezer.” This quote shows that Scrooge will end up like Marley if he doesn’t change, that he needs to start giving and make his greed vanish.

Climax

aadhyakota — 2024-12-17 21:23:13 UTC

Scrooge encounters the last and final ghost, Christmas Yet to Come. Which symbolizes inevitable death. Coincidently, Scrooge comes face to face with his own grave, his name, Ebenezer Scrooge, embedded on the stone. For example, on page 128, Dickens states, “Am I that man who lay upon the bed,” he cried, upon his knees. The finger pointed from the grave to him, and back again. “No, Spirit! Oh, no, no!” […] “Assure me that I yet may change these shadows you have shown me, by an altered life!” The kind hand trembled. “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, Present, and the Future.” This shows that Scrooge doesn’t want to die and instead wants to change. He wants to live and make things right again and even honor Christmas. Which is a really big difference from how he let his greed cover him up in the beginning of the story.

Resolution, Denouement

aadhyakota — 2024-12-17 21:40:32 UTC

Scrooge is a much better person after the ghosts and is happy and jolly. He has good intentions and even honors Christmas, he gives gifts and celebrates Christmas. For example, on page 138, Dickens states, “Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, he was a second father. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man as the good old City knew, or any other good a man as the town,” This explains Scrooge is so much better than he was and made things right everywhere.

Exposition

aadhyakota — 2024-12-20 01:05:56 UTC

To get started, Dickens states, “The city clocks had only just gone three, but it was quite dark already” This quote shows us that our setting is in London, getting dark early, and by how the book was written it was in the late 1800s. In this part of the book Dickens displays the characters Marley, Scrooge the main character, who is greedy and selfish and only cares about money and Cratchit.

Rising Action #1

aadhyakota — 2024-12-20 21:34:53 UTC

After the Ghost of Christmas Past meets Scrooge he begins to show him his past Christmas’s, the author states, “They walked along the road, Scrooge recognizing every gate, and post, and tree; until a little market-town appeared in the distance, with its bridge, its church, and winding river. Some shaggy ponies now were seen trotting toward them, with boys upon their backs, who called to other boys in country gigs and carts, driven by farmers. All these boys were in great spirits, and shouted to each other,”… “A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still.” Scrooge said he knew it. And he sobbed” These quotes explain that Scrooge feels regret after seeing his past Christmas when he was a young boy. To add on, we also learn that Scrooge used to be a nice caring boy, but something happened and he became all dark and moody.

Rising Action #2

aadhyakota — 2024-12-20 21:48:38 UTC

The Ghost of Christmas Present arrives and Scrooge learns a lot from this ghost. For example, on page 107, the author states, “They were a boy and girl. Yellow, meager, ragged, scowling, wolffish; but prostrate, too, in their own humility. Where graceful youth should have filled their features out, and touched them with its freshest tints, a stale and shriveled hand, like that of age, had pinched and twisted them, and pulled them into shreds” This quote displays the common lifestyle kids had to live in the 1800s and how they looked as well. This all really opens Scrooges eyes to see the struggles kids have to face at a young age.

Falling Action #1

aadhyakota — 2024-12-20 22:39:45 UTC

Scrooge is back in his room and is ready to make things right. For instance, on page 132-133, Charles states, “”Do you know the poulterer’s, in the next street but one, at the corner” Scrooge inquired. “I should hope I did,” replied the lad[…]”Do you know whether they’ve sold the prize Turkey, the big one? […] It’s hanging there now,” replied the boy[…]“I am in earnest. Go and buy it, and tell ‘em to bring it here, that I may give them the directions where to take it. Come back with the man, and I’ll give you a shilling. Come back with him in less than five minutes, and I’ll give you half a crown!” These quotes explain that Scrooge is being kind to the boy and asking him to bring him something for money. This shows how drastically Scrooge has improved from when he had a deep obsession and greed with money.

Falling Action #2

aadhyakota — 2024-12-20 22:54:25 UTC

Scrooge sends the Cratchits a little gift, on page 132-133, the author states, “I am in earnest. Go and buy it, and tell ‘em to bring it here, that I may give them directions where to take it[…] “I’ll send it to Bob Cratchit’s” whispered Scrooge,” This shows that Scrooge wanted to give Bob a gift for Christmas and even wanted it to be anonymous so he didn’t get anything in return. Which really shows us how much Scrooge has changes and how he isn’t greedy anymore.