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A Christmas Carol - Page 199-218

In chapter 5 of A Christmas Carol Scrooge wakes up it is still Christmas, he is overjoyed to have another chance at a better life, he is also thankful to the three ghosts for helping him change. He is now a different person from the three visitations and realizes the importance of Christmas. As soon as Scrooge wakes up he is eager to go out and show his new found Christmas cheer, and new take on life. Scrooge hurriedly got dressed, and shaved, excited to the point of singing and dancing while doing it, and then rushed out to the streets. The first thing on his mind was to fix all the problems he had created in the first chapter, and to make Christmas for himself, and others the best experience possible. The first boy he saw he offered to pay, to deliver a turkey to Bob Cratchit's house. Also on the streets Scrooge runs into the man who had came to his counting house earlier on Christmas eve (chapter one), asking for a donation to charity. Scrooge quickly apologizes, and promises to donate large sums of money to the charity. After this Scrooge goes to Fred's Christmas party, Scrooge has a wonderful time, the other guests and Fred can hardly believe how blissful Scrooge has become, they are shocked but happy about Scrooges change of heart. Even as time goes by, Scrooge stays true to the ghosts lessons, he becomes a second father to Tiny Tim, whom does not end up dying like previously predicted. Some of the towns inhabitants are in disbelief of Scrooges new personality, but Scrooge ignores them. Scrooge lives everyday with joy, keeping the lessons of the ghosts still in mind. The morning after Christmas Scrooge is back to work, along with Bob who is late for the first day back. Scrooge is surprised at him, so he starts to lecture him, but suddenly he mentions that Bob will be getting a raise, in order to support his large, and poverty stricken family. Bob is shocked, happy but doubtful. Scrooge promises to stay true to his word, and asks Bob to order himself more coal to heat his office. Basically in the book what has happened before this is that in starve one the problems are introduced, along with some new characters, in the next few chapters ghosts are introduced, which teach Scrooge the lessons, In this chapter all of this is concluded, and all the problems are solved, thus making the ending a happy one.

Why would you (or why wouldn't you) recommend this novel to a friend? I would recommend this novel to my friends, I think that it is a classic it is a popular book enjoyed by a large range of readers. The book is easy to read and understand, with a good plot line. It is predictable (which I like), and has a happy ending which is nice as well. It is also nice, because when you are finished the book there are various adaptations of the book in movie form to see. Another thing that I liked was the moral of it, when you are finished reading it you have learned something. The characters were interesting as well, I liked their personalities, like how kind Tiny Tim was. I liked how all the conflicts were resolved, and how everyone got what they deserved, I am not a fan of cliff hangers.

Why did (or didn't) the novel meet your expectations? The book definitely met my expectations, I had heard it was a good book, very popular, and Christmas-like. One of the reasons I wanted to read it, was because i would be reading it around Christmas time, I read it during winter break, and enjoyed it partly because of the theme. It was predictable, but still quite interesting to me, the moral and happy ending was nice for me. Although I like books that have interesting themes, with new writing techniques, cliff hangers, surprises, I like classic format too, it reminds me of the stories I was read as a young child. The ending was my favourite part, it put me in a good mood, all was resolved, everyone was happy.

What were the major things that helped to resolve the plot? The major things that helped resolve the plot were the acts of kindness that Scrooge committed at the end. During the first chapter, all the problems are introduced... Bob doesn't have enough coals in his office, because Scrooge is too cheap to order more, but at the end Scrooge orders more for him. Scrooge is widely hated by the city at the start, but at the end he is liked by those in his life, and those on the street, except for the people who do not believe him. The acts of kindness make people like, and care about him. Bob Cratchit's family is very poor, Tiny Tim's health is declining, and their Christmas dinner is meager, at the end Scrooge fixes this by buying them a turkey, giving Bob a raise, and taking interest in Tiny Tim becoming his second father. Also at the start Scrooge is visited by some men collecting donations for their charity, Scrooge is too greedy to give away any of his money, but during the last chapter, Scrooge promises large donations. Scrooge also has a problem with his family, they do not like him, he does not like them, Fred is a cheerful man, so he still invites Scrooge to their family gathering, Scrooge comes to this in the last chapter, spreading his new found bliss, which resolves the families bad connections. Scrooge has a problem with his personality in the start of the book, but throughout it, the problem is resolved by the three ghosts. Those are the main problems, mostly created at the start of the book, that were resolved at the end.