A COMPARSON OF CHARLES DICKENS BOOK A CHRISTMAS CAROL AND THE MOVIE CREATED IN 1999 Does the message of the story a Christmas Carol still have meaning for us today? Is the book or the movie more helpful in relating Dickens’ message to our modern society? The book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a picture of the social problems of the 1840’s. In the note before Dickens starts the book he says, “ I have …showed first 75 words of 1374 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1374 total…really look at the over all picture. The movie is probable easier for us to relate too, but if you really take the time analyze the book we can still find value in the story. Page 5 They each share a version of the story that is relevant even in our modern society and could help us see more clearly, changes we need to make personally and in our view of the world we live in.