Novel Analysis on A Christmas Carol The novel chosen, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was first printed in 1843. The 1963 edition written in prose, published by Macmillan Publishing Company is the version chosen to analyze. The central purpose or theme of this novel is to look at the good you do in life and how it carries over after your death. Referring to the first Christmas and what it symbolizes such as the Christ Child's …showed first 75 words of 1782 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1782 total…brought about with a happy ending. Scrooge is able to see darkness turned into sunlight, the contrast of laughing and crying, and move from his nature being mean to good spirited. Scrooge vows to try to honor Christmas in his heart all year through and to remember the lessons taught by the spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come. Word Count: 1,817 Works Cited Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. Macmillan Publishing Co. 1963.