sexta-feira, 19 de novembro de 2010

Charles Dickens



Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English Victorian was author wrote numerous highly acclaimed novels including his most autobiographical David Copperfield.
As a prolific 19th Century author of short stories, plays, novellas, novels, fiction and non, during his lifetime Dickens became known the world over for his remarkable characters, his mastery of prose in the telling of their lives, and his depictions of the social classes, mores and values of his times. Some considered him the spokesman for the poor, for he definitely brought much awareness to their plight, the downtrodden and the have-nots. He had his share of critics like Virginia Woolf and Henry James, but also many admirers, even into the 21st Century. His works are:
A Christmas Carol
A Message from the Sea
A Tale of Two Cities
All The Year Round
American Notes
Barnaby Rudge
Bleak House
David Copperfield
Dombey and Son
Great Expectations

An All Dogs Christmas Carol

An All Dogs Christmas Carol is a 1998 animated film, made straight to video release, but also appears on television. It is the third and final film in "All Dogs Go to Heaven." Unlike the first two films, the bulldog Scarring is the main character in the story (usually the main character Charlie was in the earlier films). This is also the only film in which something good happens to Scar at the end because he dies in the first "All Dogs Go to Heaven," which is eaten by Alligator King, and "All Dogs Go to Heaven 2" he is led by Vermilion to hell. It is the adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens.



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Ebenezer Scrooge (Carrey) begins the Christmas holidays as usual, greedy and a bad mood, yelling with his loyal assistant (Gary Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future take him on an amazing journey that reveals the truths that old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he should open his heart to undo years of bad things before it's too late.






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Other versions

Barbie in A Christmas Carol 'is an adaptation of the novel' A Christmas Carol ', published by Charles Dickens in the nineteenth century. In the film, is Barbie Eden Starling, a glamorous singer in a London theater. Accompanied by his cat Chuzzlewit, the character plans to do with all of local artists to stay and rehearse for the long-awaited Christmas Day. Noting that attitude, Catherine, a childhood friend of the diva, talk about your bad mood. Until one magic moment, the three spirits of Christmas to take Eden on a fantastic journey that will open your heart to the true meaning of Christmas.



The book's chapters

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Dickens begins his story by assuring his readers that Jacob Marley is indeed dead. He explains that without this guarantee, the real miracle of the story he is about respect, would not be fully understood.
At the beginning of the story, Scrooge is being assaulted by Christmas. First, try to make him understand somehow Christmas is his nephew, whose invitation to Christmas dinner is healthy responded with a series of expletives. Next are two gentlemen appear in the office.





2.




Having fallen asleep after his visit to ghostly Marley, Scrooge awakens to the sound of chiming twelve. Then he remembers that Marley's ghost told him his first spirit would visit him when the clock struck one hour. He promises to stay awake until the time is to refute the silly idea of ghosts. The first spirit is identified as the Ghost of Christmas Past. After much discussion, the Spirit takes Scrooge back in time for a vacation long forgotten. Here, Scrooge sees himself as a very young boy, left alone at school for Christmas.





3.



After his encounter with the Ghost of Christmas Past, Scrooge is once again asleep. He is ready for a ghostly visitor, opening the curtains of his bed, so be prepared for anything that appears. His preparation, however, are all for nothing, because when the clock strikes one hour, no apparition appears. Instead, Scrooge is bathed in an eerie light.
 Once recovered from not seeing a spirit, Scrooge determines that the source of the strange light in the room seems to be linked to yours. He discovers this room that the room itself was transformed into a holiday paradise, and that he is actually occupied by the second spirit, who identifies himself as the Ghost of Christmas Present.




4.



Unlike the two ghosts that precede it, the ghost of the future does not speak, in fact, is Scrooge himself. The spirit, in turn, does nothing but make a point to extend the hand to lead the way, and yet for some reason, this Scrooge Spirit fills with fear and feeling more than any of the spirits of the past he saw.
 The first stop for them is the third city street. Here, they listen to the convers.




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In this last chapter, Scrooge opens his heart and joins the land of the living. He promises to "live the Past, Present and Future!" and start your day. It sends a turkey to the Cratchits anonymously.Finally, he arrives at the home of Fred, his nephew, and enjoys a dinner with the family of his nephew and friends. Throughout his day, wonders happen to Scrooge and he has the joy of experiencing what it is to interact with the world around them.











A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

Ebenezer Scrooge is a penny-pinching miser in the first degree. He cares nothing for the people around him and mankind exists only for the money that can be made through exploitation and intimidation. He particularly detests Christmas which he views as 'a time for finding yourself a year older, and not an hour richer'. Scrooge is visited, on Christmas Eve, by the ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley who died seven Christmas Eves ago. 


Marley, a miser from the same mold as Scrooge, is suffering the consequences in the afterlife and hopes to help Scrooge avoid his fate. He tells Scrooge that he will be haunted by three spirits. These three spirits, the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, succeed in showing Scrooge the error of his ways. His glorious reformation complete, Christmas morning finds Scrooge sending a Christmas turkey to his long-suffering clerk, Bob Cratchit, and spending Christmas day in the company of his nephew, Fred, whom he had earlier spurned. 


Scrooge's new-found benevolence continues as he raises Cratchit's salary and vows to assist his family, which includes Bob's crippled son, Tiny Tim. In the end Dickens reports that Scrooge became ' as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew'.