is for A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol is what Charles Dickens named the story so that it could be shared to people to bring them joy the same way Christmas Carols bring joy.

is for Bob Cratchit

Bob Cratchit is underpaid and taken advantage of by Scrooge.

is for Creature

Creature is the term used by Dickens to characterize the children which could have been Scrooge's. This occurs when the Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge the household of his ex.

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is for Death

Death is demonstrated in the story as the Ghost of Christmas Future shows Scrooge how he could die later on. The Ghost also displays the possibility of Tiny Tim dying. Jacob Marley is also supposedly "dead as a door-nail."

is for Ebenezer Scrooge

Ebenezer Scrooge is the name of the greedy, miserly, old man with no Christmas Spirit. Ebenezer refers to the "Stone of Help"in Hebrew.

The First Spirit is the Ghost of Christmas Past which takes Scrooge to see his childhood, his old school, friends, and sister. The spirit also shows his former fiance and her new life.

is for First Spirit

is for Ghost

There are three ghosts in the story which lead Scrooge through the Christmas's of the past, present, and future. They assist in Scrooge's major shift in character.

is for Humbug

Scrooge uses the word Humbug 7 times, which means something designed to deceive and mislead, like a hoax. He uses the word Humbug in his famous catchphrase, "Bah! Humbug!", when he is describing Christmas.

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Irony

Irony is used in the story when Scrooge talks to Marley's Ghost. Their conversation is ironic because most people would be terrified of seeing a ghost, but Scrooge pretended as if he weren't.

is for Jacob Marley

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Jacob Marley was Scrooge's business partner and his only friend later in life. He was also the first ghost to visit Scrooge and tell him about the spirits that are coming.

is for Knocker of the Door

When Scrooge comes back home, he first sees the face of Marley's ghost through his door knocker.

is for Last Spirit

The Last Spirit is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, which Scrooge finds to be the scariest spirit because it never speaks, only pointing with his hand to communicate. The spirit takes Scrooge to see three wealthy gentlemen, some people who work for Scrooge, and a couple indebted to Scrooge. He realizes none of these people feel any sorrow after Scrooge's death.

is for Memories

Scrooge's memories and past events in his life are demonstrated when the Ghost of Christmas Past shows up.

is for Nephew

Scrooge has a nephew named Fred, who is Scrooge's only living relative. Fred seems to be the only person who tries to pull Scrooge out of isolation and stop being bitter and miserable.

is for Ominous

Ominous is an impression of doom or an implication that bad things will happen. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come presents Scrooge with an ominous view of his death.

is for Prisons

When two gentlemen walk into Scrooge's office, they ask him to donate money to the poor so they have basic comforts on Christmas. Scrooge asks, "Are there no prisons?" and refuses to give anything.