The Message of 'A Christmas Carol'
"Ebeneeeeezer!" Today on BreakPoint, I'm going to talk about Charles Dickens' great classic work, "A Christmas Carol."
One hundred and seventy-four years ago, a British writer was horrified at the conditions under which children were made to labor in tin mines. He decided to write a pamphlet exposing these conditions. His intended title: "An Appeal to the People of England on Behalf of the Poor Man's Child."
Thank heavens the writer changed his mind. Instead of a pamphlet, he decided to write a novel making the same points. It's filled with colorful characters—including an old man who goes about snarling "Bah, Humbug!"
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