Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Book Review 1: A Christmas Carol

I read a book titled “A Christmas Carol” and it was written by Charles Dickens.
It was about an old man whose name was Ebenezer Scrooge. I tell you the content. Ebenezer Scrooge is a cross, miserable, mean old man. When his nephew visits him on Christmas Eve to wish him a merry Christmas, Scrooge is not at all pleased. ‘Bah! Humbug!’ he says. ‘Christmas is humbug! Everyone who goes around saying “Merry Christmas” should have his tongue cut out. Yes, he should!
Oh, yes, Scrooge is a hard, mean man. His clerk, Bob Cratchit, gets only fifteen shillings a week, and has to work in a cold little office, with a fire too small to warm even his toes.
But that Christmas Eve Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his long-dead partner, Jacob Marley. And after him come three more ghostly visitors… It is a long night, and a frightening night, and when Christmas Day finally arrives, Scrooge is a very different man indeed.

When I read this book, I felt like crying because the ghosts tell Scrooge the most important things for his life. And I was so happy to know that He has changed. He was a cross, miserable, mean old man before he experienced the night. He lived for money and his works. Because of his hard work, many people have troubles. The spirits have their own names, and they are Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. They show Scrooge some scenes and tell him the most important thing for his life. They tell him the kindness. And he knew the true meaning of “Merry Christmas”.
It was the most fantastic book that I have ever read. I was impressed by this book and I decided to be kind to others. Everyone, Merry Christmas!!

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