A Christmas Carol(II) 圣誕故事集:圣誕頌歌/小氣財神(英文版)
DickenswroteAChristmasCarolatatimewhentheBritishwereexaminingandexploringChristmastraditionsfromthepast,suchascarols,aswellasnewcustomssuchasChristmastrees.Hewasinfluencedbyexperiencesfromhisownpast,andfromtheChristmasstoriesofotherauthors,includingWashingtonIrvingandDouglasJerrold.DickenshadwrittenthreeChristmasstoriespriortothenovella,andwasinspiredtowritethestoryfollowingavisittotheFieldLaneRaggedschool,oneofseveralestablishmentsforLondon'shalf-starved,illiteratestreetchildren.It'saveryspecialChristmasEvewhenEbenezerScroogeisvisitedbythreeghosts.ThisshortstoryisaChristmasclassicfeaturingtheGhostofChristmasPast,theGhostofChristmasPresentandtheGhostofChristmasYettoCome.Thetreatmentofthepoorandtheabilityofaself-interestedmanredeeminghimselfbytransformingintoamoresympatheticcharacterarethekeythemesofthestory.Thereisdiscussionamongacademicsastowhetherthiswasafullysecularstory,orifitisaChristianallegory.
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