I finally finished A Christmas Carol over the weekend, beside a warm fire with a warm cup of tea :-) I spent a long time thinking about the story, as I have to write a paper on it, and I'm having some trouble with it. The first thing I noticed was how differently it was written when compared to some of Dickens' other works such as Great Expectations. Realizing that that wasn't going to help my paper at all, I began to think about other things. I thought about the idea of charity and its importance, as well as the emotions connected with Christmas. I also tried to think of the story in terms of the modern day rather than the 19th century, to see if it's lessons are as applicable today as they were over 100 years ago. I feel that they are.

I still haven't gotten a concrete thesis for my paper. My rough draft was on the theme of time, but I'm thinking about scrapping that completely in lieu of something better. I feel that the idea of charity is a good topic to write about, and one that is clearly demonstrated in the story.