What was the impact of A Christmas Carol on the society at the time?

Answer 1

Whilst the story is set in Victorian London of 1843 the message remains as fresh to day as it was when it was written. Modern readers will draw similarities with current political and environmental issues then and now. There are still people suffering through deprivation, poverty and lacking in work and there are still those that have both the money and power to bring about change in those areas.

Answer 2

"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens had a significant impact on society at the time of its publication in 1843. The story highlighted issues of poverty, social injustice, and the importance of compassion, inspiring a sense of charity and goodwill during the Victorian era. It also helped popularize the celebration of Christmas as a time for giving and generosity.

Answer 3

Initaill the 6000 copies first printed were sold in one week (December 1843) Those that read the story began to see the issues that Dickens was desperatly trying to highlight of deprivation and unfair employment laws

Answer 4

it opened the eyes of those that had money and the poor to make changes to easy the depth of deprivation in society - In the book he refers to The Girl called want and the boy called ignorance where scrooge is told be aware of both but most of all be aware of the boy

Answer 5

It began to make those who were ignorant of teh deprivation around them see what was actually happening

Answer 6

a Christmas carol is relevant today because Charles dickens tries to get the poor some respect and also he wrote the title to cheer people up and it is meant to be a ghost story

Answer 7

It tells of the social injustice that Dickens witness in Victorian time and provides an insight to how bad life was for Britain's of the era