One of my favorite Christmas stories is a A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It's the classic tale of redemption and while it may ring just a tad too sentimental for today's tastes, it still seems as relevant today as it was when it was first written in 1843.
From a social perspective, it captures many of the economic and social dislocations brought about by the Industrial Revolution in Britain and it raises issued that are as relevant today as they were then. Fortunately, things are not as stark as they were then but we've still got a way to go.
Scrooge is a classic character and it's interesting to see how he wound up the way he did. I always try to catch one of the many film versions of the book during the Christmas season and my favorite is the version with Patrick Stewart.
For more on the book, go HERE.
From a social perspective, it captures many of the economic and social dislocations brought about by the Industrial Revolution in Britain and it raises issued that are as relevant today as they were then. Fortunately, things are not as stark as they were then but we've still got a way to go.
Scrooge is a classic character and it's interesting to see how he wound up the way he did. I always try to catch one of the many film versions of the book during the Christmas season and my favorite is the version with Patrick Stewart.
For more on the book, go HERE.
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