A Christmas Carol — Content Guide for Parents
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
With its characters exhibiting many qualities as well as failures often ascribed to Dickens himself, the imaginative and entertaining tale relates Ebenezer Scrooge's eerie encounters with a series of spectral visitors. Journeying with them through Christmases past, present, and future, he is ultimately transformed from an arrogant, obstinate, and insensitive miser to a generous, warmhearted, and caring human being. Written by one of England's greatest and most popular novelists, "A Christmas Carol" has come to epitomize the true meaning of Christmas.
Unabridged and unaltered Dover (1991) republication of the text of the first edition (1843, Chapman and Hall, London).
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Frequently asked questions
Is A Christmas Carol appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Ghosts, including Marley and the silent Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, appear throughout, and the third spirit may be frightening and shows Tiny Tim's death if nothing changes. A reader review says the story mentions the real reason for Christmas and has Christian ideas as a basis, and the text ends with "God bless us, every one!"; the ghosts are a story device and not a religious practice shown on the page.
Does A Christmas Carol have violence?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Christmas Carol have scary content?
Found (Supporting): Ghosts, including Marley and the silent Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, appear throughout, and the third spirit may be frightening and shows Tiny Tim's death if nothing changes.
Does A Christmas Carol have religion?
Found (Brief, Christian): A reader review says the story mentions the real reason for Christmas and has Christian ideas as a basis, and the text ends with "God bless us, every one!"; the ghosts are a story device and not a religious practice shown on the page.
Does A Christmas Carol have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Christmas Carol have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Christmas Carol have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Christmas Carol have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Christmas Carol have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Christmas Carol have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
