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Themes - EduqasA Christmas Carol - Themes overview

The main ideas in a text are called themes. In A Christmas Carol these include Christmas, redemption and social injustice. Dickens also deals with the themes of family and forgiveness.

Part of English LiteratureA Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol - Themes overview

There are many themes running through Dickens's famous novella, not least of all Christmas! In this story of a man, we are presented with ideas of greed, forgiveness and tricky concepts of time, as well as themes of generosity and compassion.

The themes of A Christmas Carol, showing a dove representing Christmas, a sad and happy face representing redemption, and coins dropping into a cupped hand representing social injustice

Three main themes include:

  • Christmas
  • redemption
  • social injustice

Learn more about the themes in this podcast

Song: Themes in A Christmas Carol