Senior Project Advisor
Greg Youmans
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2025
Keywords
Charles Dickens, Film, Film Adaptations, Adaptations, A Christmas Carol, Christmas, Scrooge, Ebenezer Scrooge, Dickens, Cinema, English Literature, Literature, 19th Century Literature
Abstract
This paper examines film adaptations of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol. It dives into what adaptations change as the story moves from page to screen, and the impact these changes have on the story and themes. This paper underscores the beating heart of Dickens's original tale, which was grounded in messages of not only redemption but awareness of one's social responsibility. The ways adaptations have often inadequately translated these themes through changes to characterization, dialogue, and elimination of pivotal scenes within the novella, are examined and explored.
Department
English
Recommended Citation
O'Connor, Ally, "Lost in Adaptation: A Christmas Carol Through the Ages" (2025). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 988.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/988
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf