From a Christmas Carol Step 1: What parts of the plot seem related to a possible theme in the novel? (Think about the main conflict and how it get resolved or worked out.)

Step 2: Which characters seem related to a possible theme? Which characters change, and what do those changes suggest about compassion and transformation?

Step 3: How does Charles Dickens use symbols to hint at the novella’s themes? What objects, people, or places stand for something “bigger” in the story?