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Christmas Carol - themes

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This video explores the themes within A Christmas Carol. The main ideas in a text are called themes. In A Christmas Carol these include Christmas, redemption and social injustice. Charles Dickens also deals with the themes of family and forgiveness. A Christmas Carol contains a number of themes, such as time, Dickens’ critique of Victorian society, and forgiveness and redemption.

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