Ep.1 of 14 GCSE A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - Introduction and Genre (AQA)

A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) - award winning tutorials from AudiopiA Christmas Carol is amongst the most famous of Dickens’ works, and Ebenezer Scrooge, the chief character, is perhaps the best-known and most distinctive of all his creations. Our AQA GCSE English Literature series for A Christmas Carol will guide you through everything you need to know about this classic of Victorian literature and help you understand how best to approach it in your exams.Tutorial SummaryThis audio tutorial Introduces us to Dickens. We examine the significance of 1843 as publication date coinciding with the commercialisation of Christmas (sending of first Christmas card); the enduring appeal of characters and influence on contemporary society and a brief outline of the plot. The long association of Christmas time with the telling of ghost stories, but also the idea of moral tale or allegory We take a look at social inequality, wealth and poverty, the responsibility of the individual in relation to society, optimism, the possibility of change/transformation, community, the supernatural and Christmas!The first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to! Love what you hear and want us with you for the journey? You can subscribe to access every episode in any series on Acast+ for the price of a couple of cups of coffee a month, and become a supporter! Hit the link to Access it All.https://plus.acast.com/s/audiopi-gcse-english-literature-language-tutorials Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.