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Exploring and engaging with themes in 'A Christmas Carol'

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I can identify and engage with the key themes in ‘A Christmas Carol’.

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A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story. Themes often link together and overlap. The theme of transformation is an important theme in ‘A Christmas Carol’. Transformation is depicted through Scrooge's journey from a miserly individual to a compassionate and generous one. Dickens uses Scrooge’s treatment of others and their treatment of him to convey this change.

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