'A Christmas Carol': the novella as a Gothic text

Dickens uses Gothic conventions as a way to greater explore immoral behaviour in society. Scrooge could be viewed as a typical Gothic protagonist: isolated and egotistical. Scrooge can be said to be in a liminal state of his metamorphosis for much of the novella. There are many examples of battles between good and evil (or moral and immoral) in the text. The gothic genre gives Dickens a great backdrop within which to frame his message of social responsibility.