Dickens' A Christmas Carol: A Study on the Transformation of Self Identity

Abstract

A Christmas Carol by Dickens reveals author's creativity over handling the subject matter of transformation of self identity in a highly reputed manner. He was drawn from the contemporary Victorian society because the society was extremely involved in materialism. Themes of greed, regret, charity, and existential dilemma are the aims to show by Dickens. By showing these features, Dickens tries to show the contemporary Victorian society that was surrounded by more evil. While handling the theme of existence, Dickens sometimes used indirect existential elements. He concentrates on the freedom, identity, self etc. that are hidden inside the human ego. We can see the processes of identity transformation of the protagonist in the text