The theme of this novella is to look at the good you do in life and how it carries over after your death. Marley had not learned till it was too late that charity and kindness was important in a human life.
They had taken his bed curtains, bed sheets and even the clothes that he was wearing when he was lying dead on his bed. The theme of this novel is to look at the good you do in life and how it carries over after your death. In A Christmas Carol Scrooge changed from being a money-pinching grouch to a kind-hearted man, he redeemed himself through freewill and life changing memories.
The writer uses flashbacks to remind us of the past Scrooge and the ways in which he changes.
However at the end of the novel we see dramatic changes in him as a trio of ghostly visitations causes a complete change in him The theme of this novella is to look at the good you do in life and how it carries over after your death.
The ghost takes him on a depressing tour of his past Christmases. The spirit informs Scrooge that he is the ghost of Christmas past. Although A Christmas Carol was written in the 17th century, its messages and themes stay alive today.
There is music and Dickens creates a celebratory mood in this scene to show Scrooge how his boss celebrated Christmas with him and others.