Dickens, in his lively description of the present, implements a variety of literary devices that conjure a positive and excited response from readers. The third example of tone in A Christmas Carol is when the Ghost of Christmas Present takes Ebenezer Scrooge on a walk through the city streets on Christmas day, taking in the jumble of activity. There is a wonderful application of tone that sets a fast-paced and jovial atmosphere as Scrooge recollects his past. The second case of tone that will be noted is when the Ghost of Christmas Past brings Scrooge back to a night at Fezziwig’s and the party that ensued. The first tone that evokes a response in the reader is in the very beginning of the novel the narrative voice switches up its tone to reassure readers that the story will not be too serious and will have a positive outcome. The literary devices used in A Christmas Carol work together to create a certain emotional atmosphere through the narrator’s tone. Charles Dickens’ successful control of the narrator’s and characters’ tones in A Christmas Carol evokes a variety of responses from readers.
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