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A christmas carol

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A Christmas Carol English Coursework: How does Dickens manipulate his readers through A Christmas Carol? In a psychological context, manipulation means to influence a person or a group of people in such a way that the manipulator tries to get what he or she wants or makes a person believe something in a calculating, indirect and somewhat dishonest way. For example 'play' on the emotions (fear, hope, love...) of the person. Dickens wrote this short novel to make his audience think about their attitude to the poor. He uses different techniques to make us feel the way he does. This novel is set mainly in London. Dickens descriptions of London allow readers to experience the sights, sounds, and smells of the old city. This ability to engage the reader into time and place sets the perfect stage for him to set up his fiction. As his intension is to bring the readers attention to...

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