Mysticism in ‘A Christmas Carol’ By Charles Dickens
Ihsan Mehdar Mahmoud Abdel
University of Tikrit / Faculty of Arts / Translation Department
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/jls.1.3.4
Keywords: -Charles Dickens -novella -spiritualism -mysticism -redemption - transformation.
Abstract
This research investigates the novella written by
Charles Dickens to highlight the concept of the spiritual
journey of transformation. Mysticism is an approach found in
most of Dickens‟ writings. The vital one which is under
current study is ‘A Christmas Carol‟ (1843). The research
illustrates a representation of the title and the purpose of its
choice. However, the main theme that is investigated is the
symbolic spiritual journey held by the three spirits. In his
novel, Dickens tries to highlight that the transformation from
a stingy rich businessman into a humanist is only through
spirituality. According to the seventeenth century, the
mystical type boomed in England (Spurgeon, 1970).
Subsequently, Dickens is affected by this thematic function
and tries to portray this in his writings. Starting from an
emotional barricade at the first chapter, Dickens underscores
that the spiritual journey is the door leading to the salvation
and redemption. He pinpoints that moralities are not restricted
only to the religious occasions. However, mysticism must be
an approach in human life to enter Heaven.
