A Christmas Carol Essay A Christmas Carol is one of Dickens most famous books alongside Oliver Twist Great Expectations A Tale of Two Cities or David Copperfield A Christmas Carol was written and set on Christmas Eve 1834 Victorian times Dickens may have written it because his experience made him want to make others aware of the misery of the poor and injustice of the law He wanted to fight poverty and criticise the attitude of the greedy In this essay I will explore how Scrooge changes as a re