From: "Alan Cook" <alangregorycook-AT-msn.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Date: Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:25:15 GMT Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Questions about "A Christmas Carol" Being almost 18 years older than Ebenezer Scrooge, I can give this advice to all ages; Whatever else you do, just keep moving, Once you are sedentary, it is a lot harder life. Most puppeteers already know this is so. -----Original Message----- From: HobgoblinH-AT-aol.com Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2009 10:25 AM To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Questions about "A Christmas Carol" Not the point. Redeeming him is not all there is going on. The point is, how much good can he still do in the world before he dies? That is always the point. At some moment (hopefully) in most people's lives, they look back and say "What have I done that made it worth while putting me on this earth?" Then they can either look forward and say, "Well, maybe not so much, but from now on, I shall do better." Or they divorce their mate, find another one, buy a convertible, let the top down, and drive around letting the wind tousle their thinning locks. And even then, redeeming Scrooge, who had the potential even at the extremely advanced age of 60 of making so many people's lives better and happier, "He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, he was a second father. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew, or any other good old city, town, or borough, in the good old world." was not the whole point. England was also old. Might one not think Scrooge was an allegorical figure for England? England had forgotten how to celebrate Christmas. Was England worth redeeming, even though it was old? And hey, Christmas is old. Was it worth redeeming? Cheers, Alice In a message dated 9/6/2009 12:05:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time, octorilla-AT-gmail.com writes: How old *is *Scrooge? If he's 60 or more (in this time period) he is most likely going to die soon. Most people and productions play him as a generic old. However, I must put forward; what is the point of redeeming some one who's time on earth is waning? _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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