Today we have forgotten how much the effect of Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol had on Victorian society. Just another one of those old Victorian stories you may say. Has the situation changed today? -the scene has changed but the ideals have not. Are there poor today? Are there rich who exploit the poor? Do people love money and is that the only thing that matters for true happiness, and where does love fit into all this? This book attempts to outline some of the ways we think today as compared to the past. Have we actually learnt something? Perhaps not.