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This is a podcast episode where the host, Michele Dall'Aglio, talks about the book "A Christmas Carol" written by Charles Dickens. The book is about a greedy old man named Mr. Scrooge who doesn't believe in the joys of Christmas. He is visited by ghosts who show him the past, present, and future, teaching him a lesson about life. The book also criticizes the hypocrisy and injustice in society. The host and his cousin, Mary, both liked the book because it teaches the importance of kindness and being with loved ones. Hi, I'm Michele Dall'Aglio, and welcome to everybody in my new podcast. Today with me there is a special guest, my cousin Mary. Hi. Who are you, Mary? I'm Frank. Today we are talking about a book. What's the book? It's A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens. The book talks about Mr. Scrooge, a greedy old loan shark who has no intention of sharing the joys of Christmas, not even with his family or his nephew. For him, Christmas is a day like any other. He will then have to face events of past, present and future in order to give him a life lesson. How is Mr. Scrooge in particular? He is a selfish, greedy, cold-hearted person with an old face, white hair and red eyes. But in time, he will understand that it's wrong to behave in this way. And the other characters? The other characters are the Marvellous Ghost and the Ghost of Future Christmas, Christmas Now and Christmas Past that will accompany Mr. Scrooge in the travels in the different Christmas. There are also Bob Cratchit with his six-armed tiny team. And what about the type of writing of Charles Dickens? Dickens uses his irony to ridicule the hypocrisy of the nobility, exposing the cruelty and injustice he saw in the society of his time. He wrote this book in 1843. But this isn't the only romance he wrote. He wrote, for example, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Nicholas Nikelby, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations. In the end, did you like the book? Yes, because it teaches that you shouldn't be selfish and not care about people, but be kind and be together with people you love, or you won't be remembered in generations. Do you agree, Mary? Yes, Mike. I think the same thing. Well, the episode is over. Thanks, Mary, for your presence and see you in the next episode. Bye-bye. The End