Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol has become a holiday classic since it was first published nearly 180 years ago. Its main characters – the miserly Scrooge, long-suffering Bob Cratchit, adorable Tiny Tim, and fearsome ghosts – are iconic in the English-speaking world. The plotline follows an archetypal pattern. A miserable, constricted ego is forced to confront a traumatic past, recognize the unlived potential of life, and face the pressure of life’s fast-approaching end. Using film clips and lively discussion, we will explore this tale from a Jungian viewpoint.  As Dickens wrote of the transformed Scrooge, “His own heart laughed; and that was quite enough for him.”

Join Bob Bongiovanni in-person at the First Congregational Church in Boulder as he plays segments of the movie to show how Dickens reveals family dynamics.