Jacob Marley Archives

Bah! Humbug! Why 'A Christmas Carol' Needs a Holiday from the Holidays
Jacob Marley and Clarence manipulated their respective subjects to make a wanton change in their lives – lest further tragedy befall them and those around them. What happens after Christmas? Scrooge's relationships don't get "magically fixed" because he changed his behavior for one day He estranged those around him for decades – but because it's "Christmas,"[...]