All Actions Have Consequences “A Christmas Carol” written by Charles Dickens, is about a man named Ebenezer Scrooge , who realizes that all actions in life has a consequence. Ebenezer Scrooge was a nasty, mean, and cold-hearted person. He wouldn’t let his employees take off work for Christmas, he was rude to visitors that came to see if he would donate money and he was greedy. In fact he was so greedy that the woman he was engaged to called off the engagement because he was becoming to greedy. This is one example of actions have consequences. Another example is he was being rude to Bob Cratchit and wouldn’t let have the day off for Christmas in fact he wanted to work more. As a result, he had to witness and his own niece and nephew laughing …show more content…
at him and making fun of him for not liking Christmas and spending much of his money. “`He's a comical old fellow,'' said Scrooge's nephew, that's the truth: and not so pleasant as he might be. “I'm sure he is very rich, Fred,'' hinted Scrooge's niece. At least you always tell me so.''``What of that, my dear!'' said Scrooge's nephew. ``His wealth is of no use to him. He don't do any good with it.” That was just the beginning of the consequences.
Although he didn’t reach this point his business partner Jacob Marley did. When Marley died he had to wear a chain link for every bad deed he did. So his punishment was bearing the weight of his actions. Scrooge was also headed down this path but lucky for him Marley and the ghosts helped him to shun his path. The ghost of Christmas yet to come showed him the reaction of people when Scrooge was going to die. This was one of consequences, since he was mean and cold-hearted to everyone people seemed happy and joyous at the fact of his death. Some people said they would only go to his funeral if there was food and because they could wear their fancy black gloves. “It's likely to be a very cheap funeral,'' said the same speaker; ``for upon my life I don't know of anybody to go to it. Suppose we make up a party and volunteer?'' ``I don't mind going if a lunch is provided,'' observed the gentleman with the excrescence on his nose.” In the end though Scrooge was able to shun his path and started treating people kinder with more respect. His was able to change his attitude towards people from being rude and nasty to being kind and found that people liked him a lot better that
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Dickens displays guilt as the main form of how Scrooge’s character develops into a compassionate person by the end of the novella. As Scrooge feels this quilt, it's purely based on the visions that the ghosts provide which further causes Scrooge to realise the consequences of his actions. His alienation from specific characters that he used to love such as Belle, “...has displaced me…” whom left Scrooge, due to his desire for money and wealth which grew. This desire grows with him as he is rejecting the christmas joy and spirit as he continuously states that Christmas is a “humbug,” but by stating this it provides comparison. Dickens depicts that Scrooge has become a better person because of fear but in the end he has become kinder. As the
Scrooge was and owner of a factory and made a whole bunch of money, but he did not care about anyone else. “Merry Christmas said his nephew, what right do have to be merry you are poor enough”. This shows that scrooge is mean to family and does not care about Christmas.
When we first met Scrooge, we are informed, and also observe that he is cold, miserly, and bitter. However, after the visit of the Ghost of Christmas future, Scrooge changes into a generous and cheerful man. It is clear that something must have caused a man who is really nice, turn into a mean and nasty person, in this case it was the Industrial Revolution.
He begins to realize even though bad things might happen, it can get better, Scrooge was always a mean person who didn’t care about anything. He was shown his past and responded, “No more! No more. I don’t wish to see it. Show me no more!” (47). When really he felt that if no one cared about him as a child, why should he care now. He didn’t want to see the terrible things he went through as a child again. Scrooge is living in poverty by pushing away people all the time and isn’t fulfilling his potential in life. He doesn’t realize the potential he has as a business person. He can help those in need and help himself by getting into the Christmas
he can have. Dickens says he is a sinner so he hints that he is evil!
Scrooge’s mistake were really only caused by greed and loneliness. The spirit of christmas past showed him of his ex-fiance who left him. She said that she felt that she was second to his money. This basically means that he was so attached to his money that he wasn’t realizing her feelings. In addition to that he had lost the only woman he had ever loved. Making him an even more bitter and lonely person. Though even with that loss he lost his only friend the only one who actually understood him. He also made the mistake of being so greedy to the point where he wasn’t paying his employees enough money for them to barely get by. He also didn’t let his clerk get any coal for his fire even if it small enough to be seen as one coal. All in all Scrooge
Curious to find out about what happened to Christmas?A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a novella about Past, Present, and Christmas Yet to Come spirits that can change the cheapest, mislead heart. Ebenezer Scrooge the protagonist is against everything that has to do with Christmas. He doesn’t want to have to spend money when he does not get a profit from it. He also doesn’t like all the caroling that goes on around the holidays.
In the play, A Christmas Carol, the plot unfolds as it moves forward. The conflict begins with a greedy man named Ebenezer Scrooge. He is very mean to his employee Mr. Bob Cratchit and keeps him freezing with little pay. He thinks Christmas is a “Humbug!” (Dickens 2). His dead business
“If they would rather die… they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.” – Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. These words from Ebenezer Scrooge show great contrast to the actual beliefs of Charles Dickens, author of A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and more. Charles had a crazy life. From being poor and broke, to writing novels that would go on to shape the world and impact the hearts of people who read his noble work, Charles did many things in his life time. Charles and some of his beliefs also went on to change worldviews. Some of his beliefs include caring for the poor and spreading joy and love. His world was different from ours today. The world of Charles Dickens is best
A Christmas Carol, a novella was written by Charles Dickens in December 1843 was written about an old businessman called “Ebenezer Scrooge”, who was a stingy and cold-hearted person with a very bad attitude who made people disliked him and was scared to do things or have fun in front of him. He was visited by Marley Jacob, his only friend and business partner to convinced him to change his attitude otherwise he would suffer as Marley did, and was visited by three Christmas ghosts. Those ghosts were the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Future. After he was visited by the three ghosts, there were great effects on Scrooge, but the most affected one was the Ghost of Christmas Future.
Dickens suggests there could be something worthwhile to be found within Scrooge too. There’s also a literal and metaphorical coldness associated with the early description of Scrooge: “a frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. He carried his own low temperature about with him”. Dickens use of language again emphasises Scrooge’s cold-hearted nature and attitude towards others. Scrooge rejects his nephew’s wishes with “Bah! Humbug!”, refusing to give any money to the two gentlemen who are collecting money for the poor. He resists giving his Clerk, Bob Cratchit, any time off for Christmas saying “it’s not convenient”. However, when faced with Marley’s ghost, we are shown a more vulnerable side to Scrooge. From earlier in the novel, Dickens makes it clear that what we reap, we sow in life and in order for people to care about us, we must care about them first. While visiting his old school, the ghost describes how Scrooge was a “solitary child, neglected by his friends”. At this, Scrooge shows some emotion and
The culture of 2016 is very different than previous generations. We have access to newer technologies, more advanced medicines, and different kinds of foods. Even though the similarities between our society and the past societies are slim, there are still some pieces of literature from long ago that represent today’s culture. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is one of many novels from previous years that reflects the culture of today. Many of the main characters in this book have personalities that are not far from some beliefs or behaviors that people show today. The first person from this cast that will be examined is Ebenezer Scrooge and his egotistical ideals.
In life we are face with many choices, some harmless and some ugly. We do our best to make the right choices but inevitably end up regretting many of them. Throughout the novel, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens uses the life of Ebenezer Scrooge, an unhappy man living in London England, to show how wealth and poverty can affect the way one treats his fellow man and cause regret for one’s life choices. Scrooge’s regret comes in many forms but it shows itself mostly by the way he has treated others in his past. He is take on a journey of self-discovery by three spirits who show him shadows of his Past Present and Future, in order to change Scrooge’s view of others less fortunate than he.
In "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a transformation as a result of his encounters with three ghosts and becomes a kind, happy, and generous man. His greedy, cruel, and grumpy demeanor is replaced seemingly overnight, but he doesn’t just wake up and decide to be nice. It takes three Spirits to change his outlook on life - The Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future. The Ghost of Christmas Past makes Scrooge begin to regret his selfishness, and the Ghost of Christmas Present begins to teach him about others. This second Ghost helps to make him realize that money doesn't buy happiness. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, however, teaches the most profound lesson of all: unless he changes, no one will care if Scrooge dies. Because of the Ghosts, by Christmas morning Ebenezer Scrooge is a completely different person from the man who went to bed on Christmas Eve.
An audience member's gleeful first-hand account of Charles Dickens's public reading of "A Christmas Carol" unwittingly exposes an often overlooked contradiction in the story's climax: "Finally, there is Scrooge, no longer a miser, but a human being, screaming at the 'conversational' boy in Sunday clothes, to buy him the prize turkey 'that never could have stood upon his legs, that bird'" (96). Perhaps he is no longer a miser but, by this description, Scrooge still plays the role of a capitalist oppressor, commanding underlings to fetch him luxuries. While Dickens undoubtedly lauds Scrooge's epiphany and ensuing change, "A Christmas Carol" also hints at the author's resentment for an industrial society's corrupted notion of the "Christmas spirit."