Scrooge's Redemption In Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol is a classic novel with lessons that is universally recognized. Scrooge is a cold-hearted, bitter, and greedy man who detests Christmas. Joy is his enemy and he believes it to be unnecessary. Scrooge realizes a great deal about himself and those around him because of the spirits of Christmas Present, Past, and Future visits. Through those visits, he undergoes a transformation that effects the rest of his life. Ebenezer Scrooge sees firsthand how temptation can corrupt and how redemption can save.
Dickens paints Scrooge as a dodgy old man who is only concerned about making money and keeping it. Scrooge will not even allow his poor clerk more than one piece of coal during the harsh winter’s day. He scoffs at the idea of love and people having joy on Christmas. In A Christmas Carol, Scrooges fall is temptation. He is obsessed with money and the idea of not letting money go. Scrooge’s greed drives his fiancé away. She refuses to stay with him because he has made his profit his first priority in his life. Scrooge is so interested in his profit

that he does not fight for her to stay. Money becomes the only thing that matters to him; he is left with only his money. His ex-fiancé marries and has a family while Scrooge grows old, and alone. He again shows how his greed has taken over his being by not paying Bob Cratchit well but Bob still toasts to Scrooges health. Scrooge’s temptation of greed is shown in the beginning of the story by his miserliness of his coal but he has breaks out of his temptation for the bettering of humanity.
Scrooge breaks out of his temptation by redemption. The spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future represents redemption. Christmas Past shows Scrooge how money has made him lose sight of what matters. Christmas Present show Scrooge the great reward of love and compassion with visions of his nephew Fred and the meager yet joyful holiday for the Cratchits. Finally, when the Christmas Future spirit shows Scrooge visions of his dead body, and the people in the town rejoicing. Scrooge sees that his greed has caused the death for poor Tiny Tim as well. When Ebenezer awakens, he has a new purpose, not for the wellbeing of himself but for others. He socializes with people; he purchases a goose for the Cratchits and decides to have dinner with his nephew. The next day, Scrooge gives Bob a raise and a promise to help his family. With the guidance of the Christmas spirits, giving a second chance for a better life.
In the book, one can clearly see that money is a temptation and it can corrupt absolutely.

Although there is temptation, there is always redemption if one has the right guidance. In 1 Timothy 6:9 it says, “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.” In addition to Ecclesiastes 5:10 “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.” Not only with money but also with any kind of temptation, one cannot be truly satisfied because there is always more. I believe that it does not matter the sin; God will always allow redemption but only if you want it. Romans 10:10 “For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.” Temptation is suppressed by redemption but you have to look for it and ask for

it.
Although Scrooges trials are different from my own, its foundation is the same. We are all tempted, and with that temptation, we are blinded. Nevertheless, with guidance and determination, redemption awaits. It was not until the Christmas Future spirit showed Scrooge what might happen did it hit Scrooge that he has to turn back now. The only difference between Scrooge and any who are faced with temptation, we are not shown the consequences in the future. However, we are given a second chance before it is too late, but in a less obvious way.