Scrooge's great change

Lao Tzu once said that “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” This quote means that if you stay on a bad path you are eventually going to end in a bad spot. People need to change themselves if they don’t want to end their life in a negative way. If you stay on the right path then your end will be much better. Scrooge needs to change because he knows what his future is like and how he will end up when he dies. Scrooge was visited by three ghosts and he was able to change himself for the better good.
In the eyes of London, Ebenezer Scrooge is just a greedy business man who only cares about wealth. Scrooge can be seen as a man who had “The cold within him freeze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shriveled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue. He carried his own low temperature always about with him.” From these descriptions the reader now is able to tell that scrooge is the meanest, greediest, man in London. He had no happiness, no warmth to give to people; all Scrooge has is money. “Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say, with gladsome looks, "My dear Scrooge, how are you? When will you come to see me?” Even the blind men's dogs appeared to know him; and when they saw him coming on, would tug their owners into doorways and up courts. But what did Scrooge care? He liked warning all human sympathy to keep its distance.” Everyone in London knows Scrooge is full of hate even dogs; know that Scrooge is full of hate. Will the first ghost be able to persuade Scrooge to change his ways and share his wealth with others or will Scrooge be a greedy man for the rest of his life and die alone?
While Scrooge was sleeping bed the ghost of Christmas past startles hi...

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...mas and what would happen to him if he didn’t change. The spirits we’re able to turn a greedy man into a loving person.
When Scrooge awakens in his own bed alive he realizes what he must do to change his and the future of others. Scrooge sends “the prize turkey” to the Crathchit’s house for their Christmas dinner. Scrooge would have never been that courteous to anyone before the spirits helped him change his ways into a nicer man. Scrooge also assists the Cratchit’s in with financial aid they need by raising Bob’s salary. Because Scrooge helped the Cratchit family they were able to keep Tiny Tim alive. Scrooge realized that helping others is much better than being selfish and stingy. If you help others you can make yourself feel better and you are also making others feel better.

Works Cited

Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. New York: Scholastic, 1999. Print.