Imagine living a horrible life where . Where people disliked people and wanted them to die, just to get there money. Although in three nights it could be fixed so life would be normal again. In the story "The Christmas Carol" Ebeneezer Scrooge lives this miserly life.Scrooge has three nights to change his life into a compassionate one because Christmas Past, Present ,and Future visit him to teach him a lesson. Present one of the Christmas spirits influences him the most to fix his present in society. One way the influence of Christmas present shows scrooge a lesson. Scrooge realizes that he doesn't want to leave a bad reputation.with his family. In the scene present shows his family is talking about him poorly.His Family member Fred says " What's the consequence, he don't lose much of a dinner by it, I can tell you …show more content…
that!"He says this because Scrooge doesn't come to family dinners.this is sad for scrooge because he will die and no one with want to come to his funeral.Nobody will remember him.When they do remember Scrooge it will all be bad things. Another way Present shows another thing that makes an impact on Scrooge. Which is the business men in the present talking about him. They talk about how much they hate him and when he dies they are only going to the funeral for money. Another thing, present shows Scrooge that he doesn't want people to hate him when he is dead.they also say that they are not going to go anyway cause they hate scrooge so much. This shows the reader Scrooge is rich and people only like him because he is rich, if they even like him.i believe that people don't know the real scrooge and what he really is on the inside. The last way Present shows Scrooge that all his family members on Christmas are talking about him and how gross he is.This shows scrooge that whatever happens to him nobody will care.
In the scene his family is sitting in the living room playing guess who.When they realized that they were acting out Scrooge. We know this because they said this is a mean mean man and right away they all guessed Scrooge. Scrooge saw this and made him cry. he thought to himself how can my family hate me so much. This is sad for Scrooge cause it shows him not even his family cares. Addition to that this shows him that he really needs to change cause he will grow up with no one and not get to be with his nephew and cousins. Obviously, Scrooge had a bad life but, he fixed it .Luckily, not everyone has to go though this horrible time. Scrooge is just a character but, things like this are very realistic and can happen to people.This experience helped Scrooge so much and made him realize the meaning of life.This also got his life back on track. This is why present influenced Scrooge the most. Just imagine if this happen to people all the time, don't let it
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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
The first reason he said what he said is because of what the Spirit of Christmas Past said to him. One of the first things he showed him was when he went to a party with his girlfriend and proposed marriage. She said yes. This was before he was greedy and mean. This showed him that being pleasant and kind pays off. The spirit then shows Scrooge another part of his past, where his wife
Robin Sharma, a famous writer, once said, “Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.” Many people believe that change is a very big decision. It takes time and can get a little messy on the way. The truth, however, is a small decision, Like donating money for the poor in need. Unfortunately, in the play, A Christmas Carol, the main character, Scrooge, is a selfish miser. Fortunately, by the end of the play, Scrooge realizes that he was selfish and no good and changed his ways. For example, he donated to the poor.
Scrooge has no wish to spend his time with anyone o... ... middle of paper ... ... up the resulting change in Scrooge: ‘’He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man as the good old City knew… Some people laughed to see the alteration in him, but he let them laugh,’’ So we see that Scrooge was indeed saved from the terrible fate that would
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.
Scrooge was always mean to everyone. They did not like him. He was visited by three ghosts that taught him a lesson. He started being nice. “Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all. . . He was a second father. . . [to Tiny Tim] His own heart laughed.” (Dickens 64). Doing nice things for people can make people happier too. The Grinch, as well as Scrooge, hates Christmas and he expresses it. The Whos hate him for it. He takes the presents of all the Whos, he is about to throw it off the mountain. The Grinch hears a sound. It is them. They are singing, despite the fact their Christmas is ruined. He returned all their gifts and celebrates Christmas with them. He is finally loved by the Whos. Doing nice things for people can make a person happy as well. Although, Scrooge was helped by spirits, The Grinch was held by people. Recent books can be seen using traditional story’s themes.
During the story, Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts from Christmas past, present, and future, who shows the ill-tempered Scrooge how to be feel compassion towards others human beings. A large quantity of the story revolves around money, and it plays a large role, to contrast how generosity is viewed in society. Scrooge is incredibly wealthy, as he lives a l...
Just like the play, Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in the story. He is a mean, cold-hearted man that has no Christmas spirit whatsoever. All that Scrooge cares about and will ever care about is his wealth until he is taken on a journey. He is lead by 3 ghosts of his past, present, and future as he was in the play. These ghosts show him what Christmas spirit is and try to force it upon him. All of this finally hits him once he is taken to the future and witnesses his own grave. Scrooge pleads for a second chance to change his bad ways. Once he wakes up in his bedroom after all of this craziness, he jumps for joy and makes many new friends while mending with some old friends. He fixes many of his wrongs and lives out the rest of his life as a happier, friendlier, and a generous
Which miraculously he does, Scrooge becomes kind. Here is a line after Scrooge tells the little boy to get the prize turkey,” I’ll send it to Bob Cratchit’s. He shan’t know who sends it. It’s twice the size of Tiny Tim and such a Christmas dinner it will make…”(272) Scrooge here buys the turkey for Bob Cratchit’s family to eat on Christmas day, which is a very kind thing to do. This second quote is to Gentleman Visitor from Scrooge in which Scrooge apologises and gives money to the poor,” Yes that is my name, and I fear it may not be pleasant to you. Allow me to ask your pardon, and will you have the goodness to add this (throwing him a purse) to your good work!”(274) Scrooge kindly apologizes for his rudeness and gives Gentleman Visitor money for the poor. The last quote is when Scrooge would give the boy half a crown for delivering the prize turkey to the Cratchits,”I’m in earnest! Go and buy it and tell ‘em to bring it here that I may give them the direction to take it. Come back with the butcher and I’ll give you a shilling. Come back less than to minutes and I’ll give you half a crown!”(272) Scrooge says this and when looking at other actions he did at the beginning, this here is a step up and really kind thing to do. As you see, Scrooge change his actions and becomes
Dickens portrays Scrooge as being a mean old man that wants nothing to do with anyone throughout the beginning of the novel. As a young boy many family members played a huge role in Scrooge’s life. It is easy to tell as a young boy, Scrooge loved his family although his father was extremely hard on him. His sister is the only member of his home-family that has a scene in the story. It seems as if that she was the only one who truly loved him. Whenever the ghost of Christmas past takes Scrooge back to the time his sister came and told him that she was taking him back home he was filled with joy. The ghost was sure to remind him that his sister passed away when giving birth to Fred. This really effected how Scrooge looked at Fred later in life. As hard as Scrooge was towards Fred, Fred never gave up on getting Scrooge to enjoy Christmas. “His nephew, Fred, and Bob Cratchit represent the salving spirit of Christmas. They have never abandoned hope and faith” (Gold 153). Scrooge’s relationship with his family is critical to the plot of the story. All of his hard times growing up led to Scrooge’s jealousy of Fezziwig’s wealth and charm. Scrooge’s determination to be like Mr. Fezziwig turned him into the exact opposite of his goal. “Dickens contrasts Scrooge, “excellent man of business,” with old Fezziwig, the master of his apprenticeship days. Fezziwig was a “reasonable” employer; he worked his men hard and fairly, be he was able to play occasionally, and he did not he did not hesitate to spend money at Christmastime for the entertainment and jollification of his employees” (Davis 122). Scrooge’s drive ended up being his
...rt of the story Scrooge is a miserable man who hates nearly everything and everyone, he treats people like they’re nothing to him and he is everyone’s superior, emphasising how the rich would’ve acted to poor people back in the Dickensian era. The book also relates to the biblical story of “Saul or Paul” and how he changes in the Bible, the book is also important for adults as well as children as it highlights what they can do to change. The sudden realisation of how the poor were treated has lead to a welfare state being produced by the government to be more charitable to the poor and financially help them, to highlight the success of the book almost every Christmas story is based on it and there are a lot films based on the book, it shows how popular and morally correct the book is as the book is still relevant to helping those less fortunate than us even now.
The beginning of the play initiates with the death of Scrooge’s business partner Jacob Marley. Charles Dickens exaggerates Marley’s death and Scrooge’s soul feels dead and his ability to be generous, kind and to love is gone.’ Scrooge was not dreadfully cut up by the death of the sad event but that was an excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral, and solemnized it with an undoubted bargain’ , this shows Scrooge has no feeling for his best friend and his death does no phase him. Dickens now compares Scrooge to the weather, e.g. ‘he carried his own low temperatures always about with him; this shows us Scrooge is cold hearted and spreads his cold emotion to everyone.
In Conclusion, in the 1st Stave Dickens presents Scrooge as an evil, aged, prosperous man. As you read the Staves 2, 3 and 4, Scrooge’s behaviour, thoughts and attitude changes gradually. In Stave 2 a quote to show how shrude Scrooge is 'All he could make out was that it was still very foggy and extremely cold' this shows that Scrooge is an unpleasant ‘a covetous sinner’. This has an effect upon the reader as it shows how the cold weather can hurt and be distasteful to people just like Scrooge. Scrooge is described as the weather as he is like it; he hurts the people around him. Finally, in the 4th Stave he changes and he admits it, here is a quote “Spirit!'' he cried, tight clutching at its robe, “hear me! I am not the man I was.” This shows Scrooge is pleading that he has changed. I think he has transformed because of the experience he had by the four spirits.
A Christmas Carol is a very famous story.Mr.Scrooge was at his office counting all of his gold coins and writing in his book and had an assistant working with him writing in a book.Mr.Scrooge did not like Christmas at all.Mr.Scrooge use to have a partner named Jacob Marley but had died.Mr.scrooge was very nasty to others and didn’t care about the poor or the rich.He was a very selfish man and wouldn’t even spend time with his family.Scrooge was very mean and didn’t care about anyone besides himself.
The past had a major impact on a person’s life, so it was important to look forward to life and remember the past. Ebenezer Scrooge and his late partner, Jacob Marley, were obsessed with making and keeping their money. After Marley died, the ghost of him came back (seven years after his death) to warn Scrooge about his future and what will happen if he didn’t change his lifestyle. That night, the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future visited him. When Scrooge was being shown his life by the Phantoms, he saw how his decisions had shaped his life and what his life will become if he did not change his lifestyle. At the same time, Scrooge also got the chance to relive his terrible past and learned many lessons from it. Scrooge’s past had