The collective greed of mankind has resulted in a planet where our resources are being used up at an alarming rate. Greedy people are often looked at like selfish and ignorant human beings. Ebenezer Scrooge is like that, but there was a time that he wasn’t. Ebenezer is a rich businessman who despises the poor. Scrooge didn’t believe in the Christmas Spirit, all he thought was that Christmas was just of load of humbug!(Dickens, 6) Scrooge also hates happiness and generosity until a trio of Christmas spirits shows him the error of his ways. (Dickens, 9) At the beginning, Ebenezer is portrayed as a stingy and selfish man who expresses dislike for the Christmas Spirit. But just as the end of winter gets closer, Scrooge’s stinginess and cold heart sees a revival of goodwill that has been apart for so many years. Although Scrooge is a fictional character, nobody should ever be as greedy and selfish as him. Everyone should be happy and enjoy the things that they have and share with others. Many people live in a state in where they just want to be lonely and that's how Ebenezer Scrooge lives, lonely and full of greediness. …show more content…
The conflict begins with Ebenezer Scrooge being a greedy, selfish old man. For Scrooge, Christmas is just a poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket (Dickens,6). The climax of the drama is when Scrooge sees his grave and realizes that no one cares. In the drama, three spirits from his past, present, and future show him how greedy and mean he is to everyone. Scrooge makes a promise of changing and being a better person before it’s too late. When he wakes up on the morning of Christmas he decides to keep his promise and devote to doing good deeds. Scrooge performs several good actions on Christmas. Ebenezer Scrooge did, in fact, keep his promise of being charitable to
You’re poor enough”,this shows that Scrooge didn't celebrate christmas. Not believing in the birth of Christ can put an bad and devilish outview on you. The structure of this novel plays a big part in
He couldn’t believe in one night someone could change like he did. It was a miracle and this how. In the play and in the movie, Scrooge both unappreciated Christmas the way it was. In the movie and the play, Scrooge passed by some carolers.
In the play, “The Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge was very rude throughout ¾ of the story. Towards the end he brightened up for once and was very nice surprisingly. Everyone saw him as an ungrateful and grumpy man who had no Christmas spirit whatsoever. Everyone else was up to the spirit and so excited and he always was rude and miserable and made it roll off of some others.
Looking from the start of "A Christmas Carol", which I will call from now on "the book", Scrooge is described in the worst way a human could be described. Dickens' fantastic descriptions drew an image of a sharp, misanthropic, covetous old miser. His greed for wealth and his superb selfishness made him stand out like a goose in a queue of ducks compared to the charity men's benevolence and his comely nephew's good heart. as "the book" describes, Scrooge is a "tightfisted hand at the grindstone...hard and sharp as flint, solitary as an oyster. "(page 12), highlighting his selfishness and hostility.
‘Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. I don't make merry myself at Christmas and I can't afford to make idle people merry. I help to support the establishments I have mentioned -- they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there’” (8). Scrooge doesn’t care about the people suffering in poverty; he just wanted to be left alone.
He lived a life filled with so much greed and selfishness that he did not care about others nor was he generous. However, even though Scrooge was greedy there were still others who showed generosity
When Scrooge was with christmas presents he was scared by what had happened with the ghost and things so he said that he would change and be nice. So he gave the homeless people on the street’s money and he bought a big turkey for his family to share. He had never done that before and it made him feel good. Also, when he was with the ghost of christmas future the ghost showed Scrooge his own grave stone and when he saw his gravestone, he was scared by it.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, shows how a greedy man turns from his life of cold-heartedness. Ebenezer Scrooge is the greedy man in the novel who values his money more than anyone or anything. His greed has caused many people to dislike him, even his employees find him cruel and cheap. He begins to change, however, when he is visited by his dead partner Jacob Marley. Marley warns Scrooge that three other Spirits will be visiting him throughout the night, and will help convince him to change his ways.
Do you ever wonder what our business is as humans? Ebenezer Scrooge is a man who no one enjoys being alone. He does not understand our true business in life. Scrooge thinks our true business is to make money. In A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens shows that one’s business in life is to make other’s lives better through the transformation of Scrooge’s emotions.
In the first stave, Scrooge, although he is wealthy, is such a miser that he won 't even allow his clerk to have enough coal to keep him warm. He insists on saving money by burning only enough coal to keep a small flame glowing whether the heat that it puts out is sufficient to keep the clerk warm or not. Scrooge 's greed is his downfall because he is so consumed with his money that he neglects the people around him, and when all is said and
In the place of Ebenezer Scrooge’s outlook on life, he feels no joy. Ever since his lifelong business partner, Jacob Marley, kicked the bucket, Scrooge became more stingy than he ever was. A time of useless giving, robbery, is what Scrooge sees Christmas as.
The novel A Christmas Carol is a very interesting book. The main character Scrooge does not understand what mankind’s business is in the beginning, but figures it out later on. Ebenezer Scrooge does not understand the true meaning of “business”. He believes that “business” means money. Through Scrooge’s development, Dickens shows that people should make mankind their business because that’s what we are here for.
At the beginning of A Christmas Carol,Scrooge is mean,selfish,and greedy. He is mean, because on pg.9, he never donates to the poor,and he always yells at little kids. Scrooge is also selfish because on pg.12, he never pays a day wages for no work. They say “it's a poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth of december!”Also,another word is he is greedy,on pg.17, says he is caustic and cold as ever and never gave anything to anyone. He said “what do you want with me.
After a while, the Ghost of Christmas Present lifts up his robe. Under it, are two poor and hungry children named Ignorance and Want. When Scrooge sees them he says, “ ‘Have they no refuge or resource?’ ” (Dickens 24). Scrooge is starting to care for others as he says this quote.
Scrooge in "The Christmas Carol" shows how much he hates Christmas, and everyone he works with to change to a happy person with the help of others. Scrooge emphasizes, "What a fine day fellow... An Intelligent boy, a remarkable boy. " This is a critical part of this novel because this shows Scrooge overcame his dislike of Christmas and his entire disliking of people. Instead of rudely gesturing to people, he is now starting to act nicer, and more mature.