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A Christmas Carol Scrooge

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The altruistic decisions that are made in one’s life, although not profitable, have the ability to enhance life with joy, as it benefits everyone. In the play, "A Christmas Carol", adapted b Dennis Garnham, we witness the dynamic character, Scrooge, undergo a purgation of his former stingy attitude, as he realizes that, by partaking in acts of charity, he can not only cause himself some good but also benefit others as well. When visited my his nephew, Scrooge makes a point to not help the needy around him, because it did not increase his overall income. His nephew counters this remark, saying, “There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited...And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of

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