“Whatever will it take to turn the faith of a miser from money to men?” (Dickens, 11). At one time or another we’ve all been greedy. There’s no denying it. However, I doubt you’ve been so greedy that it ruined your life. Ebenezer Scrooge was almost doomed because of his greed. That was until Jacob Marley, his old business partner, warned him. He warned him of his terrible fate if he didn’t change his ways, the same fate that he got. Christmas time is a time to give and spend time with your family, but wherever does it say that it can’t be year round? No matter where we are or what time of year it is, we should always be willing to lend a helping hand and love those around us. Are you a giver or a getter? A giver is someone always willing to give and help others. A getter is someone who …show more content…
“A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.” ( Jar of Quotes. com) Let’s give a little more to those in need and lend a helping hand. Scrooge is a man that thinks only about himself and doesn’t care about others. “I’d rather see myself dead than see myself with your family!” (Dickens, 3) Scrooge’s greed is the cause of the misery of others, and even the death of some, including himself. If he can’t see past the money than he is in for maybe a not so long time ahead of him. Scrooge is warned about his certain doom by an old business partner and who tells of a possible second chance. Scrooge takes it, almost against his will. That night Christmas Past, a strange spirit that looks neither young or old, visits Scrooge. Scrooge is shown how he became bitter and how he wasn’t always that way. He’s also shown numerous things he regrets, and he wishes he could change them. He goes back and Marley decides to play a trick on him. Scrooge hears the time that the next spirit is supposed to come and is surprised when it doesn’t. The next bell he hears makes him
(Dickens 12) At this part of the book, Scrooge realizes that he is not the only person in the world, and that other people are in need. Christmas present has done his job by pushing scrooge to be willing to
In the book “The Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge was a miserable, selfish, lonely person. He had no friends and was cold hearted man and only cared about work and money. For example, Scrooge was a squeezing wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching old sinner(2-3). Ebenezer Scrooge seemed like he would be a bad human bad forever, but somehow with the help with the three ghosts the ghost of the past, present, and future, Scrooge was able to see how terrible he was and how he can change his ways in life to become a better person.
Scrooge is greedy and denies donating to the poor and needy, leaving them to grow sick and cold and die. Jimmy cracks safes and steals hundreds of dollars from people. But, another character brought about a change to the main characters, turning them from careless and rude people to thoughtful and kind people. In A Christmas Carol, it says, “Scrooge. Because he would not… no!
“To any kindly given. To a poor one most” was a quote said by a spirit. He said that to let Scrooge know that for his family to enjoy his company and to be a better person, you have to give. Poverty was buried beneath the surface of this story but was shown throughout it if you just take a deeper
Although skeptical in the beginning, Scrooge begins to understand why he must change his ways, and he discovers what he can do to become a better person. Throughout most of the first chapter, Scrooge is very greedy. When two kind men come and ask Scrooge for a small donation to help benefit the poor Scrooge asks if any of the prisons or poorhouses are still in operation, and the men tell him: “Many can’t go there; and many would rather die.” To which Scrooge replies with: “If they rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.” Scrooge was already being greedy by not giving money to the men, but he was also being extremely rude by saying people should hurry up and die.
The story A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens, is a story about a rich old man who had a deep hatred for Christmas and everything involved in it. Scrooge shows that he redeems himself, and proves that he's changed throughout the story, through his generosity to the poor, his generosity to Cratchet, and through his newfound love for christmas. To begin, Scrooge shows he redeems himself through his thoughtfulness and generosity for the poor. Scrooge wakes up on Christmas Day in a joyous and delighted mood, “And will you have the goodness —-here Scrooge whispered in his ear.(66)” When Ebenezar is approached by the portly men he gives them lots of shillings to help them and the other poor out.
The Change of Scrooge “Feelings change, memories don’t.” Joel Alexander After visits from three ghosts, The Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Future, Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist in the novella, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, is changed for the better. Each ghost makes an impact on him in several ways. The Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge influential scenes from his younger days.
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.
We come to learn that Scrooge changes with his attitude. One quote from the text that accurately confirms this is…“No warmth could warm, no wintry weather could chill him. ”(page 3). This excerpt from the text explains how troubled and insecure he is inside, using a metaphorical perspective. We, as the readers, can draw inferences and conclusions on how loathsome he seems.
In the text, Scrooge is visited by two portly gentlemen who ask Scrooge to donate to the poor because they are
Similarities and Differences of the Play and Movie A Christmas Carol Greed is a trait nobody should have and one man’s life was ruined by it. “Bah Humbug!”is a famous quote from the astounding play, A Christmas Carol the story of a rich, old, mean man named Ebenezer Scrooge whose life was turned around. The play was later copied in a movie in 1984 and the movie shows many similarities and differences to the play. Most of the similarities and differences appear when the three ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future visit him and change his life for the better.
One night, in a dream, he is warned by his deceased friend, Marley, that three spirits would come to him. The first spirit is the spirit of Christmas past, and it shows him an event from his past. In the event, Scrooge is seen leaving his lover because she is too poor. Scrooge regrets this decision greatly. The next spirit tells him about the present, and it shows him how his employee, Bob Cratchit, is suffering.
In the beginning of the story, Scrooge was a lonely greedy man. He also hated Christmas and didn’t like other people. One quote that shows that Scrooge was greedy is, “What
In the novel Christmas Carol Scrooge is visited by three ghosts who show him his bad ways. In the movie Scrooge states, "Men's courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if preserved in, they must lead. But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change. Say it thus with what you show. " This means what you do or have done affects the future.
When the ghosts started coming he started changing , each time one ghost came he changed little by little . In the book “ a christmas carol “ by charles dickens , the theme is influenced by the process of change by scrooge 's character , and the ways he changed through the ghost 's appearance in the story. In the beginning of The story, Scrooge’s selfish behavior is evident until he meets the Ghost of Christmas Past. Two charitable