Examples Of Selfishness In A Christmas Carol

In the beginning of the book scrooge is portrayed as a selfish old man who never talk with anyone and chooses to be alone. After meeting with Marley and the 3 Ghosts he had obviously changed in the lines “ I'm as merry as a schoolboy! Im as giddy as a drunken man!”(pg.42) This proves my point because when he was his old self he would have been like this because he did not care about christmas but now after the three spirits he is excited about christmas and he hated christmas before.

Throughout the book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens the theme that greed without generosity leads to a life without much meaning however where there is generosity in a life there is meaning in that life. An early example of this in the story is seen before Scrooge meets the ghosts. It is seen when in the counting house Scrooge refuses to put more than one coal to burn to warm his clerk. This amount is nowhere close to what it should be but because of Scrooge's greed it does not matter to him. This is how Scrooge lived up until he met the ghosts.

A final example from before the ghosts’ visits is how before the visits, Scrooge thinks Christmas is a waste of money and a humbug. Finally, Scrooge celebrates Christmas and buys the Cratchits an expensive turkey. From greedy to generous, Scrooge’s miserly and rude personality changed to affectionate and free after the ghosts’

Greed is a selfish reliance on money and wealth, and poor Ebenezer Scrooge is suffering from the horrid disease. A Christmas Carol is a well-known story about a man named Ebenezer Scrooge who believes there is no joy in Christmas. There are a few differences between the play and the movie filmed in 1984, yet, there are still numerous similarities to be able to allow the plot to flow smoothly; for example: the climax, the plot, and the resolution. The theater production of A Christmas Carol, takes place in the wintertime with a character named Marley narrating saying, “Scrooge!

In A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens, the ghost that influenced Ebenezer Scrooge the most was The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. In A Christmas Carol, there are three ghosts that visit Scrooge. This all happens on Christmas Eve and By Christmas day, Scrooge is a entire new man. There are many reasons why The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is the reason we Scrooge how he is now. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come appears in the book during stave four.

When Scrooge sees the Ghost, he is scared by its frightening appearance, but he knows that the Spirit’s lessons are important. He says, “ ‘But as I know your purpose is to do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man from what I was, I am prepared to bear you company, and do it with a thankful heart’ ” (Dickens 2). In this point of the story, Scrooge wants to change and is ready learn how to change his ways. He realizes that the Ghosts’ lessons are vital if he wants to change.

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.

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.

Through this, Dickens uses Scrooge to show the true nature of Ignorance and

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.

The ghost of Christmas present took Scrooge to a place in London where people who were less fortunate lived At a lighthouse, two men “joined hands over the rough table at which they sat, and they wished each other a Merry Christmas” (Dickens 6.1). Those people had to work on Christmas, but they made the best of it and had their own Christmas. The ghost of Christmas Present also took Scrooge to his nephew’s house. At his nephew’s house, they were playing a game and Scrooge’s nephew was thinking of something while the other had to figure out what it was. He was thinking of “a savage animal, an animal that growled and grunted sometimes, and lived in London.”

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.

By looking back on his past makes Scrooge realize why he truly hates Christmas time. It is because his lover, Belle, left him for money. This ironically parallels Scrooge’s future with love ones. He pushes others away and even holds back money from his own family. The Ghost of Christmas Present just makes Scrooge worse, by showing that his actions are slowly killing Bob Cratchit and the rest of his family.

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.

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