A Look Back on Your Actions Can Change Anyone In the beginning of the story, Scrooge is characterized as hostile and antagonistic. In the story “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens, the main character is Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is a heartless old man, who cares about nothing but himself and money. He is the definition of materialistic. Scrooge lives in a town filled with merry people, but he is just the opposite. Not to the reader’s surprise,“Nobody ever stopped him in the streets to say with gladstone looks, ‘My dear scrooge, how are you? When will you come to see me?”’ (3). Ebeneezer Scrooge is known throughout his town as the kind of person you stay away from. Therefore, nobody bothers to ask him how he is doing, or even say hello. …show more content…
Fezziwig. The phantom asks him, in a mocking way, why Scrooge was so fond of Fezziwig when he had only spent a few pounds on the celebration. Hearing this, Ebeneezer replies, “Say that his power lies in words and looks, in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count em’ up; what’s then? The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune” (43-44). A clear progression is shown in Scrooge’s outlook. If he can appreciate a simple, yet generous, act of kindness displayed by Mr. Fezziwig, he has definitely grown. Most evidently because he dismisses the fact that he had not spent a fortune on the event, and focuses on how thoughtful the gesture was. The Scrooge in the beginning of the story would have viewed this event as a waste of time. In fact, he acted this way when he earlier declined Christmas dinner with his Nephew. Now, he has learned to appreciate the little things. After Scrooge thought he had seen it all from the three spirits, the last phantom, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, and Scrooge take a visit to a graveyard. There, the specter points to a tombstone bearing the engraving of none other than Ebenezer Scrooge. In hopes to avoid this dreadful future, Scrooge pleads, ‘“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. …show more content…
Once waking up from the encounter with each spirit, Ebeneezer Scrooge is amazed that each visit only had taken up one night - meaning today was Christmas! Delighted, Scrooge acts in a way we have never seen before, even while getting ready in the morning. “Shaving was not an easy task, for his hand continue to shake very much and shaving requires attention, even while you don’t dance while you are at it. But if he had cut the end of his nose off, he would have put a piece of sticking-plaster over it, and been quite satisfied” (108).In all staves of the book, Scrooge has never shown so much joy. He is finally able to show kindness to others and be simply happy. Not even cutting part of his nose off could dim him of the Christmas spirit! In Stave One, Scrooge could not even stand the sound of carolers on the street, but now he is so excited just to be witnessing this holiday, he can hardly contain his enthusiasm. While keeping his mood merry for the rest of the day, Scrooge is able to spend time with family and spread happiness throughout his town. When Christmas comes to a close, he must go back to work when Bob Cratchit, who is a few minutes late greets him. To play a little joke, Scrooge pretends to be furious and unforgiving of his simple mistake but turns it around when he exclaims he is going to promote him!“‘ I’ll raise your salary, and endeavor to assist your struggling family, and we will discuss your affairs this very
In the Christmas Carol, Ebeneezer Scrooge had always hated Christmas. He was never happy, he would always argue about something. Until one night that changed everything including his emotions, feelings, and life. He became a very sweet old man. Scrooge is officially an old man that loves Christmas.
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.
Landon Kiely Mrs. Shearer Language Arts - 7A 30 January 2023 Scrooge Character Analysis Is there someone who hoards money and is very cheap? Well, that person is Scrooge from the play, A Christmas Carol by Israel Horovitz, Scrooge is a very successful businessman who cherishes the money he makes so much that he refuses to do anything to help others. Mean and disrespectful, Scrooge even underpays and mistreats his employee, Bob Cratchit. His dead business partner, Jacob Marley, comes back to haunt him in hopes of changing Scrooge’s character. If Scrooge does not change his ways, he is doomed and will be trapped by his earthly sins for eternity.
Michael Eybs Mrs. Gallucci English 11- Period 2 October 31, 2014 The Crucible As depicted in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge is characterized as a selfish and self absorbed individual who only cares about himself. He thinks poorly of the lower class and is disgusted by them. He even refuses to donate to the poor knowing that they may die from starvation. When this is brought to his attention, he responds by saying, “they had better do it and decrease the surplus population.” From the beginning of the play to the end, Scrooge makes a drastic change into becoming a generous and caring person.
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.
The Ghost brings Scrooge to a graveyard, where he appears to see his name on a grave, which is the final scare that Scrooge will endure, but the strongest of them all. “Scrooge crept towards it and it said his own name, EBENEZER SCROOGE.” Thus scared Scrooge so badly but made him realize, that after his whole life of working for money, all of it would be gone when he passed and he would never get to spend it all. This proved to Scrooge that money is worthless and he should live a life of living, and not in his work office
The three ghosts consist of the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Each of the ghosts teaches Scrooge a lesson. This finishes up with Dickens proving the handling of the underprivileged and a greedy man’s capacity can change and become a more caring individual. To begin, on Christmas Eve, Scrooge had a visitor. His nephew, Fred,
And he sobbed." (Dickens, 2) This quote displays that Scrooge is moved when he sees his former self in practically the same position he is in now: alone and neglected by everyone during Christmas time. It also shows how he has never changed from being the isolated and neglected person he was as a boy. This scene teaches Scrooge that he must change the ways of his life in order to redeem and save the future of not only his life, but the lives of those around him as well, as he can drastically change the outcome of other people’s lives so that they would never have to experience the same fate that he has already
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.
Scrooge tells the boy to go buy the prize turkey so that Scrooge can send it to the Cratchit’s and tiny Tim. Scrooge decides to send it without telling them it was him because he is showing humility and charity. Next Scrooge went to Fred’s Christmas party to show some Christmas Spirit and to have a good time. “But he was early at the office next morning. Oh, he was early there!
After Marley warns him not to end up like himself, and informs him that he will be visited by three ghosts, the first ghost arrives in Scrooge’s home. This is the the Ghost of Christmas Past. The spirit is dressed in a bright white tunic and is holding branch of luscious green holly. The ghost shows him scenes from when he was younger. These scenes make a massive impact on Scrooge.
To finish it off the Ghost of Christmas Future silently shows Scrooge his own grave, and has him interpret his death. The ghost is described as a non-speaking grim reaper, and symbolically represents that Scrooge’s death will be silent, and he will not be able to explain his choices to others. They will just be forced to make their own
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 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.
A Christmas Carol Characterization In A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens describes his main character Ebenezer Scrooge in a direct characterization manner . Dickens begins to describe him directly to the audience as; “..secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.” and also describes him as: “...a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner!” and lastly describes him as “... a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge!” in page 8. Here Dickens introduces a greedy, self contained and penny-pinching character.