Have you ever read “ A Christmas Charol” by Isreal Horovitz, if not let me explain it to you. Also, I hope you enjoy this quick explanation. “ A Christmas Charol” by Israel Horovitz is a play about an old grumpy, miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and how his dead business partner helps him escape a terrible fate for being an old selfish miser. This essay is about the cause and effect that led Scrooge to become who he is now.
In the playwright, the author tries to make Scrooge look like the bad guy and how much of a monster he can genuinely be. One way they show how bad of a person Scrooge is, is when they say how he thinks that anyone who celebrates Christmas is an idiot. Also how he does not want to donate to charity by saying “ … Are there no workhouses or prisons?”. Marley’s arrival from the dead frightens Scrooge so much that he denies Marley being there before him. Marley narrates the entire story about Scrooge and how
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The main thing that led Scrooge to become what he is now was his greediness for money. Scrooge couldn’t bare seeing his past self as a boy and when he was with his fiance because it made him unhappy. The encounter between Scrooge and Christmas present made Scrooge realize how bad he is and how it affected the people around him. Scrooge became aware that if he didn’t give Bob Cratchit a raise Tiny Tim was going to die and that his nephew cared about him. Scrooge started to realize that money wasn't everything so he focuses on happiness. Scrooge felt betrayed when the Christmas Future showed him Mrs. Dibber stealing his stuff and how his body was laid on the bed. Scrooge also saw his grave and started to regret all his sins for being selfish. At the end of his trip to Christmas Future, Scrooge begs that he will change and try to fix his mistakes. Also that the sprites shall thrive within