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Ebenezer Scrooge's Growth In A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens

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Many people ask what is life. Many answer in many ways. The main character of A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge thinks wealth is man’s business and finally he learns his lesson, that common welfare in man’s business. Dickens shows that people should make common welfare their business because it is the right thing to do as shown through Scrooge’s character development. Scrooge’s mindset is wealth that impacted him and leaving him solitary and greedy. In Stave I Scrooge and Jacob Marley’s ghost are arguing and Marley mentions business. Then Scrooge states “‘ But you were always a good man of business, Jacob, flattered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. ‘ business!’ cried the ghost… ‘mankind was my business’ said Marley”. (23)
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