Examples Of Greed In A Christmas Carol

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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. He lived a life filled with so much greed and selfishness that he did not care about others nor was he generous. However, even though Scrooge was greedy there were still others who showed generosity