How Does Scrooge Change In A Christmas Carol

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A Christmas Carol Essay

Everybody’s unique personality can dramatically change for better or for worse. In the play A Christmas Carol by Israel Horovitz Scrooge’s personality changed from hating to loving Christmas and from greedy to generous after the ghosts’ visits. Scrooge’s unpleasant personality extraordinarily changed from hating Christmas to loving it after the ghosts’ visits. Scrooge’s nasty and mean personality changes from greedy to generous and kind after the ghosts’ visits. Scrooge’s personality changed from greedy to generous, but most

Before the visits, Scrooge never wished anyone Merry Christmas, and did not like people saying it. One example of this is when Scrooge is at his business working when his nephew invites him to his Christmas party. His nephew tells Scrooge that he is in love. Scrooge exclaims, “That, sir, is the only thing that you have said to me in your entire lifetime that is more ridiculous than ‘Merry Christmas’!” (Horovitz 669). Before the ghosts’ visit Scrooge had a dismal and gloomy attitude towards Christmas because he tells his nephew that exclaiming “Merry Christmas” is absurd. After the ghosts’ visit Scrooge yells Merry Christmas out his window. Another example of Scrooge hating Christmas is before he doesn’t want to go to the Christmas party and insults it. On Christmas day, after the ghosts’ visit he decides to go to the Christmas party. The last example from before the ghosts’ visit is how he is mean to his clerk, Bob, and is mad that he is asking to take Christmas day off. Lastly, after the ghosts’ visit Scrooge is fine with Bob being late to work, and is nice to him. From hating Christmas to loving it, Scrooge’s mean and grouchy personality changes to kind and happy after the ghosts’

One example is how before the ghosts’ visits, Scrooge did not pay Bob enough money and it was difficult for Bob to provide for his family. After the ghosts’ visit Scrooge gives Bob a raise and changes his life. Another example is how Scrooge does not donate money to charity, and does not care about the charity. After the ghosts’ visit, Scrooge gives a great deal of money to charity. Scrooge and the Portly man are talking and Scrooge apologizes for being rude in the past. Scrooge tells the Portly man he would like to donate. The Portly man exclaims, “Lord bless me! My dear Mr. Scrooge, are you serious!?!”(Horovitz 725). Scrooge donating money to charity is an example of his character changing because he did not donate money earlier in the play. The portly man is surprised by this change of character and asks Scrooge if he is serious. 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’