A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. Dickens was born on February 7 1812. He died June 9 1870. This book was published on December 19 1843. It is a story that shows how a person can change through the story. The main character is Scrooge, he is the type of person who doesn't really care about the world around him. Unlike his uncle Fred which is Scrooge's nephew loves Christmas. In the begging of the story Fred wished Scrooge “Merry Christmas” and invites him to dinner. The portly gentlemen come for donations. Scrooge said “ isn't there a debtors prison?” Scrooge felt good about not donating. Scrooge comes home to see the ghost of Marley in the door knocker. After seeing the ghost Scrooge had a slight change in emotion. Marley came to warn him about all the other ghost coming to help him, and if he didn’t listen good things wouldn’t come in the future. Scrooge begins to change in stave two. In the begging the ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge to his past. He …show more content…
Scrooge remembers what he learned through the journey with the ghost. He comprehends that he can change the future. There is a little boy outside of Scrooge's window. Scrooge asks the little boy to go buy a turkey and bring it back. Once Scrooge gets the turkey he takes it to Bob's house. Once Scrooge gets on the road the old men start talking to him. He feels bad about rejecting the donations at the begging of the story. Scrooge goes to Fred's house and has a great time. He is happy to be seeing Bob in the morning. The next morning when scrooge goes into work late Bob is not there. Sometime goes by and Bob still is not there. After a few hours of waiting Bob shows up. Scrooge starts off showing some anger then eventually cools down. Scrooge decides to raise Bobs salary. At the end of the story Scrooge sees Tiny Tim. Scrooge takes in that the only reason Tiny Tim was alive was because Scrooge changed the future by changing