How Does Scrooge Change In A Christmas Carol

“No one can change a person, but a person can be the reason someone changes,”-Shannon L. Alder. During the novella, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge a hard, unfriendly man who lives in London in the 1840s was visited by three spirits, who were trying to change his heart and get him to treasure Christmas. Wherever Scrooge and the ghosts went, whether it was the past, present, or future, anyone they encountered had no consciousness of them. One of the ghosts, The Ghost of Christmas Present took Scrooge to his clerk’s home also known as the Cratchit’s home. While they were there, Scrooge watched the Cratchit’s crippled son Tiny Tim. Doing so helped Scrooge change his actions, his emotions, and his soul from uncaring to

He cared for no one, and nobody cared about him. On a cold snowy Christmas Eve his nephew came to visit, to convince his Uncle Scrooge that Christmas was a great time of the year. Scrooge angrily turned him down and as his nephew left Scrooge’s counting house, two gentlemen entered it. They wanted Scrooge to donate money to the poor and destitute. But Scrooge refused, “’I wish to be left alone,’ said Scrooge. ‘Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. I don't make merry myself at Christmas and I can't afford to make idle people merry. I help to support the establishments I have mentioned -- they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there’” (8). Scrooge doesn’t care about the people suffering in poverty; he just wanted to be left alone. He doesn't want to make people happy during Christmastime, so he refused to give a donation. One of the gentlemen said that some of the people would rather die, instead of going to the establishments that Scrooge had mentioned. Scrooge’s response to

As Scrooge looked upon the bedpost and realized it was from his own bed, he was extremely happy as he repeated, “’ I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!’… ‘The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. Oh Jacob Marley! Heaven and the Christmas Time be praised for this. I say it on my knees, old Jacob, on my knees”’ (68)! Scrooge now isn’t the grouchy, irritable man he was before; he is transformed into a joy filled person. He is now enjoying Christmas and is in a great emotional state. He had a young lad buy him the large prize turkey to give to Bob Cratchit as a surprise. Afterwards, he was walking to his nephew Fred’s house. When he got there the maid escorted him to the dining –room, and Scrooge called out to his nephew, “’Fred!’ said Scrooge… ‘Why bless my soul!’ cried Fred, ‘who's that?’ ‘It's I. Your uncle Scrooge. I have come to dinner. Will you let me in, Fred”’ (72)? Fred was overjoyed that his uncle Scrooge had finally decided to come over. All of the guests were very pleased as well. Nothing could have been better; they all had a great night. In the morning, Mr. Bob Cratchit was late to work. But once he did arrive, Scrooge faked an angry voice and asked him why he had come so late. Bob said he was very sorry for doing so and he promised to never do that again. Then he silently awaited punishment from Scrooge. But instead Scrooge said,