“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the time year. I will live in the past, present, and the future. The spirits of all tree shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. Oh,tell me I may sponge away the writing on this stone.”(Dickens 46) After Scrooge's journey with the three spirits he changed tremendously. He went from a mean old miser to a friendly, generous guy. Throughout Scrooge's trip in the past, present, and future he listened to the spirits and overcame his boundaries by working hard and finally met his full potential. During the beginning of A Christmas Carol Scrooge was not meeting his full potential, but after the spirits took him into the past, the present, and the future he …show more content…
Scrooge stated, “He has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. Say that his power lies in words and looks; in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count ‘em up: what then? The happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune[...] I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now.” (Dickens 20) While Scrooge wishes he could be the same Fezziwig, he is not. Fezziwig gave Dick and him happiness. Scrooge thought back he he treats Bob Cratchit and realizes he is not that type of boss that everyone loves. Fezziwig made Scrooge realize that he doesn’t need money to he …show more content…
The spirit tells scrooge, “If These shadows remain unaltered by the future, none other of my race,” returned the Ghost, “will find him here. What then? If he be like to die, he better do it, and decrease the surplus population.” Scrooge hung his head to hear his own words quoted by the spirit, and was overcome with grief. (Dickens 30) Now, that Scrooge hear dthat Tiny Tim will die, he wants to change. He feels sorry for the words he had spoken in the past and regrets saying them. When the spirit had repeated Scrooge’s harsh words it made him realize he needs to change to save his life and Tiny Tim's life.
Scrooge has changed completely since the opening scene after seeing his tombstone. “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all year. I will live in the past, the present, and the future. The spirits of all three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. Oh, tell me I may sponge away the writing on this stone!” (Dickens 46) In the first stave Scrooge wanted nothing to do with Christmas. In stage four and five Scrooge stated that he would do what the spirit taught him and he love Christmas. Scrooge has definitely worked hard to overcome his