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Scrooge In A Christmas Carol

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In the dramatized version of A Christmas Carol by Frederick Gaines, based on the novella written by Charles Dickens, The Second Spirit metaphorically refers to Scrooge as, “An insect on a leaf pronouncing that there is more to life among his hungry brothers in the dust”(234). In his home, Scrooge is able to eat whatever his heart desires, while others go hungry. Broad and cozy, Scrooge’s home shelters him from the icy climate. Owning a business, Scrooge has an employee at his feet because of his high rank in society. Like an insect on a leaf, Scrooge has access to an abundance of food, lives in a cozy home, and enjoys a high status in society. Scrooge is fortunate to have access to more food than most people in Victorian England. Kind and
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