The Transformation Of Scrooge In A Christmas Carol

“The cold within Scrooge froze his old features...he carried his own low temperatures always about him”(2). At the beginning of A Christmas Carol Scrooge was a bitter and selfish man who hates Christmas. “What shall I put you down for?” “Nothing!”Scrooge replied(9). This shows that Scrooge is selfish because he doesn’t want to donate money to charity. Scrooge changes from the beginning to the end of the novel. At the beginning of the story Scrooge is greedy, cold, and bitter. In the first stave it says “Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire”(2). This illustrates that Scrooge is greedy and doesn’t like to share any of his possessions, including his money. “ Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say, “ My dear Scrooge, how are you?(3) This shows that Scrooge is cold because nobody wanted to talk to him. “A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!” cried Scrooge’s nephew in a cheerful voice. “Bah!” said Scrooge, “Humbug!”(4) This proves that Scrooge hates Christmas and the Christmas season, he thinks it’s a waste of time and money.

“I see a vacant seat in the poor chimney corner, and a crutch without an owner, care-fully preserved. If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, the child will die,” replied the Ghost. “ No, no,” said Scrooge. “ Oh no, kind Spirit! say he will be spared”(65). This explains why Scrooge becomes sad, he finds out that Tiny Tim might die and wants him to be spared. “No,” said Scrooge, “No. I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now! That’s all”(43). This illustrates why Scrooge is regretful, he remembered he wanted to tell his clerk something and is regretful he didn’t. “I have no patience with him,” observed Scrooge’s niece. This explains why Scrooge gets embarrassed, his niece has no patience with