A Christmas Carol: A Miserly Business Man

During the Industrial Revolution in London, the poor were treated as inadequate citizens. Most worked just so they could have food and shelter. In A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens uses Ebenezer Scrooge to convey his critiques of Victorian society. Dickens uses the character Scrooge to express his judgements of Victorian society, greed, and the treatment of the poor. He also suggests a reform to these problems, charity and the spirit of Christmas.

As it is shown in A Christmas Carol, Scrooge is a man that cares mainly about his wealth. In the beginning of the story he is asked to give money to the less fortunate and destitute, his response is shocking, Scrooge says,” … I can’t afford to make idle people merry… they cost enough”. The men are tremendously disgusted by his statement. Scrooge shows that he mainly cares about keeping his wealth to himself, he doesn’t feel the need to give to others who are less fortunate. After they continue to speak, Scrooge also states,” If they would rather die, they better do it, and decrease the surplus population”. Scrooge feels that if people are going to be poor and not have as much wealth as him, that they should be put to work in factories, or they should just go away altogether. He mainly cares about how much

For instance, in the beginning of the story Scrooge values are that the rich are better than the poor while the poor are less deserving and beneath the poor. For example on page 25 when asked to donate money to the poor his reply is that I can’t afford to make idle people merry. This shows that Scrooge dose not believe that the poor are trying to do anything to stop being

a prison or a treadmill; he did not think for a second that the places

Scrooge keeps the coal-box in his own room so the clerk is not able to

A Christmas Carol is about a man named Ebenezer Scrooge.Who had a lot of greed. He even called Christmas a “humbug”. Ebenezer Scrooge had more greed than any other man in England. He worked all year long even through Christmas, The most happiest time of year, but not for Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge had parter, Bob Cratchit, he paid him only 15 shillings a week. Cratchit had 5 children and one of his children had a crippled foot, and walked with a crutch. That Christmas the Cratchit family had a small turkey because of Scrooge's greed.

Stave 1-Greed The theme presented to the reader the most in stave 1 of A Christmas Carol is greed. Throughout the book the theme of greediness is presented and backed up by the many sections that point out how much Scrooge strives to get more money. One of these parts is when it is pointed out that Scrooge won’t spend money on anything valuable, so his most valuable possession is his knocker. Another piece of evidence is when he only gives his clerk one piece of coal, and no more. The final piece of proof I have is that he could not part with a single coin to help the poor, and needy. Those were the main parts of stave 1 that emphasize the theme of greed.

“I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel; I am as merry

Everyone has a different understanding of business, but Charles Dickens knows the true meaning of business. He wrote a book called A Christmas Carol there is a character named Ebenezer Scrooge he is grouchy and shellfish. Ebenezer Scrooge doesn’t understand the true meaning of “business.” He believes that business means making money. Through Scrooge’s development, Dickens shows that people should make welfare their business because all the because all the important moments in life is when you make someone’s life better.

According to Omidyar & Branson (2016), business ethics are called as corporate ethics which is a set of rules that define the right and wrong behaviour. From the research, ethics are a form of applied ethic that can be used to evaluate whether the conduct of the people are considered acceptable and appropriate. Besides, business ethics are the collective values of a business organization that can be used to evaluate whether the behaviour of the collective members of the organization are considered acceptable and appropriate. In the most basic term, a definition for business ethics boils down to knowing the difference between right and wrong and choosing to do what is right.

The political background in “A Christmas Carol” is focused on the belief by a British social thinker, Thomas Malthus, who believes that giving the poor food and basic essential for life will only lead to the creation of more poor people in the society. Scrooge along with the rest of the population at the time thought this way, and that’s why after the “Christmas spirits” took Scrooge on a journey through his past, present, and future, he became a more giving person that wanted to help the poor instead of looking the other way. “Rip Van Winkle” had a political statement considering the monarchy and how like America, a democracy is what is best for the people, because instead of one, ultimate ruler, the people were allowed to govern themselves.

Furthermore, Scrooge is very ignorant and wants to keep all the money to himself. Scrooge thinks if you are poor then you should be unhappy and if you are rich then you are happy. Therefor Scrooge is rich and not happy but if he gave to the less fortunate then he would be more

Throughout the story of A Christmas Carol, Scrooge is often used as a voice to portray the social injustice of the early 19th century. When Scrooge refuses to give to charity, (Pg 50-51) it symbolized just how greedy the

A morality play, not unlike some of the popular plays I have seen. I think we all have seen this familiar theme many times over the years. As we head into the Christmas season, where reflective thinking becomes this very theme. I can compare this play with some of these seasonal plays. The play that comes to my mind immediately is, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

The story of A Christmas Carol takes place during the Industrial Revolution in Britain. Industrialization brought many opportunities for the wealthy and the middle class to progress and grow in in society. However, these opportunities locked the poor and working class in a state of poverty and harsh working and living conditions. The intense social stratification roots from the forces that allowed Britain to be the center of the Industrial Revolution. Britain’s laissez faire government supported the independent capital decisions the wealthy could make; therefore, the individuals who could afford to invest in the production and growth of the factories, did. As factory production grew, the more stable the economy got. With a steady economy, the wealthy was able to stay at the top of society. Ebenezer Scrooge, the film’s main protagonist, was a member of the wealthy, upper class.