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Ebenezer Scrooge Life In A Christmas Carol

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In London, during the time of Ebenezer Scrooge, money meant a lot. If you had a good share of it, you were able to enjoy things that others weren’t, and spend it on not only needs, but wants as well. Scrooge was one of the few people who had a good amount of money. However, his lifestyle was inconsistent with his wealth. In the novel, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, is a cold man that is on a journey to a better, more humane life. However, his need for money continues to sway his decisions along the way. Though Scrooge has enough money to enjoy privileges that others can’t, he continues to spare it. His financial lifestyle doesn’t match up with reality. Towards the beginning of the novel, Scrooge

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