Which Ghost had the most effect on Scrooge? Throughout the entire novella of “A Christmas Carol” Ebenezer Scrooge deals with 3 different spirits that teach him a lesson in life not to live the way he has, but each spectre has a different effect on him. The first spectre that visits Scrooge is ghost of Christmas past, which brings him through his childhood showing how over time how Scrooge slowly became the bitter old frugal man he is. This lets Scrooge reflect on his past but since it is the first spirit to visit Scrooge he is still skeptical about whether or not he is actually seeing the spirits or just having extreme hallucinations. So the first spectre really doesn't seem like it has too much effect on him as far as changing him as a person
When the spirit first came, Scrooge said, (699) “Tonight, if you have aught to teach me, let me profit by it.” This tells us Scrooge is willing to learn from the Ghost unlike when the Ghost of Christmas past first visited. The first place the Ghost took Scrooge is to Bob Cratchit's family. Bob has many kids, one of which is sick and he uses crutches to get around. This is Tiny Tim. Scrooge asked, (707) “Spirit, tell me of Tiny Tim will live.” Spirit responds, “I see a vacant seat… the child will die.” Scrooge begged, “ No, no, kind Spirit! Say he will be spared!” Scrooge realized that he must change his actions and the amount he pays Bob to save the boy. This shows us that Scrooge has sympathy to the boy and the family. The next place the spirit takes him, is to his nephew's house where they are making fun of Scrooge. But, the nephew toasts scrooge. Scrooge said, (710) “Spirit, please, make me visible! Make me audible! I want to talk to with my nephew and niece.” This shows change because before Scrooge had nothing to do with his family. He also frowned upon his nephew marrying his
Scrooge then decided to become more gracious because of his bosses gracious acts that had come before. Secondly, the Ghost of Christmas Present retaught Scrooge how to be more compassionate and caring which intern made him a step closer to being a pure human being. The spirit showed Scrooge Cratchit's family dining but and told Scrooge Tiny Tim would die and that caused Scrooge to become sad. The memory was important because it shows Scrooge cared for others wellbeing.
Scrooge now no longer thinks only of himself, but others and their needs as well. When he first arrived back in his room after the spirits visited him, he changed immediately through his thoughts. “It’s Christmas day!” said Scrooge to himself “I haven't missed it. The Spirits have done it all in one night.”. This shows the reader that Scrooge now cares about Christmas and is thankful for the Spirits.
Which ghost influenced Scrooge to change the most? The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come definitely helps Ebeneezer Scrooge the most to become a better man. In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, he starts out as a grumpy old man that hates Christmas. Three ghosts visit and show him his Christmas past, present, and future, influencing him to change. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come helped him change in many different ways.
The ghost of christmas past,present, and future. These three ghosts had a very big impact on scrooge’s life. But at the end, the ghost of christmas future had the biggest impact. Even though future didn’t talk, he only pointed to things, he showed scrooge the darkest future anyone would hate to have. Thankfully scrooge changed his lifestyle before he couldn’t change it anymore.
Although the four spirits that haunted Scrooge had some kind of impact in his transformation, The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come was the one that was most influential to his alteration. The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come was definitely the scariest spirit and that is one of the reasons it was a bigger impact on Scrooge. His appearance frightened Scrooge. It says in Stave Four, “The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached.
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, is about a selfish and grouchy man named Ebenezer Scrooge, who dislikes Christmas and charity. In order to fix his undesirable qualities, Scrooge is visited by three spirits, the Spirit of Christmas Past, the Spirit of Christmas Present, and the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come. These three spirits use their differences and similarities to teach Scrooge lessons that would change his egocentric ways. The first Spirit that visits Scrooge is the Spirit of Christmas Past, a peaceful, wise, and kind character.
The first ghost that emerged was the ghost of the Christmas past. He took scrooge back to his childhood and teen years. This spirit shows Scrooge things from his past that occurred on or around Christmas, in order to demonstrate to him the way of transmuting , as well as to show the reader how Scrooge came to be a cold-hearted man. The spirit withal shows Scrooge the Christmas Eve when he was an adolescent man.
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Scrooge’s character has changed throughout the story because he shows emotion and regret, he begins to feel empathy for the less fortunate, and he feels great sorrow when he views the death of himself and others. In the beginning, Scrooge was a cold, stingy man who felt nothing for others. Scrooge drastically changed when the first ghost, The Ghost of Christmas Past visited him, who returned his ability to show emotion and regret. For instance, Scrooge feels great remorse when he mentions “There was a boy singing a Christmas carol at my door last night.
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The first of the three spirits was the spirit of Christmas past. The spirit of Christmas past took ol’ dolorous Scrooge to see his past childhood. The text states that “they passed through Scrooge’s wall, and stood upon an open country road, with fields on either end.” This city had vanished in present time. “Good Heaven! Said Scrooge, clasping his hands together, as he looked about him. ‘I was bred in this place, I was a boy here.” The significance is that Scrooge learns to not be such a gargantuan jerk. Scrooge’s feelings are as if he is being tortured by the spirit of Christmas past. As you would expect, Scrooge hated watching his childhood past, and begs the spirit of Christmas past to dispel him from his childhood. Scrooge very much is gargantuanly odious of watching his childhood, as he cannot bear it. The ghost of Christmas past takes Scrooge back.
Using the first spirit, Scrooge was forced to face the fact that people viewed him as greedy and selfish, and began to open him up to the fact that he needs to change. The second spirit, The Ghost of Christmas Present, arrived and took Scrooge to the home of a worker of his, Bob Cratchit. It showed the family content, despite barely getting by. When Scrooge saw Bob’s sick son, he began to show worry that he would not survive. When the spirit told him that the son would not make it to next Christmas, this made Scrooge want to help him. This kind of emotion was unlike him, showing that he was changing (CC40). The spirit then took him to several other Christmas gatherings, where he enjoyed himself and played many games, even though he was merely in a dream. This spirit was used to open up Scrooge and showed his inner want to be around people. These thoughts for Scrooge were different than his from the beginning of the novel, showing that the spirits were being used to teach valuable lessons to Scrooge. The final spirit arrived, but would not answer when asked if he was the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Scrooge plead with the ghost to share his lesson with him, fearful of becoming like Marley (CC51). The silent spirit took Scrooge to a series of strange places, showing people discussing the death of a dead rich man. He then began to understand the
The Ghost of Christmas Present showed Scrooge many happenings from the people Scrooge knows, but the Ghost also showed him people he doesn’t know and probably never will, people who are suffering themselves. After the Ghost showed Scrooge the Cratchit’s household and his nephew’s house, he showed him people far from home, people in jails, people in hospitals, and people who were simply struggling. The Ghost blessed each of those people, the people that he had no relation to, the people whom he knew nothing about. Their struggles were relieved, the struggling more patient, the sick healed, and so on. In doing this, the Ghost showed Scrooge that although Scrooge was not magical, one person’s blessing can impact many people. He showed Scrooge that kindness and generosity can make the biggest difference, and caring about others, caring about all others, can create a big change and be beneficial to everyone.
In Beauty and the Beast, the storytellers use the small town and the evil figure with a good heart to show that we as humans tend to be judgmental and push away the people who are different from us without really knowing both sides to the story because we often jump to conclusions and assume that we’re right. In the movie, Belle and the Beast fall in love even though they are very different from each other. They looked passed their differences and what people would think of them.