Stave 1 In the “Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens the main character is Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is not a very nice person, he is full of greed, he is selfish, and he is prideful. Scrooge is a very successful businessman, that makes wise decisions to keep his business running. Scrooge was very greedy, he would not donate to any charities for the hungry, and caring about nothing about money and what option is cheaper. He is selfish because he gives his assistant a very low salary and is rude to everyone in his path. He shows how prideful he is through his wealth, he thought that people that were poor were lazy and good for nothing and that because he had more money than him he was better than them.
Stave 2
The spirit of the past took Scrooge to his childhood and he was feeling regret and sadness about his decisions and his loneliness as a child. Scrooge also saw where he let the love of his life leave him because of his decisions. He was joyful to see his young crush and dance and see all the memorable times. He saw his past self celebrating Christmas and thought of joyful times. He was very emotional towards all the people that he had lost or heart. He got very mad, so he stooped the ghost and went home.
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He regrets his decisions of payment to mr. cratchit so now tiny Tim will die because they can't afford the cure. He doubts that he has ignorance and greed. He fears what will happen to him if he gives up his wealth. He sees what other people are going through and what tough times people can be
ACC ESSAY: Greed and selfishness. In A Christmas Carol, the theme of greed and selfishness is presented through Scrooge himself. Scrooge is the extreme embodiment of the worst characteristics of capitalism as an ideology, as he is selfish and acts solely for his own personal gain. He is part of Dickens' critique of utilitarian values prioritising profit and self-interest over compassion and social responsibility.
As soon as Jacob left, Scrooge went to bed but to only be awaken by the ghost of Christmas Past. The ghost was a strange childlike phantom with a brightly glowing head. The boy took Scrooge out through the window and travel back in time to revisits his childhood school days, his apprenticeship with a jolly merchant named Fezziwig, and his engagement to Belle, a woman who leaves Scrooge because his lust for money eclipses his ability to love another. Each past recollection that he hold caused scrooge to rethink where did he go wrong and caused him to tear up and sob and even regret not giving to someone who today ask for money for the poor. The ghost then returned Scrooge to his bedroom after his time travel through his past.
As a result of seeing this and other memories, Scrooge has become a more loving and catering person. Finally, after he encountered the Ghost of Christmas Future, he became a great person at last. The spirit shows the former miser Scrooge his gravestone. The memory is important because Scrooge understands what he must do which is be kind to all man and
The ghost of christmas past showed Scrooge multiple scenes showing how he treated people in the past and how he was wrong. One scene is where Past takes him back to his hometown where he sees everyone being happy and jolly and hearing the beautiful sing of christmas carolers. Past shows him that christmas isn't that bad and it never did anything to him. Past takes him back to when scrooge and his sister were back in school and how lonely they were but they still had each other. Scrooge rememberers how
The Spirit of Christmas Past shows Scrooge how selfish and greedy he has become, and helps him realize how he can fix it. The Spirit of Christmas Present allows Scrooge to see what Christmas would be like if he doesn’t change his ways, and his perspective towards people he knows. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge what will happen if he doesn’t change his ways, but in a more alarming way. The three visits with the different spirits together alter Scrooge’s actions and thoughts, and change him as a person. As the last spirit is about to leave, he pledges, “‘I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge is a greedy, selfish man who doesn't think about others. When he meets the ghosts, Past shows how sad he was when he was young and how his greed made him lose his love. Present showed him how he affected those around him and how greedy he is. Future brings him to his death and how no one cared that he died and instead stole from his home. Similarities between the movie and the drama are the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. The differences are the lines and the scenes.
The character of Ebenezer Scrooge is one that many readers will remember from the story of “A Christmas Carol”. A mean, cold-hearted character transforms into a person of kindness and caring. The author, Charles Dickens, develops Ebenezer Scrooge to undergo his redemption arc throughout the story. Using the five stave structures as support, Charles Dickens manages to create one of many themes in the story, “Transformation and change is possible for anyone”. This, in turn, shows the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge throughout the story.
Have you ever met someone who wouldn’t show their feelings? Well Ebenezer Scrooge is one of them. In the book “The Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge had a horrible history when he was little. Marley and him were good friends until Marley died. Ever since Marley died Scrooge began to be cruel. He even let his first love walk out of his life. Then later on in the book he becomes more nice because he is visited by the three spirits of christmas and they all had shown him all the things he lost in life. After that he stated to become more nice and now he cares about everyone and tries to help or do things he didn’t do with them.
A Christmas Carol, originally written by Charles Dickens was converted to a play over a century later by Israel Horovitz. Throughout the story Ebenezer Scrooge changes from an impossible miser to a good friend who was very kind and giving to others. He was persuaded to change because of the visions Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future brought to him the night of Christmas Eve.
and he replies “Bah! Humbug!”. That night his former business partner of his appears in spirit form and warns him that 3 spirits will come; and if he doesn't change his ways he will share the same fate as Marley. When Scrooge goes to his bed, the first spirit appears: Ghost of Christmas Past. The ghost shows Scrooge losing his wife named Belle because of his thirst for money. Scrooge deeply affected by seeing this scene again causes him to cry before he goes back to his bed.
The ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge back to when he was younger, and opened his eyes to see how nicely he was treated by those around him, such as his former boss Fezziwig, who treated him like a son of his own, and the bitter moment of regret when Scrooge, as his young foolish self, traded his interests for Belle, his former girlfriend, with money and wealth.Scrooge, seeing himself for the first time, yells at his past, calling himself a fool, regretting his decision to let her go. Scrooge is left alone, but showing a very different situation, the ghost of Christmas present suggests he may not be hopeless. The sight of his nephew, Fred, and his wife, toasting to his good health, Bob Cratchit doing the same, even though he is nothing special to Scrooge... Seeing how others could still care about a heartless being like himself, Scrooge slowly begins to realize, that sometimes, it is not only money, but kindness is also a great gift to
In the story “ A Christmas Carol” a man named Ebenezer Scrooge was once a selfish man. Now he is a changed man becoming humble. Ebenezer Scrooge was a selfish old man. He was unwilling to share his money with others to help them. His folks hated how he kept his money, and was not polite.
Scrooge was a man who did not like to give anything to anyone and was disgusted with Christmas. Throughout the story, Scrooge went on an adventure. Three Spirits showed him what happens when he does not give back and does not support his community. Scrooge is having a hard time accepting people and being gentle with their feelings. He will not even let his accountant take Christmas Day off.
First of all, the Spirit of Christmas past showed what happened before on Christmas in scrooge's life. One day on Christmas scrooge's girlfriend belle broke up with him on Christmas day. Another, way is when scrooge's dad told him go come back home so he was all alone on Christmas day. Scrooge's past caused him to not like Christmas, but the spirits want´s to show him the real reason why and this shows the importance of memory.
Greed influences people in negative ways. Money and power can corrupt people and replace their relationships with material possessions. In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge starts as a greedy, grumpy elderly man. After three spirits visit him and reveal his past, present, and future, he realizes the error of his selfish ways and comes to understand the poverty that surrounds him. Scrooge examines his own mistakes, which encourages readers to consider their own actions, thoughts, and emotions.