Techniques Of Ebenezer Scrooge In The Novel 'A Christmas Carol'

This is backed up by the many things that Scrooge is shown, but denies. One of these things is when he saw all of his possessions being sold after he died. He is shown everything of value he owned being sold after he died, but he denies it because of his fear. The last example is when he sees his grave. He denies that that will be the final outcome, and he begs to have the chance to make up for the things he has done.

Christmas is the time of year where everyone seems to be happy no matter what is going on currently in the world around them. But not for Ebenezer Scrooge. Everyone makes mistakes, but some that Scrooge had made, made a big impact on his life. Because of his lack to spread kindness and charity, Scrooge’s consequences were three lovely visits from the Spirit of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come that made Scrooge reflect on his previous decisions so he can have an even greater future. When Scrooge’s partner, Marley, passes away, he lives an even more greedy and selfish life, finding another reason to strongly hate Christmas. Thus one part of why his poor action will provide a future consequence. Secondly, since Scrooge had been so selfish to everyone, including the whole town of London, it is pretty certain that all of London dislikes Scrooge. Although the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge that if he does indeed stay selfish, he most certainly will not be missed when he passes away. Lastly, his mistake in life was from his past when he decides to worry and obsess over making money and being successful rather than making sure he and his fiance’s future was more secure rather than secure finances. A Christmas Carol displays actions and consequences depend on one's own actions and decisions whether good or bad.

Scrooge shows his sadness when he sees “A solitary child, neglected by his friends is left there still.” Scrooge said he knew it. And he sobbed.” Regret is another emotion displayed on page 37. “Nothing. There was a boy singing a Christmas carol at my door last night. I should like to have given him something: that’s all. This quote could be a symbol of hope for Scrooge which, in turn, creates an intense effect for the reader because we see that Scrooge is changing slowly into a better man.

In the novel “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, a scene occurs in which the Ghost of Christmas Present takes Scrooge to visit miners, lighthouse keepers, and sailors to witness how they celebrate the day of Christmas. This scene contributes to the overall theme and message of “A Christmas Carol” by reinforcing the notion of companionship over isolation. The miners, lighthouse keepers, and sailors all embody companionship, something Scrooge is lacking at the beginning of this journey. The Ghost of Christmas Present takes scrooge to these locations to demonstrate all that is missing from his life due to living in isolation.

The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge that after he dies, he will be forgotten and

In 'A Christmas Carol', Dickens represents Scrooge as a 'squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner' who is against Christmas and happiness and values money, yet given a chance to redeem his fate. Marley's Ghost has come to warn Scrooge to change

A Christmas carol by Charles Dickens is a significant novella written in the Victorian era. The protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge is used to demonstrate the upper class society and their attitude towards the poor. Throughout this redemption story, Dickens combines a descriptions of hardships faced by the poor with a heart-felt sentimental celebration of the Christmas season. The novella contains a dramatic and comic element as well as a deep felt moral theme. The text promotes the values of Ebenezer Scrooge, delving into his past, present and supposed future as well as contrasting between the enriching and depressing story; specifically

“Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as he went; and following the finger, read upon the stone of the neglected grave his own name, EBENEZER SCROOGE.” (Dickens 45) This quote is from stave 4 when the Ghost of Christmas Future shows Scrooge what will happen if he does not change. In the story Scrooge will see four ghost, Marley and the Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, As he sees each ghost, he changes more and more because of his fear of death. Scrooge fears death because of two reasons, he does not want the same fate as all the other ghost and he does not want to die alone.

Ebenezer Scrooge is the major character in the story, A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol is about how a “cold-hearted, tight fisted, selfish” money grabbing man is offered an opportunity of a life time, to change his behaviour, attitude... to have a second chance in life.

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.

“Merry Christmas and a happy new year to everyone,” This says how the last spirit changed Scrooge fully into a good man. This quote shows us how the future spirit changed Scrooge into a more joyful, polite, and generous man. The third spirit changed Scrooge by scaring him with his looks and the future by showing him he died the next day on Christmas, this scared Scrooge so bad that he had become a good man, Scrooge the next day went out saying Merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone, he even gave money to a boy to buy a turkey and keep the

The phrase 'no warmth could warm ,nor wintry weather chill him' really emphasises that him trying to warm himself at a fire would be useless because it would not work, which perhaps explains why he does not put his heating on in winter(besides his obsession for hoarding his money). This presents him as an outsider which is further highlighted in stave 1 when the narrator says that 'no one stopped him in the street to say ,my dear Scrooge how are you?', and even beggars and blind-men fear him and his presence. His harsh personality is shown when two gentlemen working for a charity ask him to donate to the 'poor and destitute', however he says 'are there no workhouses?' 'are there no prisons?', but the worker says that they 'would rather die' to which Scrooge responds with, 'then they had better do so and decrease the surplus population'. This selfishness ius what Dickens wanted to show his readers and that wealthy people need to help others to abolish social injustice in the Victorian

Ebenezer Scrooge was a slave to his desire for wealth would be an understatement. His very innate being was controlled by this one all consuming want, and it infected and ruined every relationship he was ever part of. However, Mr. Scrooge isn’t remembered necessarily for his greed, rather he’s remembered for his drastic change at the end of the novel. In the beginning of the novel when Mr. Scrooge is approached by two gentleman in order to make a Christmas donation Scrooge says that, “If they would rather die they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population”(11). Mr. Scrooge does not care about his fellow people, all he cares about is their cash. He is a foul and nasty character. However after being visited by three ghosts he starts to become a better person. His transition begins when the Ghost of Christmas Past shows him how he alienated his love and how he lost his sister as well. This starts to put a crack in his psyche and is the beginning of his transformation. Next he is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present who shows him the awful conditions that his employee Bob Cratchit is suffering, no thanks to Scrooge. The fact that Mr. Cratchit’s son Tim may soon die because of him wears away at Scrooge’s facade of heartlessness even more, but the transition isn’t yet complete. Although he asks the Ghost of Christmas Present whether Tim Cratchit will live and is “overwhelmed with penitence and grief”(63), his despair at the young child’s

In the novella, A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens’, the author takes you through the life of Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold-hearted, miserable old man. Dickens’ focuses on Scrooge’s harsh behavior and actions during Christmas time with a supernatural twist, for he is visited by a series of ghosts including his deceased close friend, Jacob Marley. In this spirited story, the author also makes meaningful use of literary devices such as similes, personification, and imagery to represent change.

The script of A Christmas Carol was written by Charles Dickens. This play takes place in London, England. Ebenezer Scrooge, a rich yet greedy man, is visited by three christmas spirits that give him a chance of overcoming his cold-hearted self. The spirits bring old Scrooge to different times of his life. First came the Spirit of Christmas Past, then Christmas Present, and finally the Spirit of Christmas Yet To Come.