A Christmas Carol Drama And Movie Comparison

In Scrooge’s past and present, his actions had not been admirable. In reaction to this, Scrooge had closed himself off and become cold and impenetrable by any kindness. He had no empathy for others. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come changed this mindset by showing Scrooge the most severe consequences of his cold hearted actions. In

Foremost, Scrooge regrets not appreciating his clerk’s work. For instance, when Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Past visit Scrooge’s old boss, Scrooge whispers, “No. I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now” (40). Scrooge mistreats his clerk due to his off day on Christmas. He does not enjoy other people mooching off of his money. However, the events of his past life change Scrooge to the point of thinking about others. He imagines his clerk who can barely support his family and works cold as ice in his working quarters. Furthermore, when Scrooge meets his former self when he visits his past, he mutters, “I should like to have given something” (33). Scrooge strangles a kid who comes caroling to his door the night before. He hates Christmas with all his heart. However, after seeing his lonely self he imagines what that caroler felt. He regrets not granting that kid a gift of some sort. Hence, Scrooge regrets his hasty

Scrooge is ignorant to the fact that Christmas is about being with family. As he goes around with the spirit he sees Bob Cratchit’s family and their small goose, but they are happy nun the less. He then goes it see his nephew Fred at his house with his guests and wife playing a game. He is ignorant to the fact that they all have found joy in each other’s company. As he is usually alone on Christmas.

The film adaptation of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, has led a life of greed and selfishness due to his circumstances as a child. His contemptuous and derisive attitude toward others often renders him the outcast of the town in which he lives in. On many occasions he proves himself to be uncharitable and unwilling to be lenient to give Bob Cratchit, a abused and underpaid man who works for Scrooge, any extra time off or pay on Christmas. When the two business owners came by Scrooge’s workplace to ask for money to donate to charity, he profusely refused their efforts to get him to provide any and shooed them away. All of these qualities only added to his negative social standing. People feared him and often avoided him due to his pessimistic demeanor. Even with this attitude, characters Bob Cratchit and Fred, who is Scrooge’s nephew, take pity on him and want the best for him because they can empathise with him. When Mrs. Cratchit starts to praise Scrooge in a negative light, Bob strays away from the subject and wills the subject to drop because it was Christmas, and people should be thankful for what they have. Another instance is when the Ghost of Christmas Present showed him Fred talking to the rest of his family, and despite after making fun of him, he chose to cheer to him in his honor. This is because he forgave Scrooge for his actions due to the fact that he pitied him and

Scrooge first met the ghost of the future, he was terrified. He asked the ghost if he would be showing him thing that will come in the future, the ghost replied with a yes. After, Mr. Scrooge and the spirit visited a family celebrating their Christmas holiday. Although, Mr. Scrooge noticed something unusual. There was one family member who seemed quite down. The little boy was named Tim. The spirit of the Christmas yet to come told him that if he did not gain the Christmas spirit the little boy would die, it all depended on him. A little while after, they came across a dead body that was covered up. He was told to remove the sheet to unmask the body, but Mr. Scrooge was to frightened. Although, little did he know, it was him who lay on the bed. This spirit shows him his own death, and that of Tiny Tim, and the hateful legacy he leaves behind. It is this vision of the future that forces Scrooge to change his entire outlook and

We see at the start of the novel, two men ask Scrooge for donations to help the poor this Christmas, Scrooge turns them done saying if they needed money they should make money. Going to the past, present, and future gave Scrooge a new understanding of how his attitude could affect everything. By the end of the novel, Scrooge is a kind heated man who buys turkey for a struggling family with an ill child. He gives them presents and sits around a fire singing songs with the whole

To start off, The Ghost of Christmas Past visits Scrooge in his dreams on Christmas Eve.

This causes Scrooge to change for the greater good; as soon as he finishes the encounters and time-traveling with the 3 ghosts of Christmas, he then goes to dinner with the family (I forgot their last names).

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.

In these visions, Scrooge saw his fiance breaking off their engagement since he was too focused on wealth for himself, and he didn’t care about anyone or anything except money. Found on page 659 “May you be happy in the life you have chosen for yourself. ”-Fiance. Next, the Past took Scrooge to when he was younger.

In the first place, the movie “The Christmas Carol” Scrooge is shown his old school room by the Ghost of Christmas past. This helps Scrooge to understand that memories will never leave and will always stay important, in the first scene when he is taken to his old school when he was a child. Though this experience with The Ghost of Christmas Past, Scrooge starts to see and remember the amusing and pleasant memories of his time in school as a child this is explained and shown in the scene where he is on the side of the trial and soon sees his old friends on a carriage on their way home and tries to say hi however they were not able to hear

The Christmas Carol was about a man named Ebeneezer Scrooge. Scrooge became a very mean man after his partner died on Christmas Eve and now hated Christmas. Scrooge used to be a joyful man and after his partner died he wouldn't supply for anyone that lived in the town. But, there are many similarities and differences in the story and the movie.

Suddenly, the Ghost of Christmas Future appears and tries to teach him not to continue being a miser. Although Future doesn’t say a word, he changes Scrooge the most. The first thing Future shows him is three men talking about a certain man that died. “I thought he’d never die,” (712) stated one of the men. Next, Future shows Scrooge a group of poor thieves trading some of the valuable items they stole. Apparently, one of the thieves stole clothes right off of a dead man’s body. “They’d have wasted it, if it hadn’t been for me,” (715) said the thief. Then, Future took Scrooge to the Cratchit’s house where they learned Tiny Tim had died as well as some man everyone was talking about. Scrooge didn’t know who the dead man was. He’d simply assumed it was Marley; however, it turned out to be him. Future pointed right

When Scrooge ‘visits’ his house with Present, Bob asks Tiny Tim to sing him his favorite song for sixpence. “[Tim would] so love to sing [Bob’s favorite song], but not for pay. This Christmas goose-this feast-you and Mother, my brother and sisters close with me: that’s my pay…” (Dickens 635). Tiny Tim is grateful enough that he is around his family, and does not take any money from his father. Even though they are poor, they are very thankful to have each other alive and well. The Ghost of Christmas Present then reveals a shocking truth, “‘[Present sees] a vacant seat...in the poor chimney-corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. If these shadows remain unaltered by the future, [Tiny Tim] will die” (Dickens 633). This statement deals the final blow, as Scrooge realizes that if this family does not get enough money, their disabled son will die. When it dawns on Scrooge that he was the one providing money for these poor, unfortunate souls, he knows that he would have to change his ways; because if Tiny Tim dies, he would be put to blame. With the help of Tiny Tim and his supposed fate, Scrooge is finally set on the right track of reality and responsibility for his

Scrooge is a rude old man, who hate Christmas. One night the spirit of the past showed Scrooge his past to remind him of what he used to be like and that he changed. The spirit of the present took Scrooge to visit Bob Cratchit’s house. Bob Cratchit's family is still grateful and happy despite having little money. Fred (Scrooge’s nephew) ,and his wife feel sorry for Scrooge. They are happy despite Scrooge being rude. The spirit of the future took scrooge to the Cratchit's family preparing for Tiny Tim’s funeral. Scrooge sees his name on a gravestone as a final scare tactic. Scrooge doesn't like the future he sees . He promise to be kind and grateful. The ghost visited him because they wanted to help him change his future. And in the end he was happy, kind and grateful. Scrooge learned that tiny tim will die if things don't change. Scrooge also learned that his nephew and niece cares about him. Scrooge promises to be kind, grateful, loving ,family, sharing. Scrooge’s biggest / most important regret is not to celebrate Christmas. He also regrets not spending time with his family.