Title: Change in A Christmas carol
Change can either be good or bad depending on what the change is. In Scrooge And Marley: A Christmas carol, Scrooge is sent three ghosts from Jacob Marley that helps him change. After being reformed by the spirits of Christmas Scrooge becomes friendly, nice, generous, considerate, and an all around great person. First, The Ghost of Christmas Present retaught Scrooge the generosity and respect he had to know long ago. The spirit had shown Scrooge when his old boss Fizziwig through an enormous party. The memory is important because it inspired Scrooge long ago (and recently) to treat people with dignity and respect. Some textual evidence of this is on page 255 Act 1 when it says "The happiness he gave is quite
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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. Two quotes from page 271 Act 2 that show how he has changed are "Spirit, tell me if Tiny Tim will live." and "Say he will be spared!" This shows that Scrooge cares about Tiny Tim and hopes he will live. It furthermore proves Scrooge is changing and becoming more compassionate. 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
A Christmas Carol is the classic story by Charles Dickens about the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge. He is guided by three spirits, as they conduct him on his travels through time, teaching him to move beyond his earlier cruelty and hatred of mankind. With the guidance of the spirits, Scrooge learns the true meaning of family, love and Christmas. The spirits all influenced Scrooge in unique ways and taught him different lessons. The spirit that was the most significant in Scrooge’s transformation was the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserable and greedy old man, who focuses mainly on his business and continues with his greedy ways on Christmas Eve. He is always grumpy and yells at his employees, and most of all at Bob Cratchit. Scrooge’s desire is to be by himself on Christmas Eve, and rejects his nephew Fred’s, invitation for dinner. One night, the ghost of Jacob Marley, a former colleague of Scrooge, who has passed away seven years ago, visits the old man. Marley reminds Scrooge of his cruel lifestyle and encourages him to change it before it is too late. He tells Scrooge that three spirits will visit him. When Scrooge falls asleep, The Ghost of Christmas Past visits him first. The Ghost shows him scenes from the past the reveal Scrooges’ live; from a lonesome young boy to a man who has allowed greed to overcome his life, a man who does not know love and compassion. Scrooge is touched by what he has seen and even allows emotions to overcome his stone-cold heart. Secondly, the Ghost of Christmas Present visits Scrooge. The Ghost takes Scrooge to several Christmas celebrations, including the party at Fred’s house. Also the Ghost takes Scrooge to the Crachit’s house, and warns him that unless the future is changed the crippled young son of Bob, Tiny Tim will die. The ghost warns Scrooge to be carful of his ignorance. Lastly the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come visits Scrooge. The old man becomes aware that several people discuses the death of someone. At last, he learns that this is
Scrooge began his transformation into a good man when the Ghost of Christmas present shows him the Cratchit household. Scrooge throughout this scene is presented with the consequences of his actions and how they affect those who are less fortunate than he. “Think of that. Bob had but fifteen bob a-week himself; he pocketed on Saturdays but fifteen copies of his Christian name; and yet the Ghost of
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.
Change molds us in life and makes a deciding impact in our future. In A Christmas Carol, three spirits visit Scrooge for the better. Scrooge’s character transforms to be grateful, generous, and kind.
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.
It showed him that when he was younger he used to love Christmas and enjoyed being happy. After, the spirit asked him what was wrong, and he replied that he would like to say a thing or two to his clerk. From this point on Scrooge started changing, but before he was a grumpy greedy old man. Afterward, Scrooge met up with the second spirit. The Second Spirit showed Scrooge the Cratchit family eating Christmas dinner. After Scrooge heard Tiny Tim’s saying; he asked the spirit if Tiny Tim will live. This shows us that Scrooge is starting to change and that he cares about Tiny Tim too. In the beginning he didn’t care at all about Tiny Tim, but maybe he had a place for him in his heart. Later, he met up with the third spirit. It showed Scrooge his own grave and when he died. After he saw this, he told the third spirit that he was not the man he was, and he shall honor Christmas in his heart and try to keep it all year. This shows us that Scrooge wants to change and live for Tiny
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).
money to the poor. He thinks of them as idle and he states that if
Change can have an outcome of bad or good, usually it is the change of good and better. In Scrooge & Marley: A Christmas Carol, Scrooge realizes more of the events that take place in the story, and this realization causes Scrooge to change for the good. Scrooge’s character changes, which causes him to carry the character traits of grateful, thoughtful, and apologetic. As a result Scrooge changes from his realization and then changes to become grateful.
Many people in this world wish that they could change. Although some people want someone in their life to amend themselves. In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the character Scrooge changes from mean old man to a cheerful and generous person. In Stave 1, Dickens establishes Scrooge's character as someone who is rude and doesn't care for anyone.
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
A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens, is novel about how much a person can change. In this story, Ebenezer Scrooge takes the reader through 19th century London. Scrooge became a grumpy old man when his only companion, Marley, died seven years ago. Scrooge is depicted as a tightly wound person who does not share with anybody. When Marley visits him through a series of three spirits, the Ghost of Christmas past, present, and future, many changes begin to boil. The settings that surround Scrooge throughout this tale provides its audiences with a timeline to the ever-changing personality of Scrooge, including his neglected past, gloomy present self, and possible murky future.
spirit of the characters develops into an adventurous journey. The setting is Christmas Eve and a poor man is working diligently while the owner, Ebenezer Scrooge, refuses to let him have Christmas Day off. Later that night at Scrooge's house, his old, dead, partner in business, Marley, visits him and tells him to change his ways and that three ghosts will come to haunt him: The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present, and The Ghost of Christmas Future. They all show him scenes in which Scrooge realizes his guilt and eventually make Christmas a better time for everyone he originally affected. Scrooge changes from a cold-hearted miser,
“ Spirit, hear me. I am not he man I was. I will not be the man I have been for so many years. Why show me all of this if I am past all hope? Assure me that I yet may change these shadows you have shown me. Let the boy live! I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The spirits of all three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.” (Scrooge, p.140). A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is an important story as it has a meaningful theme of change, as the quotes states above. But that isn’t the only theme that this beautiful story shows us. Many different spirits encounter him to help him realize why Christmas is important (I’m pretty sure that is the meaning of the spirits). When the first spirit of the past encounters him, he realizes what he has done, and regrets some of the things he did. The second spirit helped Ebenezer Scrooge recognize how what he has been doing has had an impact in other peoples life. When the frightening third spirit came and showed him his future and others futures, he discovers about himself and how people didn’t care that he died. When we read A Christmas Carol, we learn that it can have many different themes that can be a very important component to the story and even our lives.