Redemption and Transformation can occur in the instance that the individual wants to be saved. Although Scrooge and Pedro Alonso Lopez are both considered as bad people, they both differ in that Scrooge starts to do wrong things assuming that what he is doing is for the greater good. While Lopez does wrong things for the satiation of his own macabre pleasure. This topic is comparing two individuals, one who has the capacity to be loved and saved, and one who rejects any notion of any sort of redemption. Scrooge is an individual who has quite a few weak points, and insecurity is one of them. His main incentive in the beginning is that he does not want to be in poverty, this invariably leads to his fear of insecurity, and he finds a solution. To get enough money to keep him far away from the fear of poverty, doing anything to provide stability throughout his whole life, the outcome of this is …show more content…
Lopez killed over 300 young girls, in cold blooded murder; given numerous chances to change he just used these chances to continue with his crimes. For instance after attempting to capture an Indian girl, the tribe was furious and set on killing him, having captured him they were about to kill him when a French female missionary convinced them to hand him over to the authorities, however the police did not have him as an suspect on anything so since they also did not really have anything against him and they didn’t care about what happened with the Indians, they set him free. When questioned he boasted of what he did and even when he got told he was going to be set free, he said that the moment of death was enthralling and exciting, and that when he was set free that he could not wait for that feeling again. As compared to Scrooge, he could not be saved due to him not being willing to change for the
As readers, we are forced to feel sympathy for Scrooge. He has lost his'sole' friend and 'executor' and is presented as very isolated from society. However, when
What Scrooge suffered is a reflection of the suffering of children at the time: loneliness, abandonment and neglect. Us now pitying Scrooge allows for the opportunity for Dickens’ Victorian readers to recognise aspects of Scrooge within themselves, and forgive themselves on the path to redemption. The
Scrooge is a rude, dismal man who hates mankind, and Christmas. During Christmastime there is a lot of charity and for being such a wealthy man that Scrooge is, he hates to give money to charity. He also thinks that Christmas is waste of time, and it could be used for
“He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew…” Discuss Scrooge’s transformation in 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.
Ebenezer Scrooge is a grumpy, mean miser who dramatically changes overnight! Before this amazing transformation though, he was morose and very tough. Employee Bob Cratchit states, “ He only paid me 15 shillings a week which was definitely not enough to keep my family in good state.” So what has happened to this new and improved Scrooge? Let's hear from his nephew Fred. “ He said he'd rather die than spend Christmas with my family.” Although, people never liked Scrooge, his new behavior is attracting people to like him much more. “Even though Scrooge had a heart, maybe it has opened more and realized what the importance of love is” added Bob Cratchit.
Change is sometimes a very hard thing to do. In Scrooge and Marley: A Christmas carol Scrooge’s ends up changing after being visited by the three ghosts. In the story, he transforms from grumpy and greedy to caring, generous, and loving.
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
Scrooge had a urge to change because if he didn't change he would die . In the Victorian time frame, there were bad people that overworked there employees but some were given a change to changes in redemption. In concluding if your the bad everyone deserves a second chance of redemption. another one that show redemption is The ultimate gift by Michael o sajbel it's a movie about a man who works for his inheritance .Firstly
Ebenezer Scrooge has gone through some really hard changes throughout the passage. The begging of the passage Scrooge was a really grumpy man who wasn't liked by many people from the town. On page 6 it quoted “ If they would rather die said Scrooge, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population” this statement showed how Scrooge really didn't have a heart to care for others. Everyone in town was afraid of him because he was just really cold hearted that when someone would say Hi to him he would just walk by and ignore that person.
A Change of Heart In the book, A Christmas Carol, the author, Charles Dickens, explains an old man who is hateful, rude, cold-hearted, and very covetous named Ebenezer Scrooge. In the story, Scrooge gets offered the opportunity of a life-time; to change his attitude and behavior and become a better person. He gets a second chance at life and he takes that chance. The cruelest man became the kindest and it was all because of four ghosts.
Christmastime brings joy and happiness to most people, Ebenezer Scrooge is not of them. Scrooge at the beginning of the story is a grumpy old miser that believes that Christmas is a humbug and thinks that "Its less of a time of being merry, and more of a time of being loony". Scrooge is very rude and nasty especially to his nephew when he asks him to come to his dinner and say " I'd rather see myself dead than with your family. ". Scrooge, when businessmen come to ask for revisions for the poor Scrooge, asks very rudely " Are there no prisons" As you can tell Scrooge is not the nicest person and needs to change but what can make Scrooge change.
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.
Greed in Christmas Carol Guy Madison Dec. 7th, 2017 Imagine an old man who is overflowing with wealth, he has bad relations with his nephew, does not donate to charity, won’t let employee’s of work for christmas, that is Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is full of greed, one of the main themes in the story Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens. Christmas Carol is a book based on greed and other themes, here is details on why there’s greed in the story. Scrooge is a wealthy greedy elder, he only likes charities for prisons and such. After a conversation on that he still won’t donate money for even a prison charity.
Progress is impractical without change, and the people who never change never make a difference. Sometimes, it can seem almost impossible to change, especially when it is hard to see a reason for it. Even the slightest effort with the littlest change could alter someone’s world. Scrooge, the main character in A Christmas Carol, took an extraordinarily long time to realize this. Even someone as cold and harsh as Scrooge, the man who had no family or friends, was able to change his life.