How Does Scrooge Change In A Christmas Carol

Through the visitations of the three spirits, Dickens reveals feelings in Scrooge that have been repressed, which facilitates Scrooge’s change. The ghost of Marley warns Scrooge “You will be haunted by Three Spirits” The spirits are used by Dickens to take Scrooge through a journey of self-discovery and ultimately transformation.

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was first published in London on the 19th of December 1843, the novella was instantly popular and still is to this day. Dickens inspiration for the short story seems to come from his childhood experiences and his sympathy for the poor. In the story a miserable old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, is shown the error of his ways and what will come of it if he doesn’t make drastic changes. Various ghosts and spirits slowly transform him into a kinder more pleasant man. A Christmas Carol is a powerful novella that uses symbolism like the children Ignorance and Want, Scrooge’s transformation, and Scrooges nephew Fred, to reinforce significant themes like social isolation, rebirth, and family.

To start, the result of Scrooge being visited by the ghost of Christmas past had made him become loving. In scene 5, the ghost took him to his past childhood where he got to visit Fan, a loved one of his, the sister. This memory was important because he had been filled with so much anger and sadness and getting to see his sister Fan again made him feel a bit loving and joyful. “How I loved dear Fan.” Scrooge has once said. This changed Scrooge to be nicer to the ghost and nicer to all the other ghost yet to come, because he knew they would take him to see something or someone he misses or loves so he didn’t give the ghosts attitude. After being visit by Christmas past he became loving.

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.

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

On page 110, it states “‘I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all year. I will live in the Past, Present, and the Future.’” Scrooge finally realizes how important it is to be kind. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is the final step to converting Scrooge to a generous

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.

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.

Throughout “A Christmas Carol” Scrooge was a really mean, hateful, selfish mister, I felt like he would never change, he was a man you wouldn’t want to hang out with. Scrooge became, to me the worse guy and the most selfish. Then, Scrooge went from being a hateful mister to a genuinely good person. He, was visited by The Ghosts Of Christmas Past, then Present, and lastly by Future. The Ghost Of Christmas Past visited Scrooge.

end, The Spirit of Christmas Present makes Scrooge realize that he is affecting people badly, but

The first of the three spirits was the spirit of Christmas past. The spirit of Christmas past took ol’ dolorous Scrooge to see his past childhood. The text states that “they passed through Scrooge’s wall, and stood upon an open country road, with fields on either end.” This city had vanished in present time. “Good Heaven! Said Scrooge, clasping his hands together, as he looked about him. ‘I was bred in this place, I was a boy here.” The significance is that Scrooge learns to not be such a gargantuan jerk. Scrooge’s feelings are as if he is being tortured by the spirit of Christmas past. As you would expect, Scrooge hated watching his childhood past, and begs the spirit of Christmas past to dispel him from his childhood. Scrooge very much is gargantuanly odious of watching his childhood, as he cannot bear it. The ghost of Christmas past takes Scrooge back.

The novel A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, is a story about a bitter man named Ebenezer Scrooge who is visited by ghosts and spirits that show him the true spirit of Christmas. There are many important parts of this book, but the most important one is when Scrooge's grave is shown to him. On page 96 when Dickens is writing about Scrooge seeing his grave, Scrooge says, ¨I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” This is definitely an important part of the story, and one may even say it is the climax. This is the most important part because it turns Scrooge's personality around, which also solves the main conflict. At first, Scrooge is mean and bitter, and the first two spirits showed Scrooge his past and the

Using the first spirit, Scrooge was forced to face the fact that people viewed him as greedy and selfish, and began to open him up to the fact that he needs to change. The second spirit, The Ghost of Christmas Present, arrived and took Scrooge to the home of a worker of his, Bob Cratchit. It showed the family content, despite barely getting by. When Scrooge saw Bob’s sick son, he began to show worry that he would not survive. When the spirit told him that the son would not make it to next Christmas, this made Scrooge want to help him. This kind of emotion was unlike him, showing that he was changing (CC40). The spirit then took him to several other Christmas gatherings, where he enjoyed himself and played many games, even though he was merely in a dream. This spirit was used to open up Scrooge and showed his inner want to be around people. These thoughts for Scrooge were different than his from the beginning of the novel, showing that the spirits were being used to teach valuable lessons to Scrooge. The final spirit arrived, but would not answer when asked if he was the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Scrooge plead with the ghost to share his lesson with him, fearful of becoming like Marley (CC51). The silent spirit took Scrooge to a series of strange places, showing people discussing the death of a dead rich man. He then began to understand the

The Ghost of Christmas Present showed Scrooge many happenings from the people Scrooge knows, but the Ghost also showed him people he doesn’t know and probably never will, people who are suffering themselves. After the Ghost showed Scrooge the Cratchit’s household and his nephew’s house, he showed him people far from home, people in jails, people in hospitals, and people who were simply struggling. The Ghost blessed each of those people, the people that he had no relation to, the people whom he knew nothing about. Their struggles were relieved, the struggling more patient, the sick healed, and so on. In doing this, the Ghost showed Scrooge that although Scrooge was not magical, one person’s blessing can impact many people. He showed Scrooge that kindness and generosity can make the biggest difference, and caring about others, caring about all others, can create a big change and be beneficial to everyone.

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