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What Does Scrooge Mean In A Christmas Carol

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An anonymous writer once said, “ Life is about trusting your feelings, taking chances, finding happiness, learning from the past, realizing everything changes.” This quote reminded me of Scrooge the second I spotted it. I think that this quote has a very important meaning. Everyone can agree that this quote has a bunch of different meanings. I think this quote is a guide through life and everyone should follow this guide. In the play, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Scrooge was an old cranky man that only cared about money and himself. In the play, Scrooge had a love but they had broken up and he never took the chance to find a new love. In the end of the play, Scrooge learned how to be a good person and how to love again.
Initially, in the play Scrooge was an old cranky man that only cared about himself and money. When Fred Scrooge's nephew came to visit Scrooge to invite him to Christmas. Also, Scrooge would say “ There is no reason to be merry you're poor enough.” Then Fred would say the same thing to Scrooge but instead of saying you're poor enough. …show more content…

The fact that the Ghost of Christmas Future was in a black cloak and had no face gave a bigger effect on Scrooge. An example is when the Ghost of Christmas Future showed Scrooge a gravestone that said, “Here lies Ebenezer Scrooge.” Also when Scrooge sees the people stealing different objects from Scrooge's room. After that Scrooge got scared and whined that he was going to change and he was going to keep the Ghost of Christmas Past and Present with him and he will be a good and warm-hearted person. I think the Ghost of Christmas Future’s purpose was to show Scrooge that if he didn't change what people would say and do when he died. During the end of the play when the Ghost of Christmas Future left Scrooge gave her employer Cratchit a raise for his salary and Scrooge went to Fred's Christmas party. In the end, Scrooge finally has a warm and good

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