Examples Of Greed In A Christmas Carol

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In “ A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens and “A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley” by Israel Horovitz only greedy people were present at the end of a greedy life. As a matter of fact, at the end of Scrooge's funeral, there were three businessmen trying to sell his belongings. The three businessmen are considered greedy to steal and sell a dead man’s things.(Horovitz, 789-790) Scrooge was also a very greedy man always wanting money and other tangible items for himself and reluctant to give anything to others in need. This is an example of greedy people at the end of a greedy life. In addition, Mrs.Dilber, and the First woman looted Scrooge’s house and sold their findings to Old Joe. Mrs.Dilber and the First Woman just like the Three Businessmen

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