Changes That Give a Chance For Better
Charles Dickens’ classic story, A Christmas Carol, is about a man named Ebeneezer Scrooge, who is old and greedy. He lives a life of stinginess and misery because of his own extreme greed. Scrooge is mean to everyone, especially around Christmas. He is visited by three ghosts who show him his past, present, and future. Scrooge comes to realize that he has used money to escape his fears of poverty and loneliness. He learns that he has the ability to change his path in life before he is forced to suffer eternal misery. Dickens’ message is that people should make better choices in their lives while they have the chance and opportunity to do so.
Within Dickens’ story, A Christmas Carol, Scrooge’s attitude towards …show more content…
These apparitions presented the illusion that they stripped him of his money which endangered Scrooge’s stability in life because of Scrooge’s sole trust in items (Morris 87) One of these things is understanding his past. The apparition that helped Scrooge see his past was the Spirit of Christmas Past. Scrooge began to realize that he believed that his sole reliable route was the secureness of finances (Morris 88). It was later discovered by the Spirit of Christmas Past that Scrooge’s source of apathy toward people disregard in his childhood, when Scrooge’s father denied him the right to return to family during season (Vann). This event shows the status of kinship Scrooge and his father had which could show a betrothal reality (Morris 88). It was also believed by Scrooge that love means to stay away from affection (Morris 88). In early years Scrooge was expected to wed Belle but was rejected and later found that she was happy without him (Morris 85). This could have been the result of Scrooge’s belief of being wed was based on monetary certainty (Morris 88). Although this was Scrooge’s mindset it could have been brought on by possible treatment based on economic troubles seen in early years (Morris 88). The Spirit of Christmas Past allowed as well as forced Scrooge to view his painful and callous past that affected him up until the point of change shown in this story (Morris
Charles Dickens’ classic story, A Christmas Carol, is about a man named Ebeneezer Scrooge, who is old and greedy. He lives a life of stinginess and misery because of his own extreme greed. Scrooge is mean to everyone, especially around Christmas. He is visited by three ghosts who show him his past, present, and future. Scrooge comes to realize that he has used money to escape his fears of poverty and loneliness. He learns that he has the ability to change his path in life before he is forced to suffer eternal misery. Dickens’ message is that people should make better choices in their lives while they have the chance and opportunity to do so.
Within Dickens’ story, A Christmas Carol, Scrooge’s attitude towards …show more content…
These apparitions presented the illusion that they stripped him of his money which endangered Scrooge’s stability in life because of Scrooge’s sole trust in items (Morris 87) One of these things is understanding his past. The apparition that helped Scrooge see his past was the Spirit of Christmas Past. Scrooge began to realize that he believed that his sole reliable route was the secureness of finances (Morris 88). It was later discovered by the Spirit of Christmas Past that Scrooge’s source of apathy toward people disregard in his childhood, when Scrooge’s father denied him the right to return to family during season (Vann). This event shows the status of kinship Scrooge and his father had which could show a betrothal reality (Morris 88). It was also believed by Scrooge that love means to stay away from affection (Morris 88). In early years Scrooge was expected to wed Belle but was rejected and later found that she was happy without him (Morris 85). This could have been the result of Scrooge’s belief of being wed was based on monetary certainty (Morris 88). Although this was Scrooge’s mindset it could have been brought on by possible treatment based on economic troubles seen in early years (Morris 88). The Spirit of Christmas Past allowed as well as forced Scrooge to view his painful and callous past that affected him up until the point of change shown in this story (Morris