How Does Scrooge Change In A Christmas Carol

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Do you think he will change? In the book Ebenezer Scrooge was a grump, stingy, mean man all he cares about is his money! In the novel Scrooge thinks his business is all about his money instead of caring for others. In A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens shows us that one’s business is helping and taking care of others through the three ghosts.
Scrooge's business in Stave 1 is all about his money. For example Scrooge doesn’t want to give his clerk a day off for Christmas with his family. On page 12 it states, “A poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every 25th of December”. This piece of evidence means that Scrooge thinks that Bob is getting money for a day that he doesn't even come into work . Another piece of evidence is on page 8, it states,

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