Sprits In A Christmas Carol

The theme of “A Christmas Carol” is be careful about how you act in your lifetime because it will affect how people feel abut you later on in life. The three passages that I have chosen to help me relate to the three sprits is STAVE II, STAVE III, STAVE IV. The first of the three sprits met by scrooge is the ghost of Christmas past, and this spirit symbolizes truth. Scrooge’s family brings him home from boarding school, but suddenly send him off to apprentice as an accountant. (S.2 P.53) Scrooge did not have love or affection at school , nor did he get it from his family. Later on in life, his fiancé Belle, releases him from their contract to marry.“ I do; and I release you,” replies Belle when she asks him if he still wished to marry her (S.2; P 128). The loss of Belle due to his obsession with earning money caused him to become even more greedier. It was his only driving purpose. This was only the first lesson Scrooge was to learn from the sprits. …show more content…
Mrs. Cratchit was dressed very poorly in a twice-turned gown, but it was beautiful with ribbons. During all this Peter Cratchit plunged his fork into the mashed potatoes that was on the table. (S. 3 P. 41) Even though the Cratchit’s did not have a lot of money, Mrs. Cratchit still made sure that her husband and her kids had food on the table. Later on Scrooges nephew invites him to come and eat with him and he says he does not want to and he is being really mean to him but even though he was mean to him his nephew said that “I am sorry for him; I couldn’t be angry with him if I tried.”(S.3 P.106) Scrooge’s nephew will always have an abundance of love for his uncle even though he may be mean to him. This is a very valuable lesson that scrooge