Jacob Marley

The story of A Christmas Carol is a classic for countless children throughout the world. The tale is about a man named Uncle Scrooge; a penny-pinching and selfish old geezer whose one goal in life is to collect vast sums of money, even on holidays. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge endures a wild adventure by the three ghosts of time. The ghosts show him his past, present, and future, to show him how much he is missing in his life by being focused solely on making money. The Last American Man by…

Similar in many ways, every story read has a lesson learned at the end. For instance, Ebeneezer Scrooge is one of the wealthiest men in town, but his greed and grumpy attitude causes him to encounter the three ghosts of Christmas, that change his personality into a more loving and caring man. Without a doubt, Mr. Scrooge is an example of a character that changes throughout the story for the better. In other words, he is an archetype. An archetype is a prototype or model. Literary characters are…

The novel A Christmas Carol is about a man named Ebenezer scrooge who does not understand the true meaning of ‘’business. Scrooge is a mean old man that only cares about money. He believes that ‘’business’’ means only money you don't need a family you only need money. In a Christmas Carol charles dickens tells us that ‘‘business’’ means helping the poor thru these lessons from the ghost. In A Christmas carol scrooge thinks business is money you don't need family I no this because in the…

Zander Bates is currently 12 years old and attending Martha Brown Middle School. Zander loves adventure, action books, and movies so he wrote about King Arthur but named him King Anchor as a joke. It was based on a book called The Sword and the Stone, or The Excalibur. It’s also based on the movie King Arthur. Zander has a sister named Lyla who is eight years old, two cats, and one dog. He also lives with his mom Janna, who is 42 years old and his dad Thomas, who is 42 years. Zander has two…

starts swinging. Whall starts to shout “Hey Window! The bells are r-” “I KNOW!!! I am right here!” I scream at him. For the first time Whall is quiet, not even a peep came from him. I look to the door and see Marley? How? Marley is…

The Bells inside the clock symbolize time change and death. They kept on ringing everyday reminding Scrooge that death is coming closer and he has to change. This overall made him change to a good spirited person. Q1 “`Bah!' said Scrooge, `Humbug!'” From Page 2 This stands out to me how Scrooge showed disgust to the Christmas season in two words. He uses this quote throughout the story when someone was talking to him. Q2 “If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with "Merry…

Scrooge was like before his encounter with the spirits. He seemed to only like money and work, and the only friend he had was his business partner Marley. He was vary rich man and didn’t use his money for charity or helping others. He didn’t even spend money for heating in his house! People who act like Scrooge, greedy, hates people, mean in general will most likely have a bad future. Many bad things…

“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is a detailed rich story about a stingy old man that is visited by three ghosts whose visitations provide the old sour man with individualized life changing lessons. The story itself holds a deeper meaning engraved between the lines. As the reader one must think deeper about what the ghosts represented in the story and the value they hold. Each ghost has something symbolic on them. The Ghost of Christmas Past carries a cap that if placed upon his brow will…

Ebenezer Scrooge does not understand or know what the true meaning of business is. He thinks that business is only about money. In a Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens shows that one’s business in life is changing the way Scrooge takes care of others, through the experiences of the three ghosts. While the ghosts help Scrooge through his unbelievable life, Ebenezer Scrooge becomes merrier from being mean. Scrooge’s definition of a man’s “business” in Stave 1 and its impact on Scrooge was money.…

O. Henry is a well-known writer for his short stories, and one of his most famous short stories is called the “Gift of the Magi”. Although this piece centers around the Christmas holiday, the meaning of it transcends the Christmas season and can be put into everyday life. In some instances throughout the “Gift of the Magi,” irony is used to drive the central themes. O. Henry emphasizes the themes of love, selflessness and the practicality of gifts given at Christmas time. The story centers…