Greed In A Christmas Carol

Greed is a terrible thing. Greed makes you selfish and evil. Don’t ever be greedy, or like the character this story will tell you about, you will live a life of pain. “There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” (J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit) Many people think that if greed was non-existent, then the world would be a much better place. Greed is a big piece in “A Christmas Carol”. There are many versions to compare and contrast, but the script of the drama and the movie from 1984 were what was chosen. In the drama (the script) by Charles Dickens, there are four ghosts that visit Mr. Ebeneezer Scrooge, the
Jacob is quite a ghastly spirit, carrying chains and cases of money, telling us that he was greedy like Scrooge. Then he leaves and Past takes him to his old school house, then Fezziwig’s, where he was apprenticed, then to when his love left him. Present takes him to the Cratchit’s, where he sees how poor they are, and Present tells him that Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit’s son, will die if kept at the current state. Then he’s taken to his nephew’s house, where he proposes a cheer to his uncle, Mr. Scrooge. Then he makes a joke of how Scrooge thinks Christmas is a Humbug. After that, Present leaves him with Future, where he is taken to people talking about Scrooge’s death, but Scrooge thinks they are talking about Marley’s death. Then he is taken to the Cratchits again, and then to his tombstone, where he realises that it is him that died. He is brought back home and he notices that he has to share money, instead of keeping it all to himself. He looks out the window and tells a boy to buy a giant turkey and sends it to the Cratchits. Then he goes to his nephew’s for dinner, and they’re excited to have him, and kind of