How Does Dickens Associate Poverty With Unhappiness?

Despite common belief, Dickens doesn’t associate poverty with unhappiness. In fact, Dickens uses mental and emotion well-being to show how giving to, and helping other people can save someone. “The Spirits of all three [ghosts] shall strive within me. O Jabob Marly! Heaven and the Chirstmastime be praised for this!” (Dickens, 113) This quote comes from the end of A Christmas Carol when Scrooge realizes his wrongdoings and is ready to be a better person. Before this, he lived a miserable and lonely life as a miser. On the other hand, The Cratchits, who live in poverty and don’t have much, are extremely happy. The Cratchit family had each other, most importantly they had love. Dickens main purpose in doing this is to highlight what