Theme Of Greed In A Christmas Carol

Have you ever been greedy? How has it affected you? In the story, Rikki-Tikki Tavi by: Rudyard Kipling, two of the characters, Nag and Nargiana are greedy. As in the story Hershel and the Hanukkah candles by: Eric Kimmel two goblins are. Also in the play A Christmas Carol by: Charles Dickens, a man named Scrooge is greedy as well. The main message in all three short stories/plays is nothing good ever comes out of being greedy. In these stories being greedy has a negative outcome for all the characters. In the stories the greedy characters think that they can just take whatever they want, they don’t need to share. However after they act on there thoughts, bad things happen. The characters greed affects them in a negative way.

What does greed
He is never is nice to people and keeps all his money to himself. In this part in the story scrooge is denying a business request. " And at this time of year, it would be nice if the less fortunate could have some food and warmth, bring a little happiness to their lives.' (the gentleman said) 'Are there no workhouses?' 'Yes there are.' Are there no prisons? 'indeed there are.' Then why are you asking me for money to give to the poor? Its there own fault! Good afternoon!' (Dickens pg.5) This quote is explain when the gentleman was asking for money to give to the poor scrooge got very upset/greedy. he thought that if people do not work its there fault. However what he did not understand is that some people do work and still cant provide for their family, and some people are unable to work. He was being too greedy to think about other people. Through these actions scrooge has a horrible consequence. (nothing good happens from being greedy.) " Tiny Tim will die, unless you turn your spirit around. Not the boy, he's done nothing" (Dickens pg.17) This is the consequence that Scrooge must pay if he continues to be greedy. If he wasn’t so greedy he wouldn't have this consequence. Another example of how Scrooge an be found on page 22. He is talking with his fiancé. " My love is something you can not buy, or sell, it is something I give to you. Is it not enough? I release you Ebenezer Scrooge." (Dickens pg.22) In this quote Scrooge's fiancé is talking with thinks that he has become a bad, greedy man. She does not like his greed unimportant. She feels that her love for Scrooge is not enough, he needs more and more things to be happy. As Scrooge's negative outcome him of being greedy she leaves him. Scrooge is devastated. In these examples you can see that there us a negative outcome