‘Scrooges decision to change his way of life is purely selfish’ Do you agree?
‘Scrooges decision to change his way of life is purely selfish’ Do you agree?
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a moral tale that depicts the protagonist’s Ebenezer Scrooge’s moral journey from selfishness to redemption. It can be seen that his new found way of life is derived from the desire to be a good man of the community and to assist others such as Tiny Tim. The idea of Scrooge’s transformation not being selfish can also be seen in his aspiration to contribute to the wider community that suffers from a poverty stricken way of life. In addition to this, Scrooge also reforms his way of life in order to feel love and care from family, which satisfied his nephew Fred aswell as himself. However, this selflessness is only to an extent as Scrooge’s main desire to change is evidence when a lonely and tormented afterlife is a possibility for him, which may lead readers to believe that Scrooge’s intentions initially could be merely to save himself.
The novella A Christmas Carol illustrates the idea that the protagonist Scrooge aspires to end his cantankerous, selfish way of life in order to help the less fortunate and in particular Tiny Tim. This is shown in Stave Three when the Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge the scene of the Cratchit family enjoying a Christmas fest in their “scanty clothes”, and Scrooge shows interest in the physical health of Tiny Tim. Scrooge says “oh no kind spirit! Say he will be spared!”, which presents to the reader the idea that Scrooge now cares about others and that therefore his repentance is not purely self interested. It is evident when Scrooge begins to change his previously nasty isolated ways and selfish attitudes, that this change is not for self fulfillment as he buys a “prize turkey” for the Cratchit family in Stave Five and assures Bob “shant know who sends it”. Scrooge also “raise[s] your [Bobs] salary” in order to “assist your [his] struggling family”. These actions conveys to the reader that Scrooge is
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a moral tale that depicts the protagonist’s Ebenezer Scrooge’s moral journey from selfishness to redemption. It can be seen that his new found way of life is derived from the desire to be a good man of the community and to assist others such as Tiny Tim. The idea of Scrooge’s transformation not being selfish can also be seen in his aspiration to contribute to the wider community that suffers from a poverty stricken way of life. In addition to this, Scrooge also reforms his way of life in order to feel love and care from family, which satisfied his nephew Fred aswell as himself. However, this selflessness is only to an extent as Scrooge’s main desire to change is evidence when a lonely and tormented afterlife is a possibility for him, which may lead readers to believe that Scrooge’s intentions initially could be merely to save himself.
The novella A Christmas Carol illustrates the idea that the protagonist Scrooge aspires to end his cantankerous, selfish way of life in order to help the less fortunate and in particular Tiny Tim. This is shown in Stave Three when the Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge the scene of the Cratchit family enjoying a Christmas fest in their “scanty clothes”, and Scrooge shows interest in the physical health of Tiny Tim. Scrooge says “oh no kind spirit! Say he will be spared!”, which presents to the reader the idea that Scrooge now cares about others and that therefore his repentance is not purely self interested. It is evident when Scrooge begins to change his previously nasty isolated ways and selfish attitudes, that this change is not for self fulfillment as he buys a “prize turkey” for the Cratchit family in Stave Five and assures Bob “shant know who sends it”. Scrooge also “raise[s] your [Bobs] salary” in order to “assist your [his] struggling family”. These actions conveys to the reader that Scrooge is