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    A Christmas Carol In the play "A Christmas Carol"‚ the Ghost of Christmas Future comes to show Scrooge scenes of his future life that frighten him into changing his character. After having visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present‚ Scrooge is now visited by the Ghost of Christmas Future. Each visit changed his point of view‚ but Future’s visit changed his life. When people talk behind your back‚ they speak the truth. In another scene‚ Scrooge sees that his possessions are stolen then

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    During the book “ The Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens‚ the theme is be kind to your fellow man. When the First Spirit visited ScroogeScrooge told him this: “There was a boy singing a Christmas Carol at my door last night. I should like to have given him something: that’s all.” Scrooge started feeling bad already that he had treated his fellow man in the wrong way. When the second Spirit took Scrooge to his nephew’s house they were paying a yes or no question game‚ Scrooge was playing too but

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    story “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens‚ Ebenezer Scrooge lost control of his life because he allowed his childhood to impact his future. Scrooge seems like a grumpy isolated man‚ but many don’t know how affected he really is by the life he had as a child. Scrooge was forced to be isolated when his father sent him away. He would spend every Christmas alone. His one and only love left him. Scrooge never really had control because his childhood molded his future. The way Ebenezer Scrooge grew up

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    Scrooge has changed. There was no doubt about it. The stingy‚ cold‚ introverted‚ unappreciative fellow had become the most generous‚ warm-hearted‚ friendly‚ and open person you could find in all of England. Scrooge has been well aware that he had recently undertaken a tremendous change because he purposely brought it upon himself. Fred and Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim and his maid all oversaw that he upheld his vow of retaining the Christmas spirit in heart yearlong. He so far had been successful in

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    Scrooge´s Embrace With Change Throughout history‚ change has been something to be feared by many people. Even characters in literature make and fear dramatic transformations. In A Christmas Carol‚ by Charles Dickens‚ the character Scrooge goes through a drastic change throughout the story‚ one that changed his life forever. In Stave 1‚ Dickens establishes Scrooge’s character as someone who is Cruel‚ mean‚ and uncaring about others. The author states‚ ¨It was the very thing he (Scrooge) liked

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    In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a story festive Christmas story of Scrooge and his transformation from a greedy and spiritless miser to a cheerful and generous old man. In the beginning of the novel Scrooge is a caricature of a miser‚ greedy and mean in every way‚ that is until three ghosts visit Scrooge and help him turn from his mean spirited ways and learn the values and importance of generosity‚ kindness‚ and cheerfulness. The ghost of Christmas past takes scrooge back to his childhood

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    Scrooge’s long-dead business partner is the first ghostly visitor who haunts him‚ warning him about the visits from the three ghost. Dickens uses Marley as an example of what awaits for scrooge in the future because of his greedy‚tight-fisted attitude. When Marley visits Scrooge as a ghost he is weighed down by series of chains representing sins done by Marley throughout his life. The novel starts of at Marley’s funeral describing Marley "as dead as a door nail". Marley was Scrooge’s one and

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    change.” If you realize what you have done wrong‚ you can change how you act the next time you are in the same situation. In the play‚ A Christmas Carol‚ the main character‚ Scrooge‚ was only able to look upon money‚ nothing else. To change‚ Scrooge had to change the way he looked at money and his life; he needed to focus on the more important things‚ like family and caring for others. In the beginning of the play‚ Scrooge was extremely greedy. For instance‚ in the text Scrooge remarked rudely‚ “If

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    of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol‚ by Charles Dickens. The Victorian Society progresses through the same changes that Scrooge went through in the story. In this novella‚ Dickens uses Scrooge to critique Victorian Society by showing his greed and treatment of the poor. As a solution to these problems‚ he shows how the Christmas season can be viewed as a spirit of giving. In the beginning of A Christmas CarolScrooge is consumed by his business‚ greediness‚ and money. Scrooge refuses to donate

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    they have done. Scrooge is redeemed in Charles Dickenson’s Christmas Carol with the help of 3 spirits and a dead business partner. First Marley affected Scrooge greatly. He slowly scared him into believing that he was real. Marley came to scrooge in a frightening way by showing him his face as a door knocker‚ he showed him a locomotive hearse climbing the steps beside him‚ the carvings on the mantle piece changed to Marley’s face‚ all the bells ring‚ shows himself to Scrooge and finally shows

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