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How Does Scrooge Change In A Christmas Carol

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Change molds us in life and makes a deciding impact in our future. In A Christmas Carol, three spirits visit Scrooge for the better. Scrooge’s character transforms to be grateful, generous, and kind.
To start off, Scrooge becomes kind as a result of the visit from the Ghost of Christmas Past. This spirit presents to Scrooge a scene with Fezziwig, his old mentor, and Dick, his old colleague. On page 225, paragraph 83 of scene five,”It isn’t that! It isn’t that, Spirit. Fezziwig had the power to make us happy or unhappy, make our service light or burdensome, a pleasure or a toil. I would just like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now, that’s all!” Scrooge realizes that his experience with Fezziwig was only pleasurable because his mentor made it so. After living this memory again, he decides that …show more content…

The Spirit shows Scrooge Bob Cratchit and his family, which includes Tiny Tim. Page 55 of paragraph 271 states,”Spirit, tell me if Tiny Tim will live...No kind Spirit! Say he will be spared!” Scrooge feels sympathy for the young boy, and he wants to prevent his possible, and likely death. The only way he can create a positive impact and keep Tim alive, is if he becomes more generous in the future. This change occurs in paragraph 78 of page 290,”I’ll raise your salary and endeavor to assist your struggling family and we will discuss your affairs this very afternoon over a bowl of smoking bishop.” This isn’t the only generous action that Scrooge makes towards the Cratchit family. He also had a huge goose delivered to their house anonymously, and gave money to those involved in the process. Before the ghost encounters, Scrooge was reluctant to give any money away to anyone that wasn’t working for him. His sudden wish to give his own shillings and time to the poor shows the significant transformation that has been made since Present visited

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