Scrooge Character Analysis

In this essay I am going to distinguish the personality of Scrooge also show you how he was at the beginning of the novella in the 1st Stave to how he changes at the end in the 5th Stave.

Isolation is the main theme in this Stave. Scrooge is not involved in society and is not sympathetic in any way and is not liked by anybody. As it says in the text on page 3,” …. Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say with gladsome looks,”My dear Scrooge, how are you?” …. No man or woman ever once in his life inquired the way to such and such a place.” Is also states in the very beginning, “Scrooge knew Marley was dead? Of course he did. How could it be otherwise? Scrooge and he were partners for I don't know how many years. Scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, and sole mourner.” Since Marley was his only friend when he died his only bridge to humanity was gone. Even with Bob Cratchit and his nephew around him, he never established that connection nor did he want to.

Scrooge in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens The novel, ‘A Christmas Carol’, is more than just a mere story instead it tries to expose the negative side of Victorian society and the reason behind this horror, the greed of the wealthy, through the development of the character Scrooge. All this while attempting to prompt readers with Scrooge’s similar wealth to make a change. As mentioned earlier, the development of Scrooge’s character is vital to this and I will explain how his character develops as the story proceeds and how it is used to accomplish the aim as mentioned above.

As soon as Jacob left, Scrooge went to bed but to only be awaken by the ghost of Christmas Past. The ghost was a strange childlike phantom with a brightly glowing head. The boy took Scrooge out through the window and travel back in time to revisits his childhood school days, his apprenticeship with a jolly merchant named Fezziwig, and his engagement to Belle, a woman who leaves Scrooge because his lust for money eclipses his ability to love another. Each past recollection that he hold caused scrooge to rethink where did he go wrong and caused him to tear up and sob and even regret not giving to someone who today ask for money for the poor. The ghost then returned Scrooge to his bedroom after his time travel through his past.

They first go to a cluster of men talking about Scrooge. One says that Scrooge died last night and that he probably left his money to his company. The next place they go is another knot of men talking about Scrooge. One says, that “‘Old Scratch has got his own at last, hey.”’ (Dickens 135). This shows that even if Scrooge doesn’t care about other people, people care about him. The next place the spirit took him was to a place where a woman had all of his belongings and was trading them in for money. It appeared the woman stole them for she said, “‘Who's the worse for the loss of a few things like these. Not a dead man, I suppose,’” (Dickens 141). This woman should realize that even if Scrooge is dead he will still hear things as a ghost. She should not have stolen the things because life is not just about money, it is about being happy and being honest. The last place the spirit showed him was the Cratchit’s home again. It was a scene of Bob and his wife talking about how Scrooge was dead. They were talking about how she had tried to see him but he said no. They realized that was because he was ill and dying.

The play Scrooge & Marley by Israel Horovitz begins in London. Scrooge (the dynamic character) is a money collector and he has one clerk who goes by the name of Bob Cratchit. Scrooge is stingy, grumpy, selfish, rude, ungrateful, and frugal. Scrooge only pays his clerk fifteen shillings. Bob Cratchit has a sick boy at home, and only fifteen shillings is not going to keep the boy alive. Scrooge needed to change his ways and the way he lives. He also needs to change the way he treats other people, especially in the hard times London was going through. Three ghosts visited Scrooge the night before Christmas. These three ghosts shows Scrooge the consequences of his actions. Throughout the visits of the three ghosts, we saw a

At first glance, you might think scrooge is and ordinary senior who owns a business and has quite a fortune, but once you look into his eyes you see how his soul is dark, small,crooked, shattered and beyond repair and clearly from a lost love. Might be the reason why he is so inconsiderate and he only cares about

The spirit of the past took Scrooge to his childhood and he was feeling regret and sadness about his decisions and his loneliness as a child. Scrooge also saw where he let the love of his life leave him because of his decisions. He was joyful to see his young crush and dance and see all the memorable times. He saw his past self celebrating Christmas and thought of joyful times. He was very emotional towards all the people that he had lost or heart. He got very mad, so he stooped the ghost and went home.

Scrooge is a symbol of the Victorian aristocracy who viewed the poor as a scourge upon the earth and thought the world would better if they died, as Scrooge alludes to in the Carol

Dickens conveys Scrooge’s personality change based on fear that is influenced by surrounding characters, as he fears that no individual will remember him on earth. As Scrooge is a part of the upper class, Dickens refers back to the audience who were the middle/working class as they are full of joy even though they are treated without respect but they have the best values as they are hard working and kind. Due to Scrooge treating his employees with no compassion as he has a heart, “...as hard as a flint…” this allows the fear that Scrooge feels to become apparent towards the reader. The catalyst of his fear is the entrance of Marley who displays the consequence of living a mean-spirited life, “...the chains I forged in life..” but Scrooge doesn't

Before scrooge has a memorable journey back in time, he is a disrespectful man. First, on page 253 he tells his nephew Fred, “Bah! Humbug!” when he is trying to wish him a merry christmas. This shows that when Scrooge's

Firstly, during Marley’s ghost visit, Marley warned Scrooge about living an immoral life and how punishment comes to those who refuse to change. Scrooge simply replies asking Marley if he could give him words of comfort and does not care to truly change his life. Secondly, Scrooge refuses to attend his nephew’s Christmas dinner, rather replies coldly and rudely. Scrooge does not care to bring joy to others and lives his life in his own dark world of heartless spirit. Lastly, Scrooge is obsessed with business and success, always thinking about himself and his achievements.

The way Scrooge acts in the story says a lot about him, but so does the description about him in the sixth paragraph. The passage clearly states that Scrooge is “a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone” and is “hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel struck out a generous fire.” Furthermore, the passage continues to show more detail by saying that he’s “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner” and “solitary as an oyster.” All of this shows a generous amount of greediness and coldheartedness. The text even says “the cold within him froze his features,” which proves the point that he is not a very happy camper. The story continues and compares him to weather and how it can be beautiful, while Scrooge cannot be. As it continues, we discover that Scrooge hates Christmas and everything related to it (including carolers, donors, etc.)

Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character from “A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley”. Mr. Scrooge is a big grump, and hates Christmas. When Marley comes back from the dead, he tells Scrooge that he will be visited by 3 Spirits, Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.

Scrooge’s story piqued my curiosity and I was drawn toward knowing how his past life had once affected him. Under many past circumstances in Scrooge’s life he was very distraught . He