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Scrooge Dynamic Character

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In the story A Christmas Carol, the main character is Ebenezer Scrooge. Towards the beginning Scrooge is a jerk and only cares about himself, but at the end of the play, Scrooge changes and cares about other things. Scrooge is a dynamic character. These are reasons why
Scrooge is a dynamic character.
In the beginning of the story, before the encounter with The Spirit of Christmas Past,
Scrooge was very selfish and he only cared about himself and his
Business. Before the visit of the Spirit of Christmas Past, he completely neglected the needs of many suffering out on the streets. The Spirit of Christmas Past teaches scrooge some of his past mistakes because the author states “Can you love me Ebenezer, I bring no Dowry to my wedding, …show more content…

The author states “He is very ill, even sound song can’t keep him through a cold winter and “Does Tim die”(Gaines 234) and “There is no happiness in
Christmas Present” (Gaines 236). These quotes make Scrooge realize that his actions, are making people like Cratchet’s family suffer, and he feels like, thanks to him, there is no happiness. In the end, The Spirit of Christmas Present makes Scrooge realize that he is affecting people badly, but
The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge that after he dies, he will be forgotten and everyone steals from him.
In the encounter with the Spirit of Christmas yet to come, Scrooge realized that he will not be liked at all by anyone. In encountering with The Spirit, Scrooge learns many things.
Scrooge learns that he needs to treat his workers better. This conclusion is reached because the author states “There is notime for that. Sparsit acknowledges Scrooge for the first time.”(Gaines
237) and “The three of them advance on Scrooge.”(Gaines 237) and “Cook?” and “She snatches the chain Scrooge wears on his shirt. Is this pure gold?”(Gaines 237) and “The finest
Madam”(Gaines 237). These quotes mean that Scrooge treated his workers so

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