Character Analysis-a Christmas Carol

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Character Analysis-A Christmas Carol In Charles Dickens’ novel A Christmas Carol, Scrooge “…changed from an arrogant, obstinate, and insensitive miser to a generous, warmhearted, and caring human being.” He makes this tremendous change after he is helped by The Three Spirits who showed him images from the past, present and future Christmases. He heard what others spoke of him and wanted to change their opinion. Scrooge was a very unpleasant person in the past. He was arrogant, “If they would rather die,” said Scrooge,” they had better do it and decrease the surplus population. Besides¬¬-excuse me- I don’t know that.”(6) and did not care about anyone besides himself and money. He was also very obstinate, ““Good Afternoon!” “Nay, uncle, but you never came to see before that happened. Why give it as a reason for not coming now?” “Good Afternoon,” said Scrooge. “I want nothing from you; I ask nothing of you; why cannot we be friends?” “Good Afternoon,” said Scrooge.” (4, 5) he wanted everything to be his own way. He was also insensitive. “And even Scrooge was not so cut up by the sad event, but that he was an excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral and solemnized it with and undoubted bargain,” (1) Scrooge made profit out of his partner’s funeral by making a bargain instead of being sad and sensitive. Scrooge was a bad person, but that did not last for long. Scrooge became a wonderful, caring person. He became generous. “I’ll raise your salary and endeavour to assist your struggling family, and will discuss your affairs this very afternoon, over a Christmas bowl of smoking bishop, Bob!”(68) He offered to help Bob without asking anything in return and this is how he was generous. Scrooge also became warmhearted. “A Merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world. Hallo here! Whoop! Hallo!”(63)He greeted everyone

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