“Bah, Humbug!” Ebenezer Scrooge has changed a lot over these quick courses of time. He changed From grouchy to polite, and from confused to having an understanding of different situations. Also, he changed from anxious to apologetic. There are many reasons why Ebenezer Scrooge has changed. When you are shown what true happiness is and when you get to learn that it is not the material things like money or presents then you have no choice but to change the way you act and how you look at the world and learn to be happy. Scrooge has progressed his cruel, bitter ways into better ones. At first, he was grouchy all the time. He would always say “ Bah, Humbug. [or] Good afternoon.” to people if they say Merry Christmas to him. These are hs ways to avoid saying Merry …show more content…
He changed From grouchy to polite, and from confused to having an understanding of different situations. Also, he changed from anxious to apologetic. There are many reasons why Ebenezer Scrooge has changed. When you are shown what true happiness is and when you get to learn that it is not the material things like money or presents then you have no choice but to change the way you act and how you look at the world and learn to be happy. Scrooge has progressed his cruel, bitter ways into better ones. At first, he was grouchy all the time. He would always say “ Bah, Humbug. [or] Good afternoon.” to people if they say Merry Christmas to him. These are hs ways to avoid saying Merry Christmas. He was visited by his old friend Marley that had died 7 years back. Marley was there to warn him about the 3 spirits that would be visiting him at certain times. But after the third spirit visited him he finally learned how lucky he is to be alive. So, Instead of saying, “Bah, Humbug” he actually wishes people a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. These are just some of the way that Scrooge has changed his cruel ways into better
He couldn’t believe in one night someone could change like he did. It was a miracle and this how. In the play and in the movie, Scrooge both unappreciated Christmas the way it was. In the movie and the play, Scrooge passed by some carolers.
Overall, scrooge was an evil person, but with the help of the spirits he has changed for good and is no longer angry and sad, but now happy and cheerful, that he can change his
However, Scrooge does change, shifting his voice from miserly to regretful until finally, he becomes jubilant.
Looking from the start of "A Christmas Carol", which I will call from now on "the book", Scrooge is described in the worst way a human could be described. Dickens' fantastic descriptions drew an image of a sharp, misanthropic, covetous old miser. His greed for wealth and his superb selfishness made him stand out like a goose in a queue of ducks compared to the charity men's benevolence and his comely nephew's good heart. as "the book" describes, Scrooge is a "tightfisted hand at the grindstone...hard and sharp as flint, solitary as an oyster. "(page 12), highlighting his selfishness and hostility.
When Scrooge looks at his past he gets a tear on his cheek. When the ghost took him to his school, Scrooge starts to become sad. When his Sister picks him up from school he realizes his father doesn’t actually hate him. Scrooge realizes how bad he treated people when he was at the Fezzywig’s. When the Ghost of Christmas past comes to visit Scrooge, Scrooge gets emotional.
First of all, Scrooge possessed a unique set of physical traits that provided the reader with an early impression of his priorities (money, money, and more money)! He did not care to stand out in a crowd, nor make himself look any more presentable than he needed to for his
The Display of Scrooge’s Change It is very important that an author does a good job displaying his characters and their changes in the story. Charles Dickens does a great job showing us that Scrooge is not a static character in A Christmas Carol. Dickens displays his change using descriptions of Scrooge and through his actions before and after his Christmas experience.
In Charles Dickens' famous novel, A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts who help him realize that he is not the man he should be. When he is invited to view his own gravestone by the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, Scrooge implores, But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change. Today I'm going to show how his ending change. The following evening ,Scrooge was haunted by Marley's ghost, which alert Scrooge that the dead who had horrible lives are called to explore places and not be at peace.
Small and large acts of kindness can change a person's day or even life. At the start of the play, Scrooge is a horrid man that is stingy with his money and his feelings. Scrooge’s attitude slowly changes over time. His Nephew Fred invited him over for Christmas dinner and Scrooge's response was, “ Bah humbug”. Scrooge despises Christmas.
Selfishness is something to watch out for in life, if you let it follow you it can cause your life to turn down the wrong path, and can forever destroy you when your life is finally set in place. In the traditional story of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens follows a greedy selfish old man in the 1800’s of England. Ebenezer Scrooge was a old grumpy man who was visited by 3 spirits to make him see that he need to change his selfish ways. In the modern work of Dr. Seuss, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Grinch stole all of the Who’s toys and Christmas Decorations down in Whoville but when Cindy Lou Who tries to get him to believe in Christmas he refuses. Until he see’s that Christmas isn’t about the toys and decor it is about the time
In Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol Stave five, we see a changed Scrooge, he has decided to change after seeing what will happen to him if he doesn’t. He wakes up and shouts “I will live in the past, the present, and the future! The spirits of all three shall strive within me. O Jacob Marley! Heaven and the Christmas time be praised for this!
Imagine being described as a squeezing, wrenching, gasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner. In the play, A Christmas Carol, by Israel Horovitz, a made up character who goes by Ebinezer Scrooge starts off as a miserable miser by hating the poor. Later, his actions are altered because of three ghosts who visit him on Christmas Eve. Examples of ways Scrooge changed were seeing his past self, hearing other people’s thoughts about him, and looking into what the future would bring for himself and others around him if he didn’t change soon. The first thing that shows changing in Scrooge is in act 1 scene 5 with the Ghost of Christmas Past.
”Scrooge changes from these traits through his experience with the ghost of the past,present,and future. When the ghost of Christmas past visits Scrooge,it shows that on pg.31 and pg.32,where talking about his past and how he should change the way he acts and saying
He realizes that just because they don’t have a job or make a lot of money, they still contribute to the world in their own way. Scrooge is learning how to move past materialistic things and see people for who they really are. The teachings of the Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge the true meaning of the spirit of
Scrooge finally changed when he saw what his life would become if he did not