Christmas is a holiday that many people all around the world celebrate. They honour it and love it with all their hearts. Most of those people would know the book A Christmas Carol. This book talks about a guy called Scrooge who hates Christmas, and how he met 3 ghosts who changed his whole perspective on Christmas. Those ghosts were called the spirit of the Christmas past, the spirit of the Christmas present, and the spirit of the Christmas yet to come. They showed Scrooge all the happy memories, all the sad possibilities, and all the things that are happening around the world. Scrooge is a very mysterious man, which is why he is such an interesting character. He shows many emotions and characteristics, which is why some like him, and some don’t. Scrooge really changed from the beginning to the end, and it really shows.
Before Scrooge changed for the better, he was rather disagreeable. At the start of the book, Scrooge showed true hatred towards Christmas, and he valued money over everything. For example, he would not let his worker take a break on Christmas Eve to spend time with his family, which was a really mean act, because workers deserve happiness too. This shows that Scrooge is not only vain, but also self-centred. What he did that day showed that since he didn’t celebrate Christmas, he didn’t want others to do so either. We can see that Scrooge values money over everything because he answers to both the names Scrooge and Marley, because he didn’t want his business to be ruined. He didn’t wash out Marley’s name because he didn’t want to ‘waste’ money on it. That is why a lot of readers wonder; what kind of person was Scrooge?
People often change, sometimes for the worse, or sometimes for the better. He used to be selfish, but in the end, he was actually nice. He gave his worker a raise to help his crippled son, and became like a second father to the son, who was called Tiny Tim. Also, Scrooge began to love Christmas and enjoy it. People who used to hate him gradually started to like him and loved his newly found Christmas spirit. Scrooge started celebrating more frequently, becoming the typical Christmas celebrator, and bringing joy to every Christmas. Of course, these changes are good. But what exactly made it happen? Scrooge was so mean, so vile, and so cruel that it would’ve been impossible to get him to change. How were the ghosts of Christmas so helpful when just one day before, Scrooge was the worst person ever?
Change happens all the time, but the reasons are almost never the same. Scrooge always had that inner Christmas spirit, he just never showed it. When we saw his memories, we could see just how much he wanted to fit in, to have fun, and to be socially accepted. Throughout the years, I believe that has never changed, because no one can shield their actual feelings away just that quickly. We could also see how much Scrooge regrets being the stupid, annoying, and grumpy uncle that everyone hated. Scrooge wanted to be friendly, but no one gave him the chance, and he didn’t want to risk asking for one. However, I think when Scrooge wakes up and drives to his nephews and nieces house, and they immediately accepted him and did not even question his past actions… That really helped Scrooge to regain his Christmas spirit.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens talks about a man who hated Christmas. His mane was Scrooge. This book shows how one can change throughout the years, and how much their actions can affect the people around them. This book revolves around death, remorse, and past, because we can see how Scrooge hates Christmas because of the death of Marley, the broken engagement with Belle, and all the loneliness he has felt during Christmas. He regrets his actions, and that made him a better person. This shows just how much we should look back to what we have done, what is happening around us, and what could happen due to our actions. This kind of shows the Past, Present, and Future in this book. I believe this book is a great example of change, and I hope this book will still be read on Christmas many centuries later.
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