Scrooge in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Essay -- Christmas Car

Scrooge in A Christmas Carol by Charles hellerThe novel, A Christmas Carol, is more than just a mere accounting insteadit tries to expose the negative side of Victorian society and the motive behind this horror, the greed of the wealthy, through thedevelopment of the character Scrooge. All this age tone-beginninging toprompt readers with Scrooges equivalent wealth to make a tilt. Asmentioned earlier, the development of Scrooges character is vital tothis and I will explain how his character develops as the flooringproceeds and how it is employ to accomplish the aim as mentioned above.In the starting line stave, daemon tries to gratuity step forward that Scrooge is acharacter that society considers negative. In the introduction, demon points out Scrooges wealth to immediately aim any point aboutsociety not only to average raft but in particular to people ofScrooges similar wealth, he does this by describing Scrooge as anexcellent man of argumentation on the very twenty- four hour period of the funeral, this notonly proves Scrooges wealth but also that Scrooge is a coldcharacter, the first hint of the truly negative character of Scroogeto be revealed posterior in this stave, since he has the heart to dobusiness on the day of the funeral of his long time business partner.What makes this worse is that Marley was Scrooges twin in terms ofcharacter as far as the story goes since Dickens chose to describewhat Scrooge meant to Marley as his bushel executor, his soleadministrator, his sole friend and his sole mourner, therefore sinceScrooge showed little generosity in the death of his equal it givesthe readers a sense of cannibalism since Scrooge is oftenturning his back on Marley in his death. Even in the introduction,Dickens ... ...as changed as Scrooge is not usually earnest at all. non onlywhich, Scrooge seems to be a lot happier after this change as provenby the quote Oh, glorious. This is Scrooge describing theenvironment, in his commentary h e describes it positively showing asign that he is happier. This is main(prenominal) as it is a signal toreaders in Scrooges fiscal situation that they will be happierafter the change.My conclusion is that Scrooges character is used by Dickens torepresent an exgaratted stereotypical magnetic declination of the Victorian wealthybusinessman who is greedy. The story is not only an attempt by Dickensto tell these businessmen what they are missing out on by beinggreedy(as proven by Scrooges happiness after the change) but alsomeant to expose the unfairness in Society where the rich who can dothe most to improve lives do not even try to do so.