The Metamorphosis of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas...

A Christmas Carol, a tale that revolves around a man’s fate in the past, the present, and the future. Its story speaks of a man, a man called Ebenezer Scrooge, and the changes in which he goes through. ‘’Oh! But he was tight-fisted man at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. A frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. He†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬ËœÃ¢â‚¬â„¢The cold within him froze his old features.’’ I believe that this description shows that Scrooge is unbelievably cold-hearted, even unrealistically so: ‘’No wind blew bitterer than he, no falling snow more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty. Foul weather didn’t know where to have him.’’ This description displays that not even the weather has an effect on him, it is also apparent that Scrooge’s personality was worse than any weather, he was bitterer than any blizzard colder than any rainfall. Scrooge’s attitude to others is terrible, he is not at all courteous to anyone he meets. He is especially horrible to his clerk, Bob Cratchit who he pays terribly. He does not allow Mr.Cratchit to have any time off work during the year, except Christmas day: (Which he does very bitterly and reluctantly) ‘’†¦a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!’’ I believe that this description displays Scrooge making his clerk work tirelessly for long hours all through the year, and permitting him to have one day off. Trying to get him work incredibly hard for every penny Scrooge parts with. There is another example of this quote, with Scrooge’s clerk’s fireplace. A single coal is all Scrooge is willingShow MoreRelatedThe Metamorphosis of Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens A Christmas Carol1476 Words   |  6 PagesThe Metamorphosis of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge learned a great deal about himself during the visitations of the three ghosts in A Christmas Carol. He learned things that not only changed his life, but also the lives of others such as Tiny Tim and his family. At first these changes came gradually, probably because they where not really fuelled by fear of what might be, but instead by remorse for things he had already done. Not until the second and third spirits visitRead MoreA Christmas Carol At Playhouse Essay2029 Words   |  9 PagesA Christmas Carol at Playhouse in the Park in Cincinnati, Ohio has continued to entertain and surprise its audiences since it’s first production in 1991. A Christmas Carol is a story that can live on for decades as it’s theme and message will always universally apply to people. The director, Michael Even Haney, discussed his reasons for returning to Playhouse in the Park each year in the director’s notes of this year’s program. He says, â€Å"But the ma jor reason I return every year to tell this perfect