Redemption of Scrooge

Ebenezer Scrooge is unquestionably a different person from what he started out to be in the narrative, his dramatically change is well illustrated thought out the novel. Originally he is tight-fisted; cold and detached from society; and lonesome. Dickens presents scrooge, very implicitly, desiring people to feel sorry and remorse for him. His greed is widely shown at the beginning, for example when the fundraisers come to ask scrooge for funds, he irately pushes them away ?

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?What shall down for?

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Nothing! Scrooge replied.?

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Scrooge?s cold existence is not directly referred to in the begging of the narrative, however, there is a general sense of his feelings to others through his actions and narration, ?No wind that blew, was bitter that he...?

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Scrooge abandoned society and being lonely, I believe is only shown explicitly at the beginning and progressively implicitly through the nutritive. Initially he is shown to be rejecting society, because of anti-social behaviour ? ?Event the blind men?s dogs? saw him would tug their owners into the doorways?. However, throughout the rest of the narrative his pervious life of rejection and a victim of circumstance are revealed, mainly shown when travelling with the spirit of Christmas Present.

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During the end of the narrative, scrooge is a different person entirely; he is presented as worm and loving; charitable and liberal; and foremost, smug and friendly individual ? quite the opposite to his pervious life. What I find hugely humorous is his new found sense of humour, as when Bob Cratchit stubbles through his door on Boxing Day. Firstly he pretends to be anxious, and then it is extremely amusing how scrooge pounces and gives him a raise, at Mr Cratchit astonishment.

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