Compare and Contrast Scrooge in Stave 1 and in Stave 5
In Charles Dickens novel a Christmas Carol the main character Scrooge makes a miraculous change from being a amoral person to someone who possessed many good qualities. In this essay I will endeavour to show these character changes.
At the start of Stave 1 Dickens sets the atmosphere by mentioning Marley’s death this introduces a gloomy mood. This enables Dickens to describe Scrooges personality , He does this by using words such as “greedy , grasping and as a covetous old sinner”. These adjectives immediately tell you that Scrooge is not a nice person.
Another example of this is that on page 2 it tells us that after Marley’s death Scrooge kept his name on the plaque outside the business. This was probably because if he kept the name on the plaque it would benefit his business if people thought Marley was alive. This shows that Scrooge is amoral and cares only for his money.
