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Consider how Scrooge is presented in the opening stave of ‘A Christmas Carol’. How does this contrast with the way he is presented in the final stave?
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Consider how Scrooge is presented in the opening stave of 'A Christmas Carol'. How does this contrast with the way he is presented in the final stave? The novel 'A Christmas Carol' describes the story of a man who has spent his entire life as a grumpy old "Humbug". However this all changes when he is visited by three ghosts, each of these depict a different stage in his life [past, present and future]. This long and frightful journey unravels many emotions which in turn overhaul this snobbish, tight-fisted character into a glowing, joyous human being. This is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge. In Stave 1 Scrooge despised Christmas. Even the people who celebrate Christmas got on his nerves. On the other hand a young boy named Fred - Scrooges nephew, happens to adore Christmas, and was riveted by the knowledge of jolly old St Nick's arrival. And even though his funds...
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