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Quotations About Scrooge From Staves 1 To 3 of Christmas Carol

1) Scrooge is initially described as a "squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner" who is solitary and warns others to keep their distance. 2) After visiting his past with the Ghost of Christmas Past, Scrooge starts to feel empathy and regret over his lonely childhood. He realizes he does not want to be alone. 3) When visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge is overcome with trembling, shame, and acceptance of his need to change. He is disturbed to learn that without change, Tiny Tim will die.

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Quotations About Scrooge From Staves 1 To 3 of Christmas Carol

1) Scrooge is initially described as a "squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner" who is solitary and warns others to keep their distance. 2) After visiting his past with the Ghost of Christmas Past, Scrooge starts to feel empathy and regret over his lonely childhood. He realizes he does not want to be alone. 3) When visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge is overcome with trembling, shame, and acceptance of his need to change. He is disturbed to learn that without change, Tiny Tim will die.

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Quotations about Scrooge from Staves 1 to 3 of 'A Christmas Carol'

Stave 1

'a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!'  - A list of nouns to describe
Scrooge's harsh character

'solitary as an oyster' - A simile to describe Scrooge's loneliness

'warning all human sympathy to keep its distance”  - Scrooge's relationship with human society.

'old Scrooge sat busy in his counting house' - Scrooge's greedy obsession with money

'boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart' - Scrooge's views of
society

'to decrease the surplus population' - Malthus's theories

Stave 2

"A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still." - This quote could suggest why Scrooge is the way
he is now. He was neglected by society as a child so feels he can't join society now, as he's afraid of rejection. He cries when
seeing this showing the feelings are still very raw to him.

"There was a boy singing a Christmas carol at my door last night. I should like to have given him
something: that's all." - This is another quote that shows a change in Scrooge. By seeing himself as a young boy, he
starts to feel empathy towards others.

"During this whole time Scrooge had acted like a man out of his wits." - This quote is showing how Scrooge
is really changing, he's forgotten about the views he used to have on society.

"The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune." - This shows Scrooge realises not everything's
about money, or how much things are worth but more about the thought and the spirit in which its done.

"Quite alone in the world, I do believe." - In this quote Scrooge realises that he doesn't want to be alone, and is
upset that other people see him all alone.

Stave 3

"violent fit of trembling" - Scrooge, showing that through the visits of the different ghosts he began to change more
and more, as in stave two his "lip was trembling", but now he is having "a violent fit of trembling"

" Scrooge entered timidly and hung his head before the spirit." - This shows that Scrooge is changing and is
ashamed of himself for what he has done in the past.

"spirit" said Scrooge submissively - The adjective "submissively means that Scrooge accepts the ghost's authority
and understand that he has an important message to teach him.

"Scrooge was the Ogre of the family." - Scrooge is portrayed as a monster, and his family don't like him but feel
obligated to toast him.

"Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?" - Ghost of Christmas Present mocking Scrooge's former
attitudes, by repeating his words from stave 1, so t6hat he can see that he needs to change.

"Tell me if Tiny Tim will live" 'If these shadows remain unaltered by the future, the child will die.' -
Showing how Scrooge is now beginning to care more about others and sees the error in his ways. The ghost of Christmas
present is warning him that he needs to change his ways to save Tiny Tim"

"Overcome with penitence and grief" - Scrooge realises he has done wrong, and is changing because of it.

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