Changes in Ebenezer Scrooge
Throughout the story “A Christmas Carol” there is a very apparent change in the main character Ebenezer Scrooge. He in some ways could be described as changing into a whole new, unrecognizable man. He is very cold hearted, hateful, greedy, and had no appreciation for Christmas at all when our story first starts. But after meeting three ghosts face to face, and getting a look at what could be, things really change him.

``Bah!'' and “Humbug!'' Were two very common words to hear coming from Ebenezer Scrooge at Christmas time. At the start of the story we see a man who is very greedy, and has a hate for Christmas and all who love it. We see Scrooge very rudely turn his nephew away, along with a man who wanted money. He even goes …show more content…
He didn’t want to meet him eye to eye because his eyes were kind and bright, he felt guilty already. The spirit first leads him to the Cratchit house, in a dirty city. Here Scrooge gets a really good idea of the life that his coworker Bob Cratchit’s family lives, and the sick son he has, they call “Tiny Tim.” As Scrooge sees how much Bob loves the boy he then asks if the boy will live. ``I see a vacant seat,'' replied the Ghost, ``in the poor chimney-corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, the child will die.'' Scrooge cant believes it, and then begs to the spirit that he must be spared, ``If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, none other of my race,'' returned the Ghost, ``will find him here. What then? If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.” Hearing the spirit Quoting Scrooges’ earlier quote to the poor boy facing Scrooge at his door wanting money, made him feel guilty so he hung his head in