Christmas Carol

“Bah! Humbug!” “God bless us everyone!” These phrases draw both positive and negative images to mind. The two lines are famous phrases from Dickens’ Christmas Carol. The first line belongs to Ebenezer Scrooge, and the second line was by Tiny Tim. In this famous story, which was written by Charles Dickens, there is a very obvious use of positive and negative characters. Dickens uses many different actions, words, characteristics, details and mannerisms to show how the character is positive or how the character is negative.

One of the first characters that is introduced in the book is Scrooge’s partner Marley. Marley is the type of man that loves money. When he was young, he received his first job working for a man in a counting house. From a young age Marley loved money, and knew he wanted to have a great deal of it in his life. It wasn’t long after he had been working at this counting house that Scrooge joined Marley. Scrooge had been working for a man named Fezziwig, who ran an opposing counting house in town. Scrooge was offered more money elsewhere, and he left Fezziwig. After working together for a while, Scrooge and Marley worked a plan to undermine Fezziwig and get his business from him.

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His unnecessary need for money was with him when he first started working for Fezziwig. He has never once complained about the fact that he is not receiving the amount of pay that he deserves. Whether it is the dark clothing, and cold environment in which Scrooge keeps himself, or the cheery, joyful message that his nephew delivers to Scrooge. By showing the bad side of Scrooge, Dickens exposes the greed, and love for money that is predominantly found in our society. This is just the kind of man that Bob Cratchit is. ”

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. Now even though these spirits are at times showing Scrooge some negative scenes, they are in fact providing Scrooge with valuable insight into his own life, and the life he has been living. Scrooge even sends turkey to Cratchit’s house, gives him a raise, and extra coal!

Dickens uses many different details, characteristics and actions to hint to, and show how each character is either positive or negative. As the years went on, Marley as well as Scrooge swindle and talk their way into getting everything !

they want. He is not the type of man to be consumed by money and wealth. His response is “Bah Humbug, I hate Christmas. Dickens shows this fact by Cratchit’s actions. From the start when he fell in love, his heart was pure. He uses Tiny Tim by giving Tim a happy, go-lucky, and optimistic outlook on everything. So in the end, “God bless us everyone,” wins over “Bah Humbug.

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