The Dark Side
In Charles Dickens' well-known novel A Christmas Carol, the second ghost that appears, the Ghost of the present, introduced two very significant characters. The boy, who represented ignorance, and the girl who represented want, were related to Scrooge as a person, to the novel as a whole, and to the real world. " 'Are there no prisons?" said the Spirit, turning in him for the last time with his own words. 'Are there no workhouses?' " These were the final words which the Spirit said to Scrooge before the clock struck twelve and disappeared into thin air. He was solely repeating what Scrooge had once said when referring to the people in the lower class. The boy is related to Scrooge because Scrooge was very ignorant. He did not understand or try to understand the conditions of the lower classes. He treated everyone badly, and did not care about anyone or anything besides money; which leads to show how Scrooge relates to the girl, who represented want. Scrooge was a taker not a giver. He never offered charities, neither money nor service. He treated his employees unfairly and did not pay them desce
Although the boy and girl were in the novel, they still relate to the real world. Unfortunately, there will always be people in this world like Scrooge. They probably will not be visited by the three spirits, so they will have to learn the hard way. Ignorance and want are very closely related because they are both negative characteristics that the human race should try to avoid as much as possible. No one is perfect, but if everyone did their part in contributing positively, then the world would be a better place to live. Maybe there is no after-life, but is it not better to be safe then sorry? nt wages. He wanted all the money for himself. Which was pointless anyway because he was so greedy that he did not even spend it. He did not live in a big fancy home with expensive furniture. Instead he lived in the same old house in which his business partner Marly had died in seven years before. Scrooge was a grouchy, ignorant, selfish old man who finally came to realization with the help of the visits from the Ghosts. If he did not change his ways, then he would end up being with the boy and girl. That was what he always
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