In a very basic summary, Scrooge was visited by the ghost of Christmas Present. The Spirit of Christmas Present looks like a Jolly Giant with a dark green rob, barefeet, and a holly crown on his head. Scrooge touched the robe and they transported into a street where people were shoveling snow and they joyful. All the people go to church including Tiny Tim and he even behaves well at church. The spirit also blesses people who aren't in the christmas spirit with water and incense, in my opinion Scrooge could use a lot of this. They go to Bob's place and the spirit shows him the scene of their family eating dinner and overall being happy together. Scrooge feels overall empathetic in this scene because he feels bad for not paying Bob enough and this will result in poor, innocent Tiny Tim dying if he doesn't change anything about his ways.
Scrooge is confused on how the people in the scene where they are shoveling are so juveous. Scrooge isn't used to this and the fact that it is snowing makes it not joyful to Scrooge. This shows that Scrooge really needs to work on looking at the positive side of things in life. He is alo confused when the spirit brings him to the Cratchit's place, that is very humble and small compared to their big family. He also had trouble understanding how the family could be so happy even in their conditions. Specifically when they bring the goose in and they are amused, he doesn't understand because to him it isn't a big deal at all. Scrooge does show empathy towards tiny Tim though, he asks the spirit if he will live and the spirit says that if nothing changes then he won't live, and Scrooge feels very bad and empathetic.
Scrooge really doesn't understand others, as we see through reading this stave. At least he sympathizes for Tiny Tim, because of his condition, and whether or not he might survive. This is promising for us readers to see that Scrooge is slowly becoming a better person, which is not only good for others around him, but for himself. I think after this stave he'll be more understanding and will work on looking at something through someone else's perspective, since the ghost shows scenes which Scrooge would have different reactions to, then the regular person, like how the Cratchits living conditions are, yet they are still happy.
ReplyDeleteYour description of the ghost of Christmas present is really accurate. I think your write on the things Scrooge needs to work at. Though you are right Scrooge is improving as he was showing empathy and sadness towards Tiny Tim.
ReplyDeleteGood on your summary here it shows the basic points of the stave so far. I agree with you that Scrooge needs to change to be a better person. He is also feeling a lot of sympathy and sadness toward the Cratchits especially Tiny Tim because he is going to die soon if Scrooge doesn't take action.
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