Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Stave Three.

In what I read in stave 3, Scrooge is preparing to meet the second spirit. It hits 1am but the spirit doesn't come but when Scrooge stands up he hears a voice and sits back down. He was in his room but his rooms was transformed, it was filled with light that made the room look grove. Every part of his room seemed to be filled with Christmas objects. Then, Scrooge saw a jolly giant that had a torch. It told Scrooge to come in. It was the ghost of Christmas present, it was wearing a simple white robe, bordered with white fur. The ghost was barefoot and its hair was long, brown, and curly. It was also full of joy. Scrooge then told the ghost that the ghost of Christmas past had showed him a lesson and that he was "prepared" if this ghost would show him a lesson too.  Furthermore, the spirit took him to the streets where they saw people were scraping off the snow from their houses. They were all filled with joy, exchanging facetious snowballs. The shops were also open. They also saw people in church, wearing their best clothes. People were also bringing dinner to the Bakers house. The spirit and Scrooge then started talking and went to Bob's house. Bob and his family were not rich but they were still joyful. They didn't have the finest meal but they sure were happy to have each other. For this Christmas, Bob's daughter Martha had come to visit them. We also "meet" Tim, who is cripple and might die. Scrooge saw them enjoy dinner even though they didn't have much. At the end, Bob proposed a merry Christmas to everyone and its the first time Scrooge really talks. He asked the ghost if Little Tim would survive but the Spirit said it wouldn't be likely. Then Bob started to talk about Scrooge and how he had paid for the meal and his wife got mad.

In my opinion Scrooge will change a lot just by seeing this scene. He probably already realized that Bob needs to get paid more because he has a big family and because Little Tim is in danger of dying and Bob needs the money. He saw that the people around him were very happy even if they didn't have much but him, who was wealthy was never happy. He is very likely to go help Bob's family with financial problems and with Little Tim. Little Tim also probably showed him that even in the bad moments you can be happy, Tim can die but he is still joyful and happy about Christmas. Scrooge is getting closer to changing his ways. He is slowly realizing that money doesn't buy happiness and that he has to change for his own good.  I believe that in the morning he will go visit Bob and his family or after he meets the ghost of Christmas past.

1 comment:

  1. Good job on this blog post Alexandra, I think that you have done a really good job on this. You summary of the chapter, I think was up to expectations, and it really thorough, and it was clear that you had read. I agree with you that Scrooge will change a lot because of this scene, because he needs to pay Bob more, because also he has a big family to take care of. Overall I think that you have done a great job on this blog post, and I think that you will keep doing the same thing, good job Alexandra.

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