The Beginning of Stave Three

In Stave three, we are introduced to the Ghost of Christmas Present. The Ghost was giant, and was wearing a simple robe and had a holly wreath on his head. The Ghost was in a room that was filled with different types of food. Scrooge enters and the Ghost tells Scrooge to touch his robe and the Spirit takes Scrooge somewhere else. The Ghost takes Scrooge to the city to see how other people, most of them in poverty, celebrate their Christmas. The Ghost shows Scrooge different scenes that are happening in the city, and he then leads Scrooge to Bob Cratchit's house, where they are having dinner. Scrooge meets Bob's family and he realizes how poor they are. Scrooge also meets Tiny Tim, Bob's son, who is crippled and uses crutches. We can tell that Scrooge becomes worried about Tiny Tim because later on Scrooge asks the Spirit if Tiny Tim will live, but the Spirit says that if things remain as they are, then Tiny Tim will die.

When the Spirit takes Scrooge to the Cratchit's house, we see how poor they are. I feel bad for them since they are in poverty and probably don't have enough to pay for a doctor for Tiny Tim. However, even though they are in poverty, they are very happy as a family. It makes me happy to see that the Cratchit family are laughing and smiling even though they are in poverty. We also see that in this part of the book, Scrooge starts to change his selfish attitude. Scrooge asks if Tiny Tim will be okay. This is a big change for Scrooge because Scrooge is considered a selfish man who only thinks of himself and no one else, but now we see that he is caring for someone else, Tiny Tim. This shows us that Scrooge is changing his ways and actually starting to care for people. Scrooge now might even be willing to pay Bob Cratchit more money to help him, which would be a big change for Scrooge considering that Scrooge likes to hoard all his money. Seeing this may also cause Scrooge to want to spend more time with his nephew, Fred, since Scrooge is seeing how happy a family can be, even in poverty. I feel glad and happy that Scrooge is starting to change how he acts because by changing his ways, he will change his fate, and he will become happier himself.