Stave Three The Cratchit Family 'There was never such a goose' Having such a goose of 'universal admiration' is a very rare event in the Cratchit family- such food is considered a luxury worth sharing to the whole family for Christmas- this is juxtaposed to Scrooge's 'melancholy', solitary dinner. $24.99 The upper classes owned the businesses, the land, and the factories. In Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is guided by the Ghost of Christmas Present to view the Christmas celebrations of people in the present day. Log in here. The poor were struggling. Initially Scrooge refused to come to the party but now he would like to be the last person to leave which shows how ,much he changed. Stave 3: Fred's party Flashcards | Quizlet Dickens alludes to Malthus in Stave One, when Scrooge echoes the economist's views on overpopulation in his rebuke of the portly gentlemen. Ebenezer Scrooge's counting house is open for business, and he sits at his desk keeping an eye on his clerk, Bob Cratchitt. -Graham S. They travel on, toward the outskirts of the city. Your subscription will continue automatically once the free trial period is over. Are there no workhouses? (Stave 3). Without visits from the spectres, Scrooge has no hope of escaping the same fate. Scrooge in Stave Two: Key Quotations and Analysis - YouTube a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! In Stave 3, Scrooge is submissive and open to learning from his journey with the Ghost of Christmas Present. Marley explains that every man is required to help his fellow man, and if he chooses not to, after death he must stay amongst the living, witnessing their anguish but unable to help. The kindness of the spirit and the way he favors the poor with his incense shows both how strong the virtues of Christmastime are in the poor population but also how those poor are neglected by the charity of the living. "Oh! In Stave 2, The First of the Three Spirits, Scrooge is visited by the first spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Past. They fly around a little bit more, seeing more of the same thing. Its like a teacher waved a magic wand and did the work for me. Scrooge was impacted most by the Ghost of Christmas present in the novella A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows him how the poor still find happiness when it comes to the spirit of the Holidays. The five staves are sectioned into an introduction, three ghostly visits, and an ending. Everybody is rushing about buying things for the season and the shopkeepers are too busy making merry to worry about getting the right prices. This image is probably the most symbolic and dramatic of the whole story. Save over 50% with a SparkNotes PLUS Annual Plan!

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