A Christmas Carol - Stave One

Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol has been quite an challenge novel to me so far. From the first of the novel, an old adult male by the name of Ebenezer grump is right off portrayed as a cold-hearted misanthropist who detests any(prenominal)thing joyful, including Christmas. As a person who particularly loves the vacation season, this stands out to me-what could have this man possibly gone by to act in such(prenominal) a manner? We thus find out a little bit more about scrooge. Seven years ago, churls avocation partner, Jacob Marley passed away, which leads me to the conclusion that this could be the reason out for Scrooges incessant crankiness. Once dark settles in, Scrooge sulks home, but when he shuts his door, he nonices that his doorknob has a tracingly image of Marley. Giving Scrooge a bit of a fright he rushes upstair and double locks himself into his room. After acquiring changed into his night gown and cap, the incessant image of Marley pops up on his fire place until the actual hint presents himself, bounded in drawstrings.\nThe out(p) and frightened Scrooge is everlasting(a) at Marleys ghost in disbelief, as any sane person would. The chain that the ghost is interrupting is do of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel. Scrooge asks the ghost whitherfore he is in chains, and Marleys response is I wear the chain I uncollectible in life. I do it link by link, and kibibyte by yard; I girded it on of my own surrender pass on, and of my own free pass on I wore it. This is interpreted to be that Marley believes that being selfish and place onto materialistic items like cash-boxes and purses is ground on free ordain, not force. Then, Marley tells Scrooge why he is here. I am here to-night to warn you, that you have to that extent a chance and go for of escaping my fat. A chance and swear of my procuring, Ebenezer. The ghost then warns Scrooge how Three Spirits will haunt him, and tha t the first will arrive tomorrow when the bells toll, the endorsement wi...