Compare Dickens’ presentation of Scrooge in Stave I and...

Compare Dickens’ presentation of Scrooge in Stave I and Stave V Scrooge’s presentation in Stave I and in Stave V is very different. In Stave I Dickens presents Scrooge, as a cold-hearted old man who loves himself and hates Christmas. In contrast, his nephew Fred enjoys Christmas with his wife, and is so nice to Scrooge all the time whereas Scrooge is always mean to Fred, (â€Å"Bah, Humbug†). Dickens uses the weather to describe how cold it gets when Scrooge is near; the point that he is trying to make is that he is so mean that his meanness has infected the atmosphere. It tells us that Scrooge is only worried about himself and his money. After Scrooge talking and hanging around with ghosts he goes back to bed and wakes up to†¦show more content†¦In contrast, his nephew feels Christmas is a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time† but Scrooge replies back and says, â€Å"I’ll keep Christmas in my own way, and you keep it your way†. Scrooge often refers to himself (â€Å"I†, â€Å"my†) and so appears mean. Dickens uses the weather to describe Scrooge as a cold-hearted miser: â€Å"a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scrapping, clutching, covetous old sinner!† The listing of emotive adjectives creates a negative impression of Scrooge that is reinforced by a range of negative similes (â€Å"as hard and sharp as flint†, â€Å"as solitary as an oyster†) and in particular Dickens’ use of the weather.† Also in Stave I, he cares nothing for the people around him and mankind exists only for the money that can be made through exploitation and intimidation. In Stave V, Dickens presents Scrooge differently and now shows a changed and positive man. If Scrooge had never met the three ghosts then he would never have changed his old bad habits. In this Stave he says â€Å"Merry Christmas† but in Stave I he says (â€Å"Bah Humbug†). His positive words show he has changed. Direct speech, exclamation marks and repetition of Jacob’s name are used in the beginning of Stave V to show Scrooge’s positive energy: â€Å"The Spirits of All Three shall strive within me. Oh Jacob Marley! Heaven, and the Christmas Time are praised for this! I say it on my knees, old Jacob, on my knees!† A