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The text states that Scrooge “wept to see his poor forgotten self”. Conceivably, his fear comes in the form of regret and remorse: knowing he has lost companions, a fiancé and a family. The third ghost takes Scrooge to see several people who would benefit from his death.
Key learning points. Scrooge's Stave 1 behaviour is arguably motivated by his fear of abandonment; fear of poverty and fear of vulnerability. Scrooge’s fears and the behaviour that these fears have encouraged exemplify Dickens’ fears for society.
Each of the ghosts shows him a scene that strikes fear and regret into his heart and eventually he softens. By the end of the story, Scrooge is a changed man, sharing his wealth and...
It does not speak to him and beckons mysteriously with its hand. Scrooge guesses aloud that it is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and the ghost replies with a slight movement of its head. Though he fears the ghost, Scrooge urges it desperately to show him what it has for him.
Dickens's description of Scrooge in the opening pages of the story makes him out to be a fearful person, almost a fairytale ogre.
Scrooge’s belief that prisons and workhouses will solve the poor’s problems was a common idea in British society at the time. The spirit touched him on the arm, and pointed to his younger self, intent upon his reading.
As the rising action continues, the Ghost of Christmas Present arrives to present an antidote to the fear that has impaired Scrooge—the shared life of community. The first spirit forces Scrooge to examine himself, while the second invites him to see others. Scrooge needs both perspectives.
