Wednesday, December 10, 2014

In "A Christmas Carol", how well does Scrooge live up to his promises?

Very well. The last paragraph of the story outlines his activities after he changes his disposition, becoming a second father to Tiny Tim and a benefactor to the town, and it became said of him "that he know how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge." The Christmas morning after his visits by the spirits, his first act is to reward the boy for his efforts in purchasing the prize turkey, then present the turkey to the Crachit family, then heartily recompense the portly gentlemen who was endeavoring to collect for the poor the day before, dine with his niece and nephew, and endeavor to assist Bob's struggling family.

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