What was Scrooge response to the portly gentlemen?
After Fred departs, a pair of portly gentlemen enters the office to ask Scrooge for a charitable donation to help the poor. Scrooge angrily replies that prisons and workhouses are the only charities he is willing to support and the gentlemen leave empty-handed.
Why do the thin man and portly visit Scrooge?
What do the thin man and the portly man want from Scrooge? The men want Scrooge to make a donation for the poor.
Why does Scrooge say Bob Cratchit is picking a man’s pocket?
In regard to giving his clerk a day off, Scrooge complains that it is neither “convenient” nor “fair.” He feels that his pocket is being picked, that he is being robbed, by Bob’s request for Christmas off.
How does Scrooge’s personality change?
In Scrooge we see a man who is transformed from a greedy, selfish miser into a generous and good-natured character by the end. He is shown the error of his ways by the ghosts that visit him and is redeemed by his own willingness to change.
What did Scrooge specifically learn from each of the 3 spirits?
Scrooge learns that if he does not change he will be the miserable man in the casket who no one loves or cares about. Overall the three spirits teach Scrooge to be a better man. Scrooge’s attitude toward Christmas has changed and he is happy that he has the opportunity to show others how he has changed.
Why did the two gentlemen stop to see Scrooge?
The two gentlemen visited in scrooge to attempt a charitable donation. And Scrooge was small/short, insulting and rude to those men, who were merely looking to help the poor during holidays.
What does the woman tell Scrooge about himself?
Marley visits Scrooge to warn him to change his life and to tell him 3 spirits will be visiting him soon. What does the woman tell Scrooge about himself? The woman tells Scrooge that he is too enamored with money.
What did Bob Cratchit give the thin man and portly man when they left Scrooge’s office?
Q. What does Cratchit give to the thin man as he and the portly man are leaving Scrooge’s office? A. Cratchit gives him money for the poor.
What was Scrooge’s reply to the two men who came to visit to get money for the poor?
Scrooge refuses to help, telling the men that the poor should go to above mentioned places, such as the workhouse. One of the men replies: Many can’t go there; and many would rather die.
Why did portly man go to visit Scrooge?
The portly man and he thin man go visit Scrooge because they want him to donate money to the poor. The Ghost of Christmas Past was the first of the three spirits that haunted the miser, Ebenezer Scrooge in order to convicne him to repent.
Why does Scrooge’s nephew come to the office to visit?
Why does Scrooge’s nephew come to the office to visit? Scrooge nephew came to his office because he wan to tell him Merry Christmas and invite him to dinner. Why do the portly man and then the thin man visit Scrooge The portly man and he thin man go visit Scrooge because they want him to donate money to the poor.
Why did the two gentlemen visit Scrooge?
Reply soon. The two men visited in Scrooge attempting to get a charitable donation. Scrooge was short, insulting, and rude to the men, who were merely looking to help the poor during the holidays.
What was Scrooge’s internal conflict in A Christmas Carol?
Scrooge faces a very important internal conflict from his past. What is it? How can it be internal if it involves other people? His internal conflict is the guilt and remorse he his starting to feel about the way he is treating people.