A Christmas Carol

What are five instances in stave 2 that demonstrates Scrooge’s characterization in A Christmas Carol

Stave 2 in a Christmas Carol

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The beginnings of change for Scrooge can be found through his past. It is his past where Scrooge is forced reflect on the sort of person he was and then became.

-They walk into the dilapidated schoolhouse, where they see the young Scrooge reading alone by a small fire. The older Scrooge cries again, and says he wishes he had given something to the boy caroling at his door last night. Scrooge is feeling the first pangs of guilt.

-The Ghost and Scrooge travel to the warehouse of Scrooge's apprenticeship. Fezziwig, an old, jolly man, gives Scrooge and another worker the night off for Christmas Eve. Scrooge is forced to confront his own greed: a juxtaposition from the jolly and loved Fezziwig. Scrooge feels guilt and shame.

-Scrooge now sees an older version of himself in the prime of life. His face shows the first signs of greed as he sits by a crying girl, Belle. She breaks off their romance, reproaching him for replacing his love for her with the pursuit of money. Scrooge feels a profound sense of loss because of his blind greed.

-Scrooge then sees Belle and her husband with happy children. This drives Scrooge even further to regret. He cannot stand to see what he has lost.