In the first stave of the story, Scrooge’s character was revealed as unkind, uncharitable and overall cruel. He refuses to heat his own office, much less that of his impoverished yet hard working clerk and even goes so far as to try and deny him a Christmas break, stating that his clerk was trying to rob him of the wages he would dole out for the day of vacation. This shows us that he is miserly and cruel, typically what we would call cheap. When the association of men comes looking for donations to help the unfortunate, he not only says no, he goes so far as to say they should decrease the excess population and do it quickly. He feels no qualms or inner guilt for saying such a heartless thing, but feels triumphant and pleased. When his beloved sister’s child invites him to his family’s Christmas dinner, he rejected the offer in a less than gracious fashion, ignoring his nephew’s earnest pl

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