A Christmas Carol plot summary

At the start of the book, Scrooge is portrayed as a Miser. He owns a lot of money and can't see himself spending money on keeping Bob Cratchit warm. Instead, Bob Cratchit warms himself around a candle.

Christmas was fast approaching and Scrooge had a reputation for being greedy, ignorant and selfish. He was told my his old business partner who is dead, but has come back in ghost form, that he is going to be visited by 3 ghosts. The first would come at 1am.

The first Ghost was the Ghost of Christmas Past. This showed Scrooge through some of his childhood, and reminded him of the neglect he faced in his youth. It also showed him back to the love he had for someone at one time, but they left as his desire for money became overpowering and the antagonist in the relationship.

The next spirit was the Ghost of Christmas Present, and this showed Scrooge what the greed of keeping all his money was impacting on the Cratchit Family. Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit's son became very ill. Scrooge was also shown two more children called ignorance and want. This taught Scrooge that he should be less greedy and I believe this was a massive turning point in the story.