A+Christmas+Carol-+Chapter+4

A Christmas Carol - PAGES: 160-198

In Chapter four, Scrooge is visited by another ghost, the last of the three. Scrooge is frighted by it, it does not speak he describes it as mysterious. Scrooge is more changed in this chapter, he asks the ghost to share his lesson, so he can avoid what happened to his partner, Marley. The ghost takes Scrooge to a stock exchange place, a pawnshop, the house of a poor family, and the residence of the Cratchits. None of the people at any of the places felt any remorse at all for the deceased person (Scrooge), Tiny Tim has died and the Cratchits have trouble coping with it. Scrooge is confused he asks the ghost who the man is the ghost then takes him to a graveyard, Scrooge reads the tombstone which has his own name on it.... Scrooge feels scared, sad, and regretful. He is now willing to change, he sees the effect his ways have on himself, and others. He begs the ghost to take him back, he wants another chance, the ghost then takes him back. Scrooge ends up once again in his bed.

In chapter four there is a new character introduced, the ghost of christmas to come. Its purpose is to teach Scrooge a lesson, about the bad effects yet to come of his ill willed spirit. The ghost i noticed is frightening like the grim reaper, he uses death to scare Scrooge. I think his final lesson really changes Scrooge, it is the consequence of his selfishness, and greed. The lessons are about teaching Scrooge to be a loving person, generous, and empathetic. Scrooge sees that the consequence is being alone in the world, unloved, his personality also causes others trouble like the Cratchit family. The final lesson makes Scrooge want to change, he begs for another chance he says that he will honor all three lessons, he knows that doing so will benefit himself, and others.
 * Describe any new characters that are introduced? What is their purpose?**

The climax of the book is when Scrooge wakes up the next morning in his bed, he is over joyed to have another chance, and immediately gets up and tries to correct his mistakes. Scrooge acts generously and empathetically, he now feels for others, and wants to help them out. Scrooge spends his money on others, and gives things away to poor families. His new refreshed personality fixes all his relationship issues, and it makes people like him once again. Scrooge realizes how important family, and friends are, and he learns a valuable lesson that will change his life forever. This resolves all conflicts, and leads to the ending of the book.
 * What is the climax of the novel?**

I don't think that the novel is really believable, because of the ghosts involved in it. In reality there is no such thing as ghosts, and if there is there is no proof any how. Ghost are also thought of as mean, and scary, they haunt people and scare them to death, it is odd that in the book the ghosts help Scrooge. Another thing that is not believable is Tiny Tim's illness, there is no real medical explanation for what he is going through, he is on a crutch with what sounds like a broken leg, but later dies? There is also some evidence of magic in the book, the ghosts use this method to transport Scrooge, to time travel to the past, and then later go to the future this is not believable, especially with the technology of the time in the book.
 * Is the novel believable?**