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** Many believe that Scrooge was outright crooked before he was visited by the spirits. But the narration specifically denies this, saying he was as good as his word. This is to the benefit of the story's themes: by making it clear that Scrooge fulfills his legal obligations and doesn't break the law, Dickens seeks to drive home the point that the issues discussed in the book are not just personal, but societal.
** Quite a few people think that Fan and Ebenezer's mother died when they were young, possibly even while giving birth to one of them. While this is hinted at or even explicitly stated in some adaptations, the original text gives no indication one way or the other. Similarly, Fan's death isn't explicitly a DeathByChildbirth; that's just something adaptations sometimes add.
** Quite a few people think that Fan and Ebenezer's mother died when they were young, possibly even while giving birth to one of them. While this is hinted at or even explicitly stated in some adaptations, the original text gives no indication one way or the other. Similarly, Fan's death isn't explicitly a DeathByChildbirth; that's just something adaptations sometimes add.
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** Many believe that Scrooge was [[CorruptCorporateExecutive outright crooked and corrupt]] before he was visited by the spirits. But the narration specifically denies this, Scrooge is anything of the sort, saying he that [[HonestCorporateExecutive Scrooge was as good as his word.word]] even before his HeelFaceTurn. This is to the benefit of the story's themes: by making it clear that Scrooge fulfills his legal obligations and doesn't break the law, Dickens seeks to drive home the point that the issues discussed in the book are not just personal, but societal.
** Quite a few people think that Fan and Ebenezer's mother died when they were young, possibly even while giving birth to one of them. While this is hinted at or even explicitly stated in some adaptations, the original text gives no indicationone way or as to what's happened to the other. mother. Similarly, Fan's death isn't explicitly a DeathByChildbirth; that's just something adaptations sometimes add.add, with the text itself again giving no indication as to how she died.
** Quite a few people think that Fan and Ebenezer's mother died when they were young, possibly even while giving birth to one of them. While this is hinted at or even explicitly stated in some adaptations, the original text gives no indication
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** It's widely believed that Bob Cratchit had to beg Scrooge to get Christmas Day off. While this is true in some adaptations, Scrooge in the original novel agrees to give Cratchit the day off as soon as he asks, although he isn't happy about it.
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** It's widely believed that Bob Cratchit had to beg Scrooge to get Christmas Day off. While this is true in some adaptations, Scrooge in the original novel agrees to give Cratchit the day off as soon as he asks, although he asks; it's just that Scrooge really isn't happy about it.it. Scrooge starts ranting that giving everyone Christmas Day off is "a poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December" but nonetheless agrees right away.
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* CaptainObviousReveal: In the Yet to Come sequence, it's pretty easy to figure out that the man whose death everyone celebrates is Scrooge himself, considering that Scrooge keeps noting how the comments they make about the man could be applied to himself while also wondering why he can't find his own future version anywhere. The fact that the ghost who shows it to him is described in terms mirroring the traditional portrayal of TheGrimReaper makes it even less surprising.
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* CaptainObviousReveal: In the Yet "Yet to Come Come" sequence, it's pretty easy to figure out that the man whose death everyone celebrates is celebrating is Scrooge himself, considering that Scrooge keeps noting how the comments they make everyone makes about the dead man could be applied to himself himself, while also wondering why he can't find his own future version anywhere. The fact that the ghost who shows it to him Scrooge is described in terms mirroring the traditional portrayal of TheGrimReaper makes it even less surprising.surprising when the name Scrooge reveals on the grave is his own. A few of the many adaptations of this novel get around this by [[AdaptationalIntelligence having Scrooge figure out the dead man's identity on his own]], but [[ThisCannotBe go into denial about it]] and/or [[ScrewDestiny insist that the events of the future can still be changed]].
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** Scrooge and Jacob Marley were business partners for many years, Scrooge lives in what used to be Marley's house, Marley visits him to save his soul even though he can no longer do anything for himself, and Scrooge mentions he was always a good friend to him and sincerely thanks him once the visits are over. Adaptations and fan works have taken this and ran with it.
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** Scrooge and Jacob Marley were business partners for many years, Scrooge lives in what used to be Marley's house, Marley visits him to save his soul even though he can no longer do anything for himself, and Scrooge mentions he was always a good friend to him and sincerely thanks him once the visits are over. Adaptations and fan works have taken this and ran run with it.
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** Thanks to CommonKnowledge the story of Scrooge is often short hand for moralists about pushing for their own views. However they often forget Dickens' direct criticism of MoralGuardians who act for the "good" but really are just out to push their own prejudices. Scrooge is taken to task for being so selfish he wouldn't even consider helping the poor even though he could at little cost to him because they felt beneath him. This has been cheered on by people who are just as guilty of this type of thinking, only with a different flavor of prejudice.
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** Thanks to CommonKnowledge the story of Scrooge is often short hand shorthand for moralists about pushing for their own views. However they often forget Dickens' direct criticism of MoralGuardians who act for the "good" but really are just out to push their own prejudices. Scrooge is taken to task for being so selfish he wouldn't even consider helping the poor even though he could at little cost to him because they felt beneath him. This has been cheered on by people who are just as guilty of this type of thinking, only with a different flavor of prejudice.
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* OneSceneWonder: Well, technically she's in two scenes, though we really only get a sense of her character in the first. We first see Ebenezer's former fiancee Belle as she's made up her mind to break off the engagement (though adaptations like to show her at Fezziwig's party, the novel never mentions her there). But in this scene, she's shown to be intelligent, insightful, and strong-willed, able to see what Ebenezer is becoming, and why ("You fear the world too much"). She's given it a lot of thought even though it pains her to think of the change in the man she once loved, but she knows both her own mind and his well enough to realize that they are no longer suited for each other. In the scene immediately following, we see she chose wisely...she is now HappilyMarried with a loving brood of children.
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* OneSceneWonder: Well, technically she's in two scenes, though we really only get a sense of her character in the first. We first see Ebenezer's former fiancee fiancée Belle as she's made up her mind to break off the engagement (though adaptations like to show her at Fezziwig's party, the novel never mentions her there). But in this scene, she's shown to be intelligent, insightful, and strong-willed, able to see what Ebenezer is becoming, and why ("You fear the world too much"). She's given it a lot of thought even though it pains her to think of the change in the man she once loved, but she knows both her own mind and his well enough to realize that they are no longer suited for each other. In the scene immediately following, we see she chose wisely...she is now HappilyMarried with a loving brood of children.
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* ValuesDissonance: Both Bob Cratchitt and Fred's wives express very little patience for Scrooge while their husbands never give up on trying to befriend him. Considering how the story ends, it's implied that the latter were right to do so. The idea of not showing kindness to someone who mistreats you is an idea that has become more accepted in the 21st century. Christianity has lost some popularity in the western world and the "turning of the other cheek" that was seen as virtuous in Dickens' time is now seen as the unhelpful encouragement of bad behavior.
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* ValuesDissonance: Both Bob Cratchitt Cratchit's and Fred's wives express very little patience for Scrooge while their husbands never give up on trying to befriend him. Considering how the story ends, it's implied that the latter were right to do so. The idea of not showing kindness to someone who mistreats you is an idea that has become more accepted in the 21st century. Christianity has lost some popularity in the western world and the "turning of the other cheek" that was seen as virtuous in Dickens' time is now seen as the unhelpful encouragement of bad behavior.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The 1935 film adaptation (starring Seymour Hicks) infamously handled the ghost effect for Marley by showing nothing at all in the room, and having Marley's disembodied voice intone, "Look well upon me, Ebenezer Scrooge, for only you can see me”.
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*JerksAreWorseThanVillains: Scrooge never does anything criminal or particularly unethical in his business practices, he's just a stingy and uncaring man. Nevertheless, there's little sympathy for Scrooge or anger towards actual criminals when (in the reveal of his future) his cleaning woman and undertaker steal his belongings and pawn them to Old Joe, a crooked fence
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*ValuesDissonance: Both Bob Cratchitt and Fred’s wives express very little patience for Scrooge while their husbands never give up on trying to befriend him. Considering how the story ends, it’s implied that the latter were right to do so. The idea of not showing kindness to someone who mistreats you is an idea that has become more accepted in the 21st century. Christianity has lost some popularity in the western world and the “turning of the other cheek” that was seen as virtuous in Dickens’ time is now seen as the unhelpful encouragement of bad behavior.
