A Christmas CarolMember:

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The story

Marley was dead. He was once Scrooge’s partner. Besides, Scrooge was theperson who most needed to be sad. But he didn’t, because Marley’s death didn’t make

him lose his fortune.Scrooge was a man without any enthusiasm, patience and susceptibility. He

wanted only money, money and money. Nobody liked him, and nobody would greetat him. People who saw him all ran away, and even a guide dog pulled its masters out

of his way.A long time ago, on Christmas Eve, Scrooge was busy at his office. He and his

clerk only had a little fire because Scrooge was so stingy that he kept all the coals inhis own room. Soon after, his nephew came and wished him Marry Christmas. Hementioned that his family invited Scrooge to have a Christmas dinner, but heartlessScrooge refused. He thought Christmas was a day that foolish men celebrated. After

his nephew left, two charitable men came in and asked Scrooge to donate to poorpeople, but heartless Scrooge refused again.

Every strange thing happened after Scrooge came home. The pictures offamous people’s faces turned into Marley’s face and the old bell which hadn’t

been used for many years began to ring. Then, Marley’s ghost appeared.Scrooge was so afraid that he could not say anything. Marley’s ghost

had many chains on it, and the ghost told him should not be so miserly, or Scrooge would have the same unfortunate experiences as he. Finally, Marley’s

ghost told Scrooge that there would be other three spirits visiting him this night.

The first spirit visited him at one o’clock a.m. It took him to Scrooge’s past.The spirit reminded Scrooge of the day when he was alone, happy, fell in love

and finally lost his lover.

The second spirit took him to his clerk home, and he saw how pitiful the poorclerk was. Then it took him to his nephew’s home, where he saw how his family

member ridiculed him.The third spirit took him to the future after he died. He saw that nobody was sad

after he died. Everyone was delighted. And in the end when he saw his own tomb, he completely understood that he needed to change, and asked the spirit to give

him a chance.At the end of the story, he found that all the spirits did was just done at one

night; in other words, he didn’t miss this Christmas, so this time he determined to help the poor. He went to his nephew’s home for dinner and celebrated the

Christmas with the whole world!

The stucture

orientationMarley was dead. He was once Scrooge’s partner. Besides, Scrooge was the

person who most needed to be sad. But he didn’t, because Marley’s death didn’t makehim lose his fortune.

Scrooge was a man without any enthusiasm, patience and susceptibility. Hewanted only money, money and money. Nobody liked him, and nobody would greet

at him. People who saw him all ran away, and even a guide dog pulled its masters outof his way.

A long time ago, on Christmas Eve, Scrooge was busy at his office. He and hisclerk only had a little fire because Scrooge was so stingy that he kept all the coals inhis own room. Soon after, his nephew came and wished him Marry Christmas. Hementioned that his family invited Scrooge to have a Christmas dinner, but heartlessScrooge refused. He thought Christmas was a day that foolish men celebrated. After

his nephew left, two charitable men came in and asked Scrooge to donate to poorpeople, but heartless Scrooge refused again.

complicationEvery strange thing happened after Scrooge came home. The pictures of

famous people’s faces turned into Marley’s face and the old bell which hadn’t beenused for many years began to ring. Then, Marley’s ghost appeared. Scrooge was soafraid that he could not say anything. Marley’s ghost had many chains on it, and the

ghost told him should not be so miserly, or Scrooge would have the same unfortunateexperiences as he. Finally, Marley’s ghost told Scrooge that there would be other

three spirits visiting him this night.The first spirit visited him at one o’clock a.m. It took him to Scrooge’s past.

The spirit reminded Scrooge of the day when he was alone, happy, fell in love andfinally lost his lover.

The second spirit took him to his clerk home, and he saw how pitiful the poorclerk was. Then it took him to his nephew’s home, where he saw how his family

member ridiculed him.

The third spirit took him to the future after he died. He saw that nobody was sadafter he died. Everyone was delighted.

resolutionAnd in the end when he saw his own tomb, he

completely understood that he needed to change, and asked the spirit to give him achance.

At the end of the story, he found that all the spirits did was just done at onenight; in other words, he didn’t miss this Christmas, so this time he determined to

help the poor. He went to his nephew’s home for dinner and celebrated the Christmas with the whole world!

Moral value

Everybody knows money is important for life. It can buy anything you want, andreach many goals; it can even make you have a great social status. But money can’tbuy everything, such as sunlight, emotion and happiness. Although Scrooge had a

lot of money, he wasn’t happy at all. He just didn’t fit in with the world. He couldn’t sense the compassion of mankind. And I think it is the most pitiful thing

of all because without it everything is nothing. People can’t only love money because money can’t represent everything.

Fortunately, his best friend, Marley, as well as the three fine spirits, saved him.They did many things just to make him understand that he wanted to change

himself. I was touched by the end of the story. Scrooge finally realized, and he really changed himself from head to toe.

This story inspires me when a person wants to change truly, it is not too late. Ifyou know you didn’t do the good job in the past, the most important thing is to

transform your future.