illustration of Ebenezer Scrooge in silhouette walking toward a Christmas tree and followed by the three ghosts

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

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A Christmas Carol Questions on Stinginess

A Christmas Carol

The size difference between Scrooge's and the Clerk's fires in A Christmas Carol signifies Scrooge's stinginess. Scrooge's fire is small, and Bob Cratchit's fire is even smaller, highlighting...

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