Question

1. answer the following questions.

a. in scene 4, what happens to
scrooge’s belongings in
christmas future?
b. analyze cause and effect how
do scrooge’s observations of his
possible future affect him?
explain, citing text evidence.

Explanation:

Part a

In "A Christmas Carol", in the vision of Christmas Future (Scene 4), Scrooge's belongings are stolen by people like the laundress, the charwoman, and the undertaker's man after his death. They take his possessions to sell them, showing how little he was valued in that possible future.

Scrooge’s observations of his possible future (where he is dead, his belongings are stolen, and few care) cause him to have a profound change. He sees that his current miserly and uncaring ways lead to a lonely, unregarded death. For example, when he sees the Cratchit family mourning Tiny Tim (and potentially his own fate), and the callousness towards his death, he is terrified. Text evidence: “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.” This shows he is determined to change, affected by the vision of a future where his actions led to isolation and indifference.

Answer:

In Scene 4 (Christmas Future), Scrooge’s belongings (like his clothes, bed - curtains, etc.) are stolen by people (laundress, charwoman, undertaker’s man) who then sell them, as they see no respect for him after his death.

Part b