In the beginning of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge symbolizes the part of the upper class which is concerned only with themselves and the amount of money they can make. They are very egocentric and have the attitude that they worked for their money and they should get to keep every cent of it, forgetting that others have not had the same privileges or opportunities as they have. Scrooge represents greed and selfishness, and his attitude is that the poor get what they deserve. It is as if he sees poor people as less than human. It takes visits from his old partner, Jacob Marley, and the three Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, to get him to understand that he has an obligation to those less fortunate, and in fulfilling that obligation, he will not only help them, but he will also become a happier man.
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