A Christmas Carol
By: Leevi Telfer
Stave 1
In Stave 1, we meet the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge. He is a very grumpy and ungrateful old man. We hear of Jacob Marley, Scrooge's ex-business partner. We also meet Bob Crachit, one of Scrooge's workers. He is poor, and his son Tiny Tim is about to die. A man comes in asking for donations, Scrooge shoots him down quickly. Then Scrooge's nephew, Fred, comes in and invites him to Christmas dinner. Scrooge won't have any of it. Jacob Marley's ghost comes to Scrooge before he goes to bed. He is bound in chains made of cashboxes, padlocks, ledgers, and steel purses. He has come to save Scrooge from doing the same thing.
Stave 2
In Stave 2, we meet the Ghost of Christmas Past. It has to wear a cap on it's head to cover the light coming from it. The Ghost takes Scrooge to a boarding school, where one solitary boy sits reading a book. Everyone else is at home celebrating Christmas with their families. He takes him back to a familiar place. It is Fezzywig's. He worked for Fezzywig, and it was up to him if Scrooge had a terrible time at work or not. He also takes him back to when his fiancee broke up with him because he had changed.
Stave 3
In Stave 3, we meet the Ghost of Christmas present. He is a very large man. He gets older and older throughout the night. He takes Scrooge around town, showing him all of the happy people. He then shows him Fred's house, where they are having a party and making fun of Scrooge. He then shows him the "children of man." Ignorance and Want. He told him to beware both of them, but especially Ignorance.
Stave 4
In Stave 4, the most frightening of the ghosts appears. He takes Scrooge to the Crachit's house where Tiny Tim is about to die, because Bob doesn't have enough money to get the medicine.
Stave 5
Scrooge's new personality.
In Stave 5, Scrooge is overwhelmed and excited at the same time. He is excited about his new personality. He is frantic because he doesn't know if he has slept all the way through Christmas or not. He sends the biggest turkey to the Crachits and raises Bob's salary. He is a much more kind person.