With Act 1 complete, we have a pretty good idea of who Scrooge is. This week let's see how creative you can get!
Write a letter to Scrooge.
Write a letter to Scrooge.
Your letter should be roughly 4 paragraphs.
- State your main point: Scrooge is missing out in life by being cranky and negative with the people around him.
- State a specific thing that Scrooge is missing out on. To support your point, include a detail from the play or from your experience.
- State another specific thing that Scrooge is missing out on. To support your point, include a detail from the play or from your experience.
- Conclude with a summary or a request that Scrooge change his behavior.
DO NOT FORGET YOUR SALUTATION AND CLOSING SIGNATURE.
POST YOUR LETTER AS A COMMENT TO THIS POST.
Be sure to proofread!
Your letter is due no later than Friday at 5pm!
Dear Scrooge,
ReplyDeleteWhen you lost your fiance it doesn’t mean you can let all the anger you have inside out on people who are trying to be nice to you. For example, you were mean when your nephew wanted to say “Merry Christmas” but you refused to hear it from him or anyone else. If you hadn’t taken the rejection too hard then maybe you wouldn’t be so cranky around others. If you were nicer to others then maybe people would like to be around you and want to get to know the nice side of you.
With you being rude to your nephew, you’re missing out on having a great family and being with them on Christmas Eve. For instance, I wouldn’t want to be home alone and miss out being with my family on a holiday. It would be better to have joy and be around family and friends. Just because your nephew doesn’t have as much money as you, he is still your family and to be with him on Christmas Eve would be fantastic.
Furthermore, you’re missing out on having friends to talk to. Don’t you ever feel lonely? It would be hard for me to go through so many things and not have one single person to talk to about them. If you weren’t so rude people would probably want to be around you. Having friends is great at any age. It’s just nice to have someone there for you.
Next time you see your nephew you should change your attitude. Try being kind and see what you get back from that. You never know what will happen to you if you take the time to care.
Sincerely,
Miriam
DeleteDecember 11,1843
Dear Miriam B,
I received you letter and it helped me know how mean, grumpy, and negative I am in my life. I will treat my relatives fairly and not like a short tempered grump. I will change and it’s not only you that helped me, it was the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.
You are right, I am missing out on spending time with my relatives and I should be nice to Fred.
And I am missing out on my relationship with everybody around me and my fiance. I’m just caring about money more than everyone and that’s why I overwork Bob Cratchit.
I am starting to miss out on the holidays and it’s changed now that I am focusing on the family than the money I use for myself.
Thank you Miriam and I promise not to be greedy and selfish again. I’ve learned that it’s not right to be selfish.
Sincerely,
Scrooge
ReplyDeleteDear Scrooge,
You are missing out in life because you are always so negative. If for once you paid attention to others around you, for example, your employee Crachit. While you two are working you have all of the warmth and aren’t freezing cold, while Crachit is over there warming his hands with a candle! Being generous could take you very far Mr. Scrooge.
With you being so rude to your sisters son, nephew, it will make people not want to be around you. You will miss out on friends, celebrations, and having someone to talk to when you are lonely. Crachit, and your nephew were trying to wish you a Merry Christmas but you wouldn’t listen to them, and told Crachit you would fire him if he kept wishing everybody a Merry Christmas. Your life would have been filled with joy on Christmas Eve if you acted like everyone else, and that could have been better for you rather than being lonely all of the time. They could all be happy to be your friends and family if you let them be kind to you, and you be kind back.
In addition, you are missing out on all of the holiday excitement! Christmas is the time of year to be grateful and have friends and family be there to celebrate every moment with you. Scrooge, you won’t let anyone be happy when near you. For instance, Crachit wanted a day off to spend with his family on Christmas, and you gave him a hard time about that. I am sure that you would want a day off also if you had friends to celebrate with and family to be grateful for.
The next time that you see Crachit, your nephew, or even Marley, you should be kind and glad that you have them in your life. You should be caring towards them and you never know what they might do back.
Sincerely,
Ava
December 11, 1844
DeleteDear Ava,
I wanted to thank you for the letter you wrote me a couple of days ago.I’m sorry I’m just getting back to you,I was having a lot of fun with my family and friends.Your letter was very helpful to me.It made me a new person,and I’m so happy you wrote me that letter.If you wasn’t for you,I would still be a cranky,grumpy man.
I have realized that I was pushing my friends,and family away,but pushing them away wasn't the right thing to do.I go to my family's houses every Sunday to eat dinner with them.You made my life all about happiness and I'm glad that you did.After work I finally have things to be looking forward to do rather then to be sitting home alone doing nothing.In work I have Crachit to talk to,and to help me through my life.I must say cutting down our own tree with my family and decorating it with my family is something I will always remember,and it is the best feeling I will ever feel.
In your letter you told me I was missing out on Christmas(The best Holiday)My family asked me to get a tree with them and decorate it,but I refused to go because holidays weren't my thing at the time.After I read your letter Christmas was everything to me.All what I think about on Christmas is when we're gonna get a tree,when we're going to decorate it,when we are going to have a family dinner.I think about my family and what we're all gonna do together.I missed a lot of Christmases because I was cranky,but now I’m the happiest person.
I just want to thank you again.You changed my life to be happy and positive.If it wasn't for you,I would still be cranky and rude to others.You made my family happy,and you made me happy.My Christmas will be the best time of my life!Thank you so much! I promise I will never take things for granted ever again.
Your Friend,
Scrooge
(Hannah C)
Dear Mr. Scrooge,
ReplyDeleteYou should start to enjoy Christmas and the happy people around you. Christmas only comes once a year, so you are missing out on a lot. You’re missing out on quality time with your family. You’re also missing out on all the gifts that you will receive. Therefore, you should embrace Christmas and enjoy your family and friends, not push them away.
First, you’re missing out on spending time with your whole family and they want you there on Christmas, But what do you do, you WORK! Who in the world works on Christmas day. The rest of the world is at home with their families at home. Clearly, you should be home with your family.
Second, you’re skipping the one time of year that puts everyone in a good mood... Except for you of course, because you’re just a plain scrooge. You need to go outside embrace the snow, sing Christmas carols, go to your generous nephews house and enjoy dinner instead of screaming “Bah Humbug!” directly in his face. Overall, you need to stop being a scrooge and embrace the Christmas spirit.
In the end, you should embrace the Christmas spirit, embrace your family, and be merry!
Forget “Bah Humbug” and your business, because somewhere along the way you forgot what it meant to be happy and embrace Christmas!
Sincerely,
Billy Aubrey!
Dear Scrooge,
ReplyDeleteYou are missing out on all the good in life. If you just focused on what you have around you instead of what you don’t have, you might be a little less negative. You could have at least given those guys that were looking for donations some money. Instead Crachit decided to give them some of his money that he doesn't even have a lot of, because he felt bad for the unwealthy. Kindness will present you with great opportunities Scrooge.
You are missing out on so much in life! Specifically you never get to talk to or hang out with your family. For example, your nephew asked you if you wanted to join him and his family for Christmas. Though instead of saying yes you said no, and wouldn't even let them say merry Christmas to you when they left. They think of you as a grumpy middle aged man who likes nothing in life. If you just took a few days a month to hang out with your family and friends and do nothing work related. They will probably like you better and you won’t be a poor, old, lonely, bitter man. This is one of the many things you are missing out on.
Also, you never celebrate the holidays. You don’t even let your workers celebrate, without them having to work longer the next day. An example is when Crachet asked if he could have Christmas off from work. Though instead of saying yes, you told him that if he really wanted a day off then he would have to work longer the next day. If you celebrated the holidays then you would more then likely be a happier man.
Next time you see someone, I want you to say merry Christmas or at least smile at them. You never know how they will react. Though it will probably affect you with a positive outcome.
Sincerely,
Juliana
Sincerely
Dear, Ebenezer Scrooge
ReplyDeleteYou have no idea what you are doing to your life by being cranky and being a Scrooge. Everthing that you do or say that is negative comes back to haunt you. By being negative you are missing out on the happiest things in life.
First, you are missing out in the greater things in life like your family and friends. Scrooge you are driving away your friends and family. Do you have any idea how that ruins your life it is as if throwing away gold because you are never going to get them back and if you are ever so lucky snatch it up and don't be a Scrooge.
Secondly, you are missing out on one of the best holidays of the year Christmas. Christmas is a time of joy and happiness. While you are being mean it reflects on other people to make this Christmas horribe too. I have had very good Christmases and if someone were to be rude or unkind it reflect off on me and ruins my Christmas.
I strongly suggest that you change the way you feel and the way you act. Go apoligize to Crachit and your nephew. Also maybe go visit Marley at his grave to show that you do care that he has past. If I were you I change everything about me to become a better person.
Sincerely,
Erin Hoofnagle
Dear Scrooge,
ReplyDeleteYou’re really missing out! You should cheer up near Christmas. Also you have no negative people around you, your nephew loves Christmas. You have to be positive around Christmas, you get a lot of presents and it’s very fun!
First, you can get many presents! You could get presents and have them have money in them or get a trip somewhere. You can spend it and be grateful with your nephew. Just try Christmas! I got 50 presents once.
Secondly, Christmas is very fun! You get very fun and cool things for Christmas. Also you can joke around and laugh and be positive. It’s very fun because I got a trip to Florida from Christmas. That was very fun!
Clearly you need to change your attitude and get a lot of presents and its very fun. Be positive around Christmas maybe you will find love to!
Sincerely,
Baylee Kirk
December 26,1835
DeleteDear Baylee,
Thank you for the advice. It helped me a lot. I had so much fun on Christmas with my family. I had a lot of good laughs with my nephew Fred, his wife and their family and friends. I too got a lot of presents on Christmas. I also love to say to people “MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!” Your advice helped me a lot and I clearly did change my attitude thank you very much.You are very kind.
You were right, I was missing out on getting gifts. I got a lot of gifts for Christmas and it was awesome. It felt so good and I felt loved and cared for. I got so many gift, 15 to be exact. It’s nothing close to 50 but it’s enough for me.
You were right about having fun on Christmas. Christmas was so much fun and it felt so good. We had a lot of laughs and the looked so happy to see me there. First we ate, second we had dessert, and third we opened presents. It was so much fun thank you.
Thank you again, Baylee. I promise never to take things for granted again. You're also right about presents and having fun.You give really good advice. Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Your friend,
Ebenezer Scrooge.
Dear mr . Ebenezer Scrooge
ReplyDeleteYou are missing out on the things that are fun because you are a stuck up greedy miser. You should be out there living your life and not stuck in your counting house. You should be more generous and kind.
You miss out on fun thing because you stay in your counting house all day. Your cruel to your clerk bob Cratichit even when he is wishing you a merry christmas. You should be happy because he is the only person who will ever be nice to you because you are stuck up greedy miser. Maybe if you were more benevolent like marly told you to be.
You are missing out on kindness. No one in the world will ever be nice to you because you are a stubborn jerk. Its christmas you should be kind and you know what some one might be kind to you. Why don't you wish some one a merry christmas. I know what your gonna say "BAH! HUMBUG!" well maybe if you give it a try you would be treated more like a human being and then something might make sense to you.
So we are imploring that you change you rash behavior. We only want you to be the best person you can be a kinder.
sincerely,
bryan buckley
Dear Scrooge,
ReplyDeleteYou are missing out on life because you are so negative. You don’t talk to anyone. You just give people dirty looks because you don’t like Christmas. Christmas is so much fun; you get presents and spend time with your family.
When it’s Christmas you ignore the people around you when they say “Merry Christmas.” For example, you ignore your sister’s son. No one is going to like you if you just ignore them and say “Bah, Humbug!” Also, when Cratchit tried to wish a Merry Christmas you said “Cratchit you will be fired if you don’t stop wishing people a Merry Christmas!”
Secondly, on Christmas you should be with family and friends. But, on Christmas you are working and not with your family. Also, on Christmas you are missing all the celebrations and Christmas parties. Lastly, you should be happy not grumpy :\.
Clearly, I think you should change grumpy to happy in your life or at least on the holidays. Your family will appreciate you and not give up on you.
Sincerely,
Niah
Dear Scrooge,
ReplyDeleteYou're missing out on life being stuck up all the time. Whenever people wish you a merry Christmas, all you do is say the same thing, Bah! Humbug!
Maybe if you got out and talked to people they would like you more. Cratchit only wished you a merry Christmas and you started scolding him. He only wants you to have a good holiday and you wont even give him the day of Christmas off from work.
Christmas is a time of the year to be jolly not a greedy miser. You can change Scrooge, you just have to believe.
-Sincerely Tyler S.
Dear Scrooge,
ReplyDeleteYou could have a way better life that you are living. You are very grumpy and all you do is work. You should try to be not morose and cheer up instead.
You are rich, yet you live the worst life. One thing you are missing out on is all the fun things in life like Christmas. Christmas is a good time to spend with your family and friends. You get and give presents. People give you joy and love.
In addition, you are missing out on love. For instance, you lost your bride because you like money more. You are a miser. Furthermore, you don’t care for your nephew. He talks to you and you doubt everything he says.
Clearly, you need to cheer up and see the world.
From,
Christopher N
Dear Scrooge,
ReplyDeleteI have heard many things about you. I've heard that you don't like Christmas. But I happen to love it! I think you should stop being so negative and enjoy Christmas with all of your family and friends. If you weren't so cranky, you might be liked by more people.
Christmas is a time to be joyful. In my experience, I have had a great time! There are presents, cookies, and even a Christmas tree. The three ghosts that visit you would of never had to come if you weren't so negative. People wouldn't run away when they saw you if you were happy.
Your are missing out on your family. While they sit around the table enjoying a great big feast,your sitting home alone doing nothing. Giving and recieving gifts fills people with joy. Your nephew is reaching out to you but you won't reach back.
Scrooge, please change you behavior and enjoy this wonderful time. It should be spent with the ones you love. I promise, if you enjoy Christmas, you will enjoy your life.
Sincerely,
Lindsey P.
December 27, 1840
DeleteDear Lindsey,
Thank you very much for the letter. It was very helpful because it made me change my life around. I took some of your advice sadly and I cried, but even though it is true it helped me very much.
As you said I was missing out on being joyful, you were very right. Now that I have joy in my life, I am so much happier in my life every single day. People are being more nice to me and that even gives me more joy.
You also said that I am missing out on my family. Even though I only have one relative and no family, I have been spending time with my nephew. It has changed me a lot because I have someone to talk to and celebrate with. It makes me very happy, and it has changed me and my nephews relationship with each other.
Thank you so much for helping me out! I promise to never take things for granted. I learned that It is very important to be joyful and to spend time with family. With your help, you changed my life and made me happy!
Sincerely,
Mr. Scrooge
Dear Scrooge,
ReplyDeleteYou should start being nice to people rather than being mean and rude. It would effect your life a lot an effect others around you in a positive way by being nice.
One reason you should be nice is because if you are nice then other people will be nice around you. You would meet many other people to make your life happier. Like when your nephew asked you to dine with him and you said no, you lost out on spending time with your only family.
Another reason to be nice to people is that it would change your fate. Rather than you logging around chains you would have been more of a free spirit. You are grumpy because you are alone and you are alone because you are mean.
I hope you change the way you are toward others so that you can realize how great it is to have family and friends to share your life with.
your friend,
Otto M
Dear Scrooge
ReplyDeleteYou are missing out in so much of your life.You should get out of your counting house and stop being such a greedy,low life miser.If you weren't always so negative to people,maybe you could smile at people when the wished you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
You are missing out on the joy of Christmas.You always say Christmas is a humbug,but I disagree with you.I think Christmas is a wonderful time to spend time with your family and give to the needy and poor,but you dislike Christmas so much for no reason.If you opened your eyes and your heart during Christmas time you would see and feel the joy in it instead of being mean and cruel to people.
You are also missing out on the real world.If you weren't always in your countinghouse every single day of your solitary life,maybe you could see and travel the world.You could visit your hometown where you were born.You could visit different parts of England.Most important of all,you could visit your nephew.
In conclusion,If you opened your heart to Christmas and the people around you then maybe you could change your fate and not end up like Marley in chains.
Dear Steven L, December 20, 1801
DeleteThank you for your letter. It was very helpful. When I took your advice and started being nice to people they were nice back to me. I now say hello and am nice to everyone I see. I now realize that the things I have done over the course of my life were mean and caused a lot of people pain. I now enjoy Christmas and spending time with my friends and family. I have been a horrible to everyone, adults and children alike, and it saddens me to think about how they must have felt towards me. The advice you have given me has really helped me change my life.
You are right when you say I’ve been missing out on the joy of Christmas. I’m going to spend more time with my friends and family like you said. People should spend time with each other, especially around Christmas time. I want to start spending time with my family and friends. I have been morose all these years and have been a greedy miser. I’m going to stop being so dismal.
Many people need things especially during Winter when the weather is cold and there is snow and ice. I already have nice things and a lot of money so I will give to the poor and the needy. I will donate money and clothes, toys, and other things people need. If people need something I will give it to them.
Thank you for showing me what I have done wrong. I will use your advice for years to come and will be nicer to everyone and will enjoy life.
Sincerely,
Sam Logrande
Dear Steven, December 20, 1801
DeleteThank you for this letter and the life changing experience that it brought me because I now understand that what I’ve done over my life was filled with terrible deeds and I should now respect Christmas and the people who enjoy it too. This letter has helped me in so many ways and for that I thank you the most. This advice that you’ve given to me has changed me for the better because I now understand that I’ve made many errors and I must change my ways so that I am a more generous and kind man who will do the right thing from now on.
I have been pushing away all of the Christmas cheer that people try to share with me for a very long time and I see that I’ve missed out on it. I should now become a more joyful person that has Christmas cheer and I should share it with all of the people around me. Now that I have seen my errors I will correct them so that I will be a better and more generous person around Christmas time. Now that my ways have changed I thank you for this piece of advice.
I will also understand that another issue of mine is that I am alone and solitary and I must get out more because I stay in my counting house too much.I will now get out more and spend more time with my nephew who I have neglected for a very long time and I know I shouldn’t have. I see that I made these bad mistakes and I’ll fix them so I am a better person and I will get more friends.This piece of advice was important to me because I now know I should get out more and for that I thank you.
I thank you for this essential piece of information because it has greatly helped me. I now will never take anything for granted again. I have learned that I am a greedy miser, I don’t respect Christmas enough, I’m too solitary, and I don’t give enough to the poor and destitute. All those thing you told me that I am make me dismal. Thank you for the letter and I’ll never forget any of the things said in the letter.
Sincerely,
Ebenezer
December 6, 2012
ReplyDeleteDear Ebenezer Scrooge,
I think that you should change your ways. You are missing out in life by being cranky, and negative with the people around you. The way that you treat other people effects their lives, and yours. I really think it would be best for you if you stopped being so morose.
You are really missing out on time spent with your family. You loved your sister Fan, didn't you? Look how you're treating Fan's only child, your nephew. When he offered for you to have Christmas dinner with him and his wife, you told him that Christmas was a humbug, and that he should never have gotten married. When your nephew asked you to spend time with him, your only family, and have a wonderful, joyous Christmas, you decided you would not go, but instead work, and not celebrate Christmas at all. You're missing out on one of the best things in life, family.
In addition to that, you are missing out on Christmas, and all of the excitement that comes with it. Christmas is a time for happiness, it is a cause for celebration, and all you can say about Christmas is "Bah. Humbug." When you were invited to your nephew's house for dinner you refused, and decided you would work instead. When your clerk, Bob Cratchit, asked for Christmas day off, you said that he was robbing you of your money, and told him that he had to come into work extra early the next morning. You are missing out on a truely amazing holiday, Christmas, and you are forceing other people like Bob Cratchit to miss out on Christmas too.
As you can see, your crankiness, negativity, and your overall attitude towards life really effect the way you, and the people around you live. Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you weren't so cantankerous? I'm sure it would be great, unlike now. You are missing out on so much, not just Christmas and family time, but so much more too. I beg you to change the way you act towards the people around you. You are constantly being a miser, and by changing that you, and all of the wonderful people around you, will be very joyful, and have a much better life.
Sincerely,
Meghan C
December 28, 1825
DeleteDear Meghan C,
Thank you for your encouraging letter! Viewing it allowed me to change my bitter and cranky ways to a more cheerful and friendly attitude. I realized how badly I have been treating people around me and how it will effect their lives.
I feel horrible now, knowing that my moroseness is also effecting Fred’s life, I loved Fan very much, which means I should love Fred the same way. I need to appreciate what he’s done for me, he spread Christmas cheer, he loved me with all his heart. Even if it isn’t Christmas, I will always have a dinner with my only nephew. My heart aches as I think of your wife, I never even met her. I’m also sorry for saying you never should’ve gotten married, i’m actually happy to see you married!
You’re right, I hated Christmas, “Bah. Humbug” was all I said, reading your letter changed me in many ways, I even forget what Bah, Humbug means! Writing this letter is the most fun I had all my life, but don’t worry, I will have fun with my family too! I also realized how badly I was treating Bob, I can’t imagine seeing tiny Tim dead. For Bob’s Christmas present, I gave him a raise and half a crown!I will never again have Bob work for me during Christmas! Thanks to you, Christmas is my favorite holiday now.
I do see how my crankiness affected people, but I will never be cranky again for as long as I live! I feel like a new man! You...are a very, very smart and wise child. As I be more kind to others, and give money to charity, I feel...good inside, like giving someone a lovely hug. And, once again, thank you so much for changing my life.
Sincerely,
Scrooge
DeleteDecember 11, 1842
Dear Meghan.
Thank you for your letter it was very helpful to me. My life has been very different lately and the way I look at Christmas has also changed. I now realize, thanks to you, that I was missing out on life by being cranky and negative with the people around me. Thanks for helping me change my ways. You said that I should change, so I changed.
Thanks to you I realized that I was missing out on spending time with my family. Now I know that the way I treated my nephew when he asked me to dine with him wasn’t right. I told him that Christmas was a humbug but thanks to you I now realize that I was wrong to think that way. I also told him that he should of never had been married but I was wrong to say that because he fell in love with his wife and that’s why he got married. When my nephew asked me to have a wonderful, joyous dinner with him and his wife I should've said yes at that moment. I decided to work instead of celebrating Christmas at all ,but you helped me realize that Christmas was more important than money. Thanks for helping me realize that I was missing out on the most important things in life, which is family.
Furthermore, you helped me realize that I was missing Christmas and all the excitement that came with it. I know now that Christmas is a time of happiness, and a cause of celebration and thanks to you I know that it is not nonsense. I decided that I should go to dine with my nephew and his wife, I had a great time, thanks to you, I got a chance to spend dinner with my family, it was very nice! When Bob Cratchit asked for a day off I didn’t want to give it to him because, since I was missing out on Christmas I wanted him to miss out as well. Not anymore though because I’ve changed, I gave him the day off and I surprised him in the morning with a present for Tiny Tim. I feel really good for doing that, I think he liked it. Thanks to you I won't ever, ever miss this truly amazing holiday.
Thanks again for helping me realize that my crankiness, negativity, and overall attitude was affecting the people around me. Thanks for helping me realize that without being a miser life could be really happy and joyful.
Sincerely:
Scrooge.
December 7, 2012
ReplyDeleteDear Mr.Ebeneezer Scrooge,
You say “Bah Humbug” to Christmas, well I say “Bah Humbug” to you. Everybody is spending time with their family on Christmas and what are you doing? Your just sitting there on your behind being so negative to those all around you. Christmas isn’t supposed to be like that it’s supposed to be about being with others. Christmas might be a little thing to you, but it’s a really BIG occasion to others even though it comes once a year. Even though people might not show it, but you are a really big part of your friends and family’s lives.
There are many things that you are missing out on this JOLLY Christmas day. Instead of sitting at your counting house, you should be having a good time with your nephew and their family. You do remember that he invited you to dine with them? Nobody like to spend Christmas by themselves, they want to embrace it with others.
Most importantly, have the ability to give to others (especially to the destitute.)Have a heart and give to those in need. All you do is just sit there at you counting house and admire all the money and fortune you have. Just think, maybe if you give to the poor and also add a “Merry Christmas”, you might feel a little Christmas spirit in you.
Clearly, what I am trying to tell you is to be JOLLY! I am imploring you to have some Christmas spirit in you. So please clean up you act and again be Jolly on Christmas.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth A
Dear scrooge,
ReplyDeleteYou are missing out on a lot of things in life by being cranky and negative to the people around you all the time. Plus it doesn't make them feel to good either. You should try to be a bit nicer.
One of the things you're missing out on by being so cranky is having fun! How are you supposed to have fun when you're always in a bad mood? you can't! say someone asks you to go to the movies or something, how are you supposed to enjoy it when you're in a rotten mood?
Also, how are you supposed to go to your family's house? they're not going to want to be around you with that bad attitude of yours. I'm surprised you're nephew even invited you to dinner after the way you treated him. You should be thankful not cranky!
Your Friend,
Elizabeth Renales
December 26, 1864
DeleteDear Elizabeth,
Thank you for the helpful letter. It helped me realize how mean I was. your letter helped me change my ways and I will be nicer to my family. In fact I'm going to dinner with my nephew. I will be nicer to the people around me for now till the end.
If someone asked me to go to the show I would say yes. There was a lot I was missing out on. But now I am as happy as a family with a million pounds. There is not anything that will stop me from being happy.
Now I can't stay away from my family. I am always with my family. We have so much in common. The reason we are together all the time is because of your incredible letter. Thank you so much for the letter.
All this was from your great letter. Now I am attached to my family. Thanks again for the wonderful letter. It has helped a lot by changing me and being kinder to all the people around me. Thanks again but now I have to go to dinner with my nephew thank you again and have a Merry Christmas.
Sincerely,
Scrooge
December 29, 1824
DeleteDear Ms.Elizabeth Renales,
Thank you for your wonderful, inspiring, letter. Seeing what you wrote makes me want to change my ways. Christmas is a happy time, where everyone is happy and joyful for what they have. Its for people to spend time with their family and friends. I should be one of those happy people, and not an unhappy miser. I should share my money with the poor, and spend time with my nephew and niece.
Being in a cranky mood all the time was NOT fun. I was never able to go out and sing Christmas carols or even smile at the little things, like jokes or stories. I needed to realize what I had in my life, and see what a wonderful life around me. I had great, kind people around me and I took that for advantage.
I loved my sister Fan, very much, and I should love my only nephew the same amount. I am very thankful for Fred. He is one of the most wonderful things that has affected my life, and I should show him that. Declining his request to go to the Christmas party was a very bad idea. Spending quality time with his is very needed.
Thank you so much for writing this letter to me. It was very appreciated, it changed my life. My attitude will change towards my family, and Christmas. You won't hear Bah! Humbug! coming from me anymore, I can promise you that!
Your dear friend,
Ebenezer Scrooge
Dear Scrooge,
ReplyDeleteYou should become happy and not morose. Because you are not a happy person it ruins your reputation to others and they will think of you as a bad person while you always want to be known to be a happy giving person.
You have to think about, you should treat others the way they want to be treated. If you were in a destitute position they wouldn't help you because you wouldn't help them.You have to realize that now because people are in destitute and they need help. Even you are not in this position imagine you were.
Christmas isn't a humbug you are because every one likes it but you. Christmas is a giving time and you shouldn't care about money unless your using it to buy some one a present just for the hek of it. Once you like Christmas you feel nice, its a good feeling.
December 11, 1843
DeleteDear Conor,
Thank you for sending me that letter, it really helped me change into a better man. I am no longer grumpy and cranky like I used to be. I now consider myself as cheerful and happy. I looked back on some of the things I failed to do right in my life, and decided to fix them. If I hadn't received your letter, I would have never changed. So thank you once again.
I read about how you mentioned that I should treat others the way I want to be treated. I want to be treated well and with respect, so therefore I will and always will be happy and kind. I used to yell at those whom would walk past me and say “Hello”, but all that has changed. I now realize people are in need of help and need me like you said. I will help those who sit alone in the cold, or need a friend.
I understand that Christmas is not a humbug now, and I should care about it more. My greedy-ness towards money turned me into a horrible man. It caused me to lose my love, and more. I now am going to spend more time with family and Christmas than with money. It will be like this for a long time.
Thank you again Conor, you helped me so much. I now am a different man...a better man. I now love Christmas and people once again. Thank you so much again.
Sincerely,
Ebenezer Scrooge
Dear scrooge,
ReplyDeleteBeing mean makes you miss out on multiple of things and that's why scrooge should start being nice!
One thing scrooge is missing out on is family.Scrooge is missing out on family because hes being rude,cruel and unforgiving .One example is when scrooge got invited to the family dinner and he denied it and kept saying "Christmas bah humbug."
Secondly,hes missing out on friends !Hes missing out on friends by being mean to his work partner by giving him a hard time at work and putting him threw trouble to get Christmas day off.
What i'm trying to tell you scrooge is that you need to be happy not cruel!1
Dear Ebenezer Scrooge,
ReplyDeleteYou really should start being nicer to people. Have you every stopped and wondered what your life would be like if everything didn’t revolve around work, work, work? All you’ll ever see in life is the walls of your work place. Is that all you want, to earn more and more money with no gain to you? Why are you so obsessed with your wealth? It’s not as if you spend it on something worthwhile. You care not for the well being of others. Your wealth brings you no happiness.
Scrooge,you have no interest in one of the most important things in life, family. You have one relation, your nephew. The one and only child of your sister Fan, who you loved dearly. He comes to you in merry measure, to invite you to dinner with him and his wife, yet you close your ears to him. You simply will not hear of “Merry Christmas.” Not only do you attempt to steal Christmas from your nephew, you mock him for falling in love. It is one of the most amazing things the earth will ever know, and you mock it.
Apparently it’s not enough for you to dislike Christmas yourself. This is the one time of year where we come together as one being, where things like money and social class shouldn’t matter. The feeling in the air is great joy. You, Ebenezer, feel the need to suck that fun out of everyone around you. People come to you with joyous heart, simply hoping to share a bit of that joy with you and you mock the source of their happiness.
What about your clerk, Bob Cratchit? You are unbelievably cruel to him. You under pay him and can’t stand to let him have but ONE day a year off? If you don’t enjoy Christmas, Scrooge, that’s your own business, but to attempt to steal happiness from others is just selfish.
So I beg you, I plead you, I implore you, change your ways! Not only are you stealing your own happiness, your stealing others as well! You see, Ebenezer, I think you need to give a gift, not just to others but to yourself as well. It’s called the gift of giving.
Sincerely,
Haylee A.
December 26 1840
DeleteDear Haylee A,
Thank you for the inspiring letter. It helped me realize that I was an old miser, however I am pleased to inform you that I have changed my ways...
I have a jolly relationship with my dear nephew and his nice caring wife. I don't know why I was mad at him for getting married. Perhaps because of my dear Bell. I have never mocked him again. Such nice times we have together. We love to have dinner together and it's helping me have a better life.
Also now instead of making people sad at Christmas I make people happy. I give to the poor and attend parties. I don't care about making money any more I care about making people happy. And yes I did give Mr. Cratchit a pay raise and payed for tiny tim to get better. What a nice child.
So therefor I happily shake your hand and thank you for everything (especially the letter). Good day
Sincerely
Ebenezer Scrooge
Dec. 27, 1835
DeleteDear Haylee A,
Thank you so much for this letter. I have really thought about what you said and I really appreciate you taking your time to help me. I can’t thank you enough. My ways have changed a lot since last Christmas; I really know how to enjoy Christmas again.
I thought about my family after I read this letter, I ran to my Nephew’s house and had dinner with him and his family. I've grown so close to him. Fan and I haven't seen her in forever after what happened, but she accepted my apology and now we have a brother, sister relationship. I’m okay with the fact that Fred has fallen in love. As long as he’s happy, I'm happy too. I’ve learn to cherish these amazing memories because my family isn’t going to be around forever.
I go around saying “Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!!!!!” to everyone. You have brought my Christmas spirit back. I have so many friends now just because I have changed the way I act. Honestly, the relationships I have now are priceless. I'm so happy and fun now! I bought so many gifts for my family and I also gave money to the poor, which I think is very sweet and generous. I also helped out my good old friend, Bob. Now Tiny Tim is okay. Helping people is such an amazing feeling that I can’t even describe it. I also gave Bob the whole week off and raised his salary higher.
Thank you again for making me realize the true spirit of Christmas isn’t about the gifts; it's about spending time with the people you love and having fun. I promise I’ll never take things for granted. I’ll probably never forget the past, but I will use my experiences to make me a better and stronger person.
Your friend,
Ebenezer Scrooge
December 26,1890,
ReplyDeleteDear Haylee A,
I'm so sorry for acting like a miser.Your letter has changed my life and it was kind. It was very helpful to me to realize it’s not all about me and money. It is not all about work, work, work, and even more work and have I never given Bob a day off.
Missing out on Christmas because my nephew asked me to have dinner with him and his wife and I put him down. I should have gone to dinner and brought gifts over. I might just want to give charitable to needy people. I also walked right by a woman with a baby who was in need of money, and I walked by without giving or saying anything, and now I feel like a jerk. I also mocked my nephew about love.
I should have gave Bob a raise but I didn't care about him , so I will give him the raise he deserves. It is so sad that my nephew Tiny Tim may die. I wonder if his family cared about me. Bob also deserves Christmas off.
I thank you, and I will never take things for granted. I learned to go over my nephews home and enjoy his company and I gave Bob a raise. I thank you. I'm so grateful that you gave me this letter. I wish that everyone cared for me.
Sincerely,
Ebenezer Scrooge.