“A Christmas Carol scene 3

Characters in scene 3

• Scrooge• First spirit• Fezziwig• Fan Ebenezer• Scrooge’s sweetheart• Little girl

The first spirit symbolism

• A figure dressed to look like the little girl’s doll.• The first spirit symbolizes Scrooge’s mistakes,

and his lost opportunities. • “I am your mistakes, Ebenezer Scrooge, all of

the things you could have done and did not” L.178 – 180

• Contrasting his past spirit as Scrooge the child and the young man sheds light on the chains that Marley talked about earlier.

The first Spirit symbolism

• It explains how he has transformed from being people-oriented and a joy lover to this old, self-centered, lonely guy.

• It symbolizes how his greed and selfishness had chained his soul.

Scrooge in scene 3

• Nostalgic• The employer: miser - inconsiderate • Scared• Stubborn• Self-contained

Scrooge between the past and present

In the past • Innocent as a child• Lonely.• Loves adventure stories as a child.• Caring as a brother• Hesitant as a lover

Scrooge between the past and the present

In the past• Saw happiness as,” But it wasn’t about money.

He had the power to make us happy, to make our service light or burdensome. The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune. That’s what….. A good master is”

L.137 - 141

Scrooge’s Childhood Effect.• Scrooge saw his old childhood

friends at boarding school who were going home for Christmas.

• This shows the emotional effect of being left as a child on Scrooge.

Scrooge’s Childhood Effect.• Child Scrooge used to read novels like Ali

Baba, Robinson Crusoe.• This shows he liked adventure, fantasy, and

had an imagination. • He liked to read to escape his reality.• In contrast to his younger self, he tries to

hide his emotions in the present by being brusque.

Scrooge’s Childhood Effect• Scrooge was loved by his sister

Fan.• He remembers how what it felt

to have a family.• Fan was sick, and died later as a

young woman.• She had a child named Fred.

Scrooge as a young man• After Scrooge saw how his past

employer Master Fezziwig treated young Scrooge as an employee, he realizes, in shock, what he has become.

• He remembers what a good master Fezziwig was.

Scrooge as a young man.• Master Fezziwig used to

make his employees happy not with money, but with caring, throwing parties, and making his workers feel joy.

• He starts to have an internal struggle to change.

Scrooge as a young man• Scrooge was in Love

with his sweetheart.• He regrets not holding

on to her.• He wishes he did not

choose money over her.

Scrooge between the past and present

In the present time:• Arrogant and selfish• Detached as an uncle• Greedy and miser as an employer

Fezziwig

• Generous• Jovial• People-oriented• A wonderful master (in Scrooge’s

words)

Technical elements

• Singing:Remember the little girl with her song in the prologue!• She ends up scene 3 with another song,

why?• Gaines wanted to ease the pace of actions

after the first spirit left and to pave the way for the next spirit to come.

Lights• When the spirit signaled for

the lights to fade on child Fan & Scrooge.

• This shows that their role as educators to scrooge is over.

Properties (Props)• Chandeliers.• Ivy, holly, Mistletoe

draped over everything.• The little girl’s doll.• The little girl’s bell.