Scrooge's heart was hard. He focused only on making money, and he had worked toward that goal almost his entire life. He looked down on poor people and thought they were useless. Much of this attitude was a result of his own past.
Scrooge calls poor people idle because he believes they are not working hard enough to better their situations. He views them as lazy and lacking initiative, which aligns with his belief in self-reliance and personal responsibility.
Mr. Scrooge's last name was "Scrooge." His first name was Ebenezer.
This refers to the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come . Scrooge is unaware of whom the people in the scenes refer to but is starting to guess it might me him and wants the ghost to tell him so
Scrooge thought he saw a locomotive hearse going on before him in the gloom.
To be thrown in prison, taken to the work house or die and reduce the surplus population
Workhouses. or prisons
Scrooge engages more with what's happening,he is not starting to break don't his cold exterior
I think you are referring to Ignorance and Want, the twins introduced to Scrooge by the Ghost of Christmas Present.
At the end of the book Dickens states that no one keeps Christmas like Scrooge thereafter
Most children can hold a pencil in the same manner as adults by around 5-6 years old. At this age, they have typically developed the fine motor skills and hand coordination required for this pencil grip.
It though they have gone mad
Humbug
No, he has a dog though that sometimes he calls his "firstborn" which can confuse people and make them think that he has a child.