Why does Scrooge refuse to spend Christmas dinner with his nephew?

Answer 1

Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol" is a wonderful story of personal redemption and the spirit of Christmas. Ebeneezer Scrooge begins the story as a "covetous old sinner" who gradually, with the assistance of three spirits sent to him by his long-dead friend Jacob Marley, finds himself on a path to correct his foul and negative opinions of Christmas and those who celebrate it.

In the beginning of the story, a small group of children gather on the stoop of his counting house to carol and hopefully receive some small donation in return. However, the singing is just a sore reminder to Scrooge of all that he hates about the season, and he lashes out at the children, driving them away.

Later, as he finds himself in the company of the Ghost of Christmas Past, he feels the beginnings of regret and remorse at having treated the children so poorly. The reader becomes aware that Scrooge's feelings about Christmas had much to do with his own unhappy childhood as a lonely, often-forgotten child, left to stay at the school while all of his friends went home to celebrate. This may in part explain why the caroling of children affected him to such a degree.

Answer 2

Scrooge refuses to spend Christmas dinner with his nephew because he believes Christmas is a waste of time and money. He also dislikes his nephew's joyful and festive attitude, which contrasts with Scrooge's own miserly and pessimistic mindset.

Answer 3

Scrooge dislikes the fact that his nephew Fred married for love not money. His early life was spent abandoned in boarding school as the only boarder whilst all other pupils were at home in the loving environment of their families. This means Scrooge never celebrates Christmas and does not know its true meaning. Therefore he sees all the fuss, overspending and excess as a way to pick the pocket of an honest man . Therefore he tells Fred, " you keep Christmas in your way and In will in mine" .

Answer 4

In A Christmas Carol, Fred says that Scrooge should be pitied, not despised.

Answer 5

Scrooge feels that this form of celebration was not for him and told fred to keep christmas in his way and Scrooge woudl in his

Answer 6

Scrooge despises his nephew because;Scrooge loved his sister Fan,but she died giving birth to Scrooges nephew,Fred.

Answer 7

He does not keep Christmas like other, we see that in his early life SCrooge spent most Christmas alone. He thought that Christmas was all Humbug and a reason to pick a working mans pocket