What adjectives does Dickens use to show us how greedy scrooge was?

Answer 1

There a a number but the most prominent in the opening of stave one is -

"Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.

Answer 2

The word 'Scrooge' is a noun, not an adjective. It is the name of a fictional character, so it takes an initial capital letter. Ebenezer Scrooge was a miser, so to call someone 'a Scrooge' is to call him a miser. Misers are mean rather than greedy: they hoard their wealth rather than use it to create pleasure (either for themselves or for other people). 'Greedy' does not quite convey the essential characteristic of a Scrooge.

Answer 3

Dickens uses adjectives such as "covetous," "grasping," "squeezing," "clutching," and "hard and sharp as flint" to emphasize Scrooge's extreme greed and miserliness. These descriptors help paint a vivid picture of Scrooge's character and his insatiable desire for wealth.

Answer 4

Dickens shows how greedy Scrooge was by telling about how he walked pass beggars and didn't give them money, and Scrooge didn't want to give Bob the day off on Christmas.