One of
the central aspects of is the fact that Scrooge is a very mean old man at
the beginning of the story and has changed drastically by the end.
In the
first page of the story, Dickens writes,
Hard and sharp as
flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and
solitary as an oyster.
This description of Scrooge
explains why he might have been ignored and avoided. It says he is solitary as an oyster, and as
we read through the story, it's clear that his solitude is somewhat by choice but would be
difficult to change anyway, since the people around Scrooge have determined that he is better
off alone.
People avoided interacting with Scrooge. In fact, the story says,
even beggars didn't dare ask him for help, since everyone knew his reputation and knew he was
greedy and jealous with his money.
No one spoke to him on the street, and he
had no friends or family inviting him for meals or special events.
The text
says that even dogs seemed to avoid him!
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