Ebenezer Scrooge (/ ˌɛ.bɪ.ˈniː.zər ˈskruːdʒ /) is a fictional character and the protagonist of Charles Dickens 's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.

Dec 16, 2025 · Ebenezer Scrooge is a fictional character and the miserly protagonist of Charles Dickens ’s short novel A Christmas Carol (1843).

Dec 21, 2025 · Elena Burnett and Barrie Hardymon on why Ebenezer Scrooge keeps returning to the screen, and what makes a great Christmas Carol adaptation endure.

Scrooge is shown his own past, and the sight of his neglected childhood Christmasses begins to explain why he began his downward spiral into misery. Scrooge is scared and regretful when he sees the …

Dec 23, 2025 · Dickens’s Christmas novella is often read as a reassuring parable about our ability to change — but the whole point of Scrooge’s ghostly visitations is how dramatically his moral life needs ...

Ebenezer Scrooge stands as one of literature's most well-known characters, initially portrayed as a miserly, grasping, and covetous old man. With his sharp features and cold demeanor, he is...

Jan 11, 2025 · Ebenezer Scrooge, the miserly protagonist of Charles Dickens’ classic novella A Christmas Carol, has become one of literature’s most enduring symbols of transformation and …

Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter, elderly, man and the owner of the company "Scrooge & Marley" in London. He is cold, …

Dec 23, 2025 · How Scrooge Became the Sound of Christmas | History This Week December 27, 1853. On a freezing, snowy night in Birmingham, England, 2,000 people have lined up outside the town …

Ebenezer Scrooge is a hard-hearted old miser who hates Christmas, exploits his clerk Bob Cratchit, and mocks those who seek to help the poor. On Christmas Eve, though, he is visited by the ghost of his …