Reread the following excerpt from Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, in which readers can see events from the childhood of the cold-hearted miser Ebenezer Scrooge. What impact does this passage have on a reader's understanding of Scrooge's bitter and loveless character? The jocund travellers came on; and as they came, Scrooge knew and named them every one. Why was he rejoiced beyond all bounds to see them? Why did his cold eye glisten, and his heart leap up as they went past? Why was he filled with gladness when he heard them give each other Merry Christmas, as they parted at cross-roads and-bye ways, for their several homes? What was merry Christmas to Scrooge? Out upon merry Christmas! What good had it ever done to him? "The school is not quite deserted," said the Ghost. "A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still." Scrooge said he knew it. And he sobbed.Works CitedDickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. London, 1843. Readers feel anger toward Scrooge and are frustrated that he cannot put his past behind him. Readers feel empathy for him because they understand that he suffered loneliness and neglect as a child. Readers blame Scrooge for causing problems for his family and his teachers. Readers feel confused by the drastic differences in Scrooge's past and present lives.

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Reread the following excerpt from Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, in which readers can see events from the childhood of the cold-hearted miser Ebenezer Scrooge. What impact does this passage have on a reader's understanding of Scrooge's bitter and loveless character?

The jocund travellers came on; and as they came, Scrooge knew and named them every one. Why was he rejoiced beyond all bounds to see them? Why did his cold eye glisten, and his heart leap up as they went past? Why was he filled with gladness when he heard them give each other Merry Christmas, as they parted at cross-roads and-bye ways, for their several homes? What was merry Christmas to Scrooge? Out upon merry Christmas! What good had it ever done to him?
"The school is not quite deserted," said the Ghost. "A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still."
Scrooge said he knew it. And he sobbed.

Works Cited
Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. London, 1843.

	Readers feel anger toward Scrooge and are frustrated that he cannot put his past behind him.
	Readers feel empathy for him because they understand that he suffered loneliness and neglect as a child.
	Readers blame Scrooge for causing problems for his family and his teachers.
	Readers feel confused by the drastic differences in Scrooge's past and present lives.