B. Discussion
2. Personality of The Main Characters a. Ebenezer Scrooge
In this novel the author was the direct illustrated of the main character, that Scrooge is a successful businessman. I think many people know him in business world. Many businesses come to him. According to Graham Little (1966), it is included personality who he is a good businessman. It can be seen by following statements: “…but that he was an excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral,” (Chapter I: 3)
Actually, Scrooge has a partner. Until he has a firm with his partner. They are cooperation many years. Until his firm know many businesses. And many businesses come in his office and recognize them. Many businesses cannot different them. Until his partner was died. Any businesses call him with
his partner’s name. He is developing his firm with his clerk.
According to Graham Little (1966), it is included personality who he is a good businessman and a kind of person who create the condition. It can be supported by following statements:
“…Sometimes people new to the business called Scrooge, and sometimes Marley, but he answered to both names. It was all same to him.” (Chapter I: 4)
Besides that, he is a miserly man who he was undoubted bargain for his partners. In here, the author direct illustrated who the main character never respected with the other people every day. He is only care with himself and his wealth. He is an accounting people, and he does not like disturb. So, he always busy with his world who he like live in alone without friend, love, child and family. He does not like noisy. According to Graham Little (1966). It is including a personality who he is not care the condition around him. It can be seen following statements: “…on the very day of the funeral, and solemnized it with an undoubted bargain.” (Chapter I: 3)
Although, they are a partner, Scrooge never feels dreadfully cut up by the sad event. So, he looks that with his friend, and it can looks with the other people, too. He was pretend respect with his partner before died. So, I think it is the reason why Scrooge does it with his partner?
Besides that, the author was described the Scrooge was accounting people with his clerk. So, his clerk looks very pity. He is working only little light that cannot help him to good job. He cannot fill the fire again. But his clerk only silent about it. He only tries to good job in order to Scrooge not
angry with him and not cut his pay. According to Graham Little (1966) it is a personality. It can be seen following statement:
“Scrooge had a very small fire, but the clerk’s fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal. But he couldn’t replenish it, …”
(Chapter I: 6)
Scrooge never feels pity with the other people. He always keeps something himself. And will not distribute with the other. He always economical anything. And he always good keeps. He looks a stingy people. So, his clerk only silent. Although he feels not comfortable work with him. It can be supported with other statement:
“… for Scrooge kept the coal-box in his own room; and so surely as the clerk came in with the shovel, the master predicted that it would be necessary for them to part.” (Chapter I: 6)
In addition, the Scrooge was illustrated himself, too. He always lives lonely. But he likes it. He lives without friend, love, child, family, etc. He only lonely. He does not like a noisy. So, his always in calm and quiet every day, every time and many years. He lives was differently with other people in around him. He looks not need other people in his life. According to Graham Little (1966) it is a careless personality for Scrooge. It can be supported following dialogs: “I wish to be left alone,” said Scrooge. (Chapter I: 11)
Because he lives in aloneness. He lives in darkness every day.
Without light in around him. So, he always lives not needs the other people.
And it can make his very bad. If he always lives in lonely, it can make him not respect and not know other people in around him. It can be supported with this dialogs Scrooge with the other people:
“Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. I don’t make Merry myself at Christmas and I can’t afford to make idle people merry.” (Chapter I: 11)
According to Graham Little (1966) that is dialog is not good personality Scrooge with the other people. He is not caring the condition around him.
And any his dialogs whose describe him an accounting people. He is very stingy with the other and he was not like lose out. He is very details people who in money. He does not care the other people doing. He only was thinking himself and his wealth. So, he always busy with his work and he want not know other people importance doing. He does not to feel lose out. It can be seen this dialog. Who this dialog include careless according Graham Little (1966): “…, you don’t think me ill-used, when I pay a day’s wages for no work.” (Chapter I: 13)
In his dialogs he explains whom he is not caring with other people. He dislikes a contribution anything with the other people. He do not like if any people ask contribute to poor people who they never work to their live. So, he thinks he is worked to live. And he never cares and never contributes anything with the poor people. It is included not care the condition around him. So, it is an according Graham Little (1966) it can be supported following dialog: “‘If they would rather die,’ said Scrooge, …” (Chapter I: 11)
It can be forceful with his comment. He is very creditor to everyone.
He dislikes to contributor to poor people. Because they only demand to other people and not work. So, he was like if they decrease. It is included not care the condition around him. So, it is an according Graham Little (1966) it can
to be supported following dialog: “...‘,they had better do it, and decrease the surplus populations.” (Chapter I: 11)
Scrooge was illustrated himself in the dialog. In this dialog he just insults and berate. While him only boasting himself. He felt rich and entitled to do whatever he wants with what he has. According to Graham Little (1966) this illustrated include careless. So, it is a personality. It can to be supported following dialog: What’s Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money;… (Chapter I: 7)
He feels a rich. And he is very arrogant because he has anything and much money. So, he feels reserve do anything. But he does not respect with the other people. He only can insult, lower and mocking the poor people because he feels very rich. So, this Scrooge dialogs he is include careless who he does not care other people, according to Graham Little (1966). This dialog can be supported:
“… a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer; a time for balancing your books and having every item in ‘me through a round dozens of months presented dead against you? If I could work my will.” (Chapter I: 7)
Another illustrated for Scrooge was describing in his dialog. He never cared about anyone and anything. In celebration of Christmas was he did not pay attention. He is only concerned himself and worldly. He lives in aloneness every day. But he is very like it. According to Graham Little (1966), it is a personality because the Scrooge is careless. It can be supported following dialog: “Let me leave it alone, then,’ said Scrooge.” (Chapter I: 7)
Scrooge is very egoist and stubborn. In the dialog Scrooge was describing who he is only respected with himself and never listen the other
people. He is only thinking his worldly. He does not care what happens around him. He is like a man who does not need other people in his life and makes himself busy. This statement according to Graham Little (1966) is a personality. Because he is a careless people. It can be supported following dialogs: “Nephew!’ returned the uncle sternly, ‘keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine.” (Chapter I: 7)
Scrooge was describing him in his dialogs. He is a businessman who he feels rich with his business. He was not care with other people. And he always busy with his worldly in his business. So, he does not want know importance other people. He only focuses with his firm. It can be following dialog: “It’s not my business,’ Scrooge returned.” (Chapter I: 11)
In here, Scrooge was describing him if he does not care with other people. And he only cares with his business. He does not like if any people disturb him and interfere the importance other people. So, he is not care with other people around him and never care with other. He only thinking about his worldly and he lives without love, family, child, friend, etc. So, he is an ignorant people. According to Graham Little (1966), it is including careless.
It can be supported by following dialog:
“‘It’s enough for a man to understand his own business, and not to interfere with other people’s.
Mine occupies me constantly. Good afternoon, gentlemen!” (Chapter I: 11)
His partner was describing him in dialogs. Who the Scrooge was not caring him with other people. And he was forgetting a Christmas. So, he was never care about the celebration of Christmas Day. He only focusses on business and forget at all in himself. According to Graham Little (1966) it is
careless. It can be supported by the following dialog: “Man of the worldly mind,’ replied the Ghost, (Chapter I: 21)
Next, the Scrooge was change become to be a nice people. He was illustrating himself in his dialogs. He was afraid to see his future. Who he always not care with other people, forget the Christmas and arrogant. He was journeying with the three Spirits who they were teaching him with looks other people around him. And the last Spirit was asking him to his grave. In there, he sees a mystery in his grave. So, he wants to change a good people. According to Graham Little (1966) it is include a personality, because it is a romantic who the people can create them condition or situation becomes beautiful. This can be seen in the following dialogs: “I will honour Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.” (Chapter IV: 100)
He was promised to three Spirits if he will change to be good people.
And always to be good people. He started helping and care with other people.
And now, he lives in learning of three Spirits. In here, Graham Little (1966) stated that it is a romantic who the people can create them condition or situation becomes beautiful. This can be seen in the following dialogs: “I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.” (Chapter IV: 100)
He started aware with his mistake. He feels deeply regret what he had done once before who never respect others, Christmas and only selfish and worldly. He began to ask forgiveness for what he had done very badly.
According to Graham Little (1966) it is include a personality, because it is a romantic who the people can create them condition or situation becomes beautiful. This can be seen in the following dialogs: “Holding up his hands in a last prayer to have his fate aye reserved,…” (Chapter IV: 100)
In his actions, he was describing him in his dialog, too. Now, he is understanding the true meaning of Christmas and he began to ask forgiveness to other people who his attitude not good. He felt very happy because his change. He began to say “Hello” to other people. He felt happiness like a schoolboy. He is feeling bored and lonely dizziness in his life like as a drunk and without a friend. According to Graham Little (1966) it is include a personality, because it is a romantic. It can be supported, too who the Scrooge describes dialog: “… A Merry Christmas everybody. A happy New Year to all the world. Hallo here. Whoop. Hallo.” (Chapter V: 102)
Scrooge was asking the donation to come back for him. Now, he will help and give anything to poor people. He is understanding the true meaning of Christmas and he began to ask forgiveness to other people who his attitude not good. According to Graham Little (1966) it is a romantic. It can be following dialog: “Come back with the man,…” (Chapter V: 105). And supported again with this dialog: “Allow me to ask your pardon. And will you have the goodness” – here Scrooge whispered in his ear.” (Chapter V: 105)
Any supported other who the Scrooge will helping the poor people.
Now, he is lives in humanity to others. So, many people like him now. And now, he becomes to be good businessman. He not an accounting people again.
But he will become donor a people to other people. And not care anything to help other people. According to Graham Little (1966) it is a romantic. It can be supported by this dialog:
“…, and I’ll give you a shilling. Come back with him in less than five minutes and I’ll give you half a crown.” (Chapter V: 103)
Scrooge was said to forgiveness with other people who he ever makes disappointed them. And he started good with other. It can be supported with his change in this dialog, and it can is romantic stated Graham Little (1966):
“Thank you,’ said Scrooge. ‘I am much obliged to you. I thank you fifty times.
Bless you.” (Chapter V: 106)
And he started, too, with his clerk. He feels happy and fun. He goes to his clerk house with a smiling face. He started friendly with his clerk and his family. Maybe they are not believing it who he always lonely and never accost to other people. But they are trying to believe him who he is refer the good change attitude with them. And they are smiling looks him. It can be following dialog: “Happy Christmas, Bob, you are my good friend, likes I must say a years ago!” (Chapter V: 107)
In clerk house, Scrooge has good plan to clerk’s family. Maybe he wants to become useful people and good relationship with his clerk’s family.
He tries intimate with him. And he promised who he wants to help his clerk family. Because he fell pity with Tiny Tim who his family cannot suitable life.
With it, he hopes can make his clerk family happy fun and can become nice.
According to Graham Little (1966) it is include a romantic. It is to be supported by this dialog:
“I would be to increase your wage, and try to help your family in trouble, and we will talk about your problem this afternoon, while smoking together, Bob! Flaming the fire and buy the place of fire again before your certain place the candles on it place, Bob Cratchit!” (Chapter V: 107)
The author was illustrated his change, too. In here the author explain that the Scrooge was a cheerful face pay attention to people on the street with a sweet smile. So, his attitude can build adaption with the other people. He was never expected as they do today can make him very happy rather than days ago. His attitude can close him with Tiny Tim. He is become a good friend, a good employer and one of the best he had ever known. According Graham Little (1966) it is include romantic who the author was illustrated him to become a good people and many people like him. It can to be supported following statements:
“…, Scrooge regarded everyone with a delighted smile. He looked so irresistibly pleasant, in an afterwards, that of all the blithe sounds he had ever heard, those were the blithest in his ears.”
(Chapter V: 105)
The author was describing him. He will go to prayer and please to forgiveness. And he looks good attitude to other people. He started adaption with the other people, and he get along with other. It can be following statement: “He went to church, and walked about the streets, and watched the people hurrying ,…” (Chapter V: 106)
Another describes about Scrooge is he started with the poor people and he ask for them. He very looks change his attitude to other people. Many people like his change. He feels happy and fun. He is not thinking if he will feel happy now. Many people were comfortable his attitude that he can make other people was happy and smile with him. According to Graham Little (1966) it is include romantic who he can make other people fun. It can be supported with this dialog:
“…, and patted children on the head, and questioned beggars, and looked down into the kitchens of houses, and up to the windows, and found that everything could yield him pleasure.
He had never dreamed that any walk – that anything – could give him so much happiness.”
(Chapter V: 106)
The author was describing him in statements. Who he feels grateful to Tiny Tim. He is always cares and helps the other people. He tries to good, and many helps for other. He started smile and say Hallo with others. So, many people like him, now. And he feels happy with Tiny Tim because he does not die. They both became close like a father and his son. Now, Scrooge is many helping other people. It can be following by this statement: “Scrooge does better than his says.” (Chapter V: 107-108)
Now, Scrooge was very happy every day. And many people like him, now. He was like good businessman. Particularly changes Scrooge being very good and make Tiny Tim likes him. They are always happy if they look together. Many people like them. And Scrooge is become the good people in anywhere. So, it cans makes they are very close. And now, Scrooge and Tiny Tim were happy. According to Graham Little (1966) it is include romantic. It can be supported by this statement:
“He all does it, and very much until not account, and for Tiny Tim, he was not die, Scrooge became his second’s father.” (Chapter V:107- 108)
b. Tiny Tim
The author was illustrated Tiny Tim. He is sickly little boy who walks with crutch. He was difficult to walk. If meet him maybe, we have a sympathy and pity for him. But he
does not feel embarrassed with other people. He is a common. He is guiltless suffering. Boy does that ever hammer it home and then some According Graham Little (1966) it is include a personality. It can be following thins statement: “He hoped the people saw him in the crutch,… (Chapter III: 56)
But he hopes that others can see him as some kind of walking reminder of the doings of Jesus. This illustrated is a personality, according to Graham Little (1966), it can be provided in the following statement:
“…, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see.” (Chapter III: 56)
He does not have enough money to cure him. Although, he is live in poverty. He looks very happy with his family. He always having fun when assembled together, with happiness, loves each other and be grateful. They do not feel shortage.
They are very strong because they feel happiness and togetherness. And can beat poverty they experience.
According to Graham Little (1966) it is include the personality who they are always happy in poverty. It can be supported by this statement:
“…but, they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another, and contented with the time; and when they faded, and looked happier, (Chapter III: 67-68)