B. Discussion
4. Social Relationships of The Main Characters a. Ebenezer Scrooge
characteristic. According to Graham Little (1966) it is include a social status.
Because Tiny Tim can change the people. It can be proved by the following dialogs:
“That hope would say about everyone, everyone!
And also, as Tiny Tim said, God bless us every one, every one!” (Chapter V: 108)
4. Social Relationships of The Main Characters
“To edge his away along the crowded paths of life, warning all human sympathy to keep its distance,…” (Chapter I: 5)
I think many people were disturbed with his attitude. He lives not need other people beside him. He is very different lives with other people. He does not like if any people besides him. He does not whatever other people indifferent and ignores it altogether. He likes lives without friend, child, family, love, etc. So, many people were like gossip his attitude and many people insult him, too. He is not care with it. He only likes lives lonely. It According Graham Little (1966) it is a negative relation. Because many people do not like him. It can be supported following this statement: “…, was what the knowing one’s call ‘nuts’ to Scrooge.” (Scrooge I: 5)
He was describing him in his dialogs with his nephew. He looks a harsh and over beginning nature in his old. He dislikes governed by others. He does not care what happens around him. He is just an old man who selfish and only concerned with himself and his worldly course. He lives without friend, love, child, family, etc. He very like lonely. So, he looks cold man. It can be including a negative relation according to Graham Little (1966). It can be following this dialog: “Nephew!’ returned the uncle sternly, ‘keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine.” (Chapter I: 7)
Another describe him is an accounting people who never think other people around him. He not like give assists any think to other people. Because he is always lives in lonely. So, he has bad attitude with other people. He never felt love and attention from other people. Maybe it can make his attitude not very respect with other people. It is a negative relation according to
Graham Little (1966). It can be following this dialog: “If they would rather die,’ said Scrooge,…” (Chapter I: 11)
Any supported dialog who describes him a stingy an old man. He does not like divisible any think with other people. He does not care any think with other people. He is not like if the poor people were celebrating Christmas Day with money from donator, who the donator was work to his life. So, he is not issuing any donations for the poor people. He wants them on their own without asking for donations of others and let them die. According to Graham Little (1966) it is include negative relation with others. This dialog can be supported: “…, ‘they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.”
(Chapter I: 11)
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 wants not know importance other people. He only focuses with his firm. According to Graham Little (1966) it is include a negative relation who he is nor respect with other people. 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 busy with his business. He do 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 include negative relation. 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 in business and forget at all in himself. According to Graham Little (1966) it is a negative relation. It can be supported by the following dialog: “Man of the worldly mind,’ replied the Ghost,… (Chapter I: 21)
Scrooge was explaining himself in his dialogs. He is afraid to see his future. He promises to become a good people. He is going to prayer to forgiveness for what he had done very bad. He started adaption with the other people. And he will help the other people. Many people like his change and called him with sweetly. After, he was learning of his trip with the Spirits he is a seriously changes to be a good people. He will keep the Christmas Day and prayer to other people. This explain is a positive relation according to Graham Little (1966). Because Scrooge was change to good people and cared with the other people. It can be seen in the following dialogs: “I will honour Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.” (Chapter IV: 100)
Next, the Scrooge was change become to nice people. He was illustrated himself in his dialogs. With his change many people like him. Now, he is a famous to a good businessman. He understands the true meaning of Christmas. And his action was describing him, too. He looks happy and fun.
He started accosting other people with smiling and say Hallo with peoples
around him. According to Graham Little (1966) it is include positive relation, who he was changes to good relation with other people. It can be following thins 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 positive relation. 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 positive relation, who he stated divisible with other people. 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 positive relation 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 positive relation. 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 talks 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 to Graham Little (1966) it is include positive relation who the author had illustrated him
to become a good people and many people like him. It can 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. In here, he will care with other people and live with other people around him. According to Graham Little (1966) it can include a positive relation. It can be following statement:
“He went to church, and walked about the streets, and watched the people hurrying to and fro,…” (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 positive relation 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. And he always cares and helps the other people. He try 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. And he is many helping other people. It can be following by this statement: “Scrooge does more good 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 can make they are very close. And now, Scrooge and Tiny Tim were happy. According to Graham Little (1966) it is include positive relation. 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
Tiny Tim describes himself. He is always happy and angelic child. He is very friendly with the other people. He never feels embarrassed. Graham Little (1966) stated that it is a positive relation. It can be supported by the following dialog:
“Merry Christmas, said Tiny Tim to Scrooge”.
(Chapter I: 14)
The author describes him with his family, too. They are very close each other. Although, they are a poor, but they live in happiness. They are always having fun when assembled, with happiness, loves each other. They do not feel the shortage. They are very strong because happiness and togetherness. Graham Little (1966) stated that is include positive relation. Because they are always grateful. It can be supported by the following 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)
CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
This chapter consists of two element, conclusion and suggestion of the research.