Scrooge rejects compassion and philanthropy, and Christmas as a symbol of both, until he is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, who show him the consequences of his ways.

• 埃比尼泽拒绝怜悯和慈善事业，而圣诞节则是两者的象征。直到埃比尼泽受到过去、现在和未来的圣诞幽灵的指引，向他展示他所选择的道路的结果，他才有所改变。