![]() ![]() This proves significance as it is exactly what Scrooge displays through his actions in the present and it allows the viewer to see a possible that his boss may have been an influence in making him greedy which the reader doesn’t get in the book. ![]() The film adaptation of the novel also shows his transition from poor to rich when he works as an apprentice his employer affirms “Control the cashbox and you’ll control the world,” which Scrooge neither agrees nor denies. The vision of Scrooge’s past may have also been prolonged to show how his character changed, going from poor to rich and obsessed about money and finally to humble and charitable again. ![]() The choice to show the same thought through two different ways at different times highlight how strongly he believed in this. This could be the director’s choice as to balance for the lack of figurative language present in the description that allows the reader to gain remarks about Scrooge’s character. For example, Scrooge states that “There is more in life than money” and he says that “Money isn’t everything”. This longer view of his past not only establishes more clearly that he was poor as he discusses his poverty with his fiancé and shows that he became rich by buying the company, but it also allows for dialogues which reveal more about Scrooge’s past. Meanwhile in the movie, Scrooge’s memory of his apprenticeship is much longer as he is seen working, changing job and buying up the company. ![]()
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