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A Christmas Carol - The Visions Of Things That “May” Be Or “Will” Be
shadows of what May be if he does not change his life of ignorance and want. As Scrooge exclaims in the fourth stave, he is willing to honor Christmas in his heart, and by doing this he will change the future.
Scrooge, from the beginning of the novel to the conclusion changes from a heartless, friendless man to a jubilant man living life for everything it is worth. From the “visits” of the spirits, Scrooge realizes that he is able to change. Any person is able to reach redemption. Scrooge was on the road to a afterlife exactly like Marley’s, but he realized that he can change his fate. Dickens’ major theme in the novel is that if a person is able to do right to everything they have previously done wrong, ultimately the person will be able to redeem their soul.