Free Will

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    • Dickens reminds us that events from our past shape us and our understanding of the world.
    • However, he implies that we still have free will enough to choose our own paths.
    • Scrooge clearly had a choice at this point to have a happy life shared with Belle or devote himself to the selfish pursuit of wealth.
    • Dickens shows how society also played a part in Scrooge’s obsession: Scrooge’s impoverished early childhood and rejection by his father could be seen as reasons why he wants to acquire his own wealth and security.
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