"scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend and his sole mourner" narrator stave 1
In Stave I, Dickens describes Marley and Scrooge’s relationship as business partners
Dickens states they were partners for “many years” but the relationship that is presented is one merely associated with business, rather than an affectionate friendship
It is revealed that Scrooge answerer Both his and Marley’s name which illustrates their shallow relationship
