Ebenezer scrooge

Forget Tiny Tim Cratchit - there are two other child characters in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol that, for author Chris Priestley, are far more powerful: Ignorance and Want. Here’s why

Julia Padden likes nearly everyone, but her standoffish neighbor, Cain Maddox, presents a particular challenge and nicknames him Ebenezer Scrooge. She’s going to break through Cain’s Scrooge-like exterior the only way she knows how: by killing him with kindness.

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By Robin Weaver Say “Ebenezer Scrooge,” and odds are most folks will immediately envision a selfish, miserly old man with no appreciation for fun or kindness. One-hundred-seventy-two years after his creation, the main character from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is not only instantly recognizable, but almost universally hated, evidenced by our society’s continued use of the term “Scrooge” to describe a miserable penny pincher. Which makes me wonder why we continue to read after page…