A, because it is contrasting:) have a good day.
A miserable, bitter old miser, Scrooge hates irrational things like happiness, generosity, and Christmas, until a trio of Ghosts shows him the error of his ways.
Really, what's the deal with Scrooge? It's probably safe to say that there were exactly zero people like him in Dickens's reading public (nobody's that mean, right?), so he's certainly not here to make us identify with his awfulness. So what function does this character play? Well, here are two good ways to think about him.
In this chapter Francisco's new brother is born, and contacts a deadly disease, but miraculously survives
It gives lots of detail in the stories, it has parts that kids would like more and adults would like more. It's a fun series of books and movies for everyone.
