GLUTTONY: Excess in eating or drinking. source: thefreedictionary.comDescription: As early as the 4th century those of Christian faith believed that eating too much could send you to Hell. During the Dark Ages theologians believed there were seven ways to commit the sin of gluttony, from "eating too much" to "eating too daintily." Crusaders fought against the gluttony with religious fasts to Prohibition.
Your job: Select a character from A Christmas Carol that best exemplifies this vice. Make sure to persuade us by using nitty gritty detail from the story.
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A character who exemplifies this vice is Scrooge. In the beginning of the book Dickens said that all Scrooge ate a small saucepan of gruel. Gluttony is when you eat to much or to little. Some people might consider Scrooge to be committing gluttony because they believe he is not eating enough. The people might say he must eat more or Scrooge is sinning. If Scrooge was to eat more then the people might believe that Scrooge is eating to much and tell him to eat less. If Scrooge interacted with people they might believe Scrooge to be a sinner if they saw how little he ate but did not know Scrooge’s limits to eating.
In the book "A Christmas Carol," the character who I believe most closely represents the vice of gluttony would be The Ghost of Christmas Present. The reasoning for this choice is that when he appears at Scrooge's home along with a feast of food including "turkeys, geese, game, poultry, brawn, great joints of meat, sucking-pigs, long wreaths of sausages, mince-pies, plum-puddings, barrels of oysters, red-hot chesnuts, cherry-cheeked apples, juicy oranges, luscious pears, immense twelfth-cakes, and seething bowls of punch." This is obviously a symbol that he has something to do with feasting. Therefore he himself must eat large portions of food.
Gluttony in the 4th century was a sin, and was defined as eating too much or too little. In this book, many people could be said to be sinning for they don't have a full meal, but someone that very well fills the role of gluttony is Scrooge. When the first spirit came Scrooge was eating a bowl of gruel, which was not a very large serving of food. Scrooge's gluttony from not eating very much would of sent him to hell in his century.
Namit,I do agree with you that the Ghost of Christmas Present does represent the vice of gluttony. In the story it did say that he had a big feast with him when he met Scrooge.
I agree with Namit because the ghost of christmas present did bring a lot of food. Also while he was visting Scrooge a lot of food was mentioned. therefore he must like food and eat an massive amount or else i dont think he would like having an excessive amount of food around him. Makes me hungry!
A character in the story A Christmas Carol that examplifies the vice of gluttony is Scrooge. When the first ghost arrived Scrooge was eating a small bowl of gruel. Gluttony is eating to much or to little which was a sin in Scrooge's time. On the other end of the spectrum the ghost of christmas present showed the vice of gluttony from the very first time he was introduced. As Scrooge entered the room where the ghost of christmas present was he had a large feast in front of him suggesting he ate large portions. Another way to tell that the ghost of christmas present showed the vice of gluttony is because his clothing was very loose suggesting he wanted to have room to grow in those clothes.
A character who is the perfect example of gluttony is Scrooge. In the beginning of the book he doesn't eat much, " A small saucepan of gruel" to be exact. People consider this a sin because he has not fed himself enough. Another form of gluttony could be seen in the Ghost of Christmas Present. Remember, when Scrooge first met him the Ghost was eating a ton, which was also a sin in Victorian era.
A character who is commiting gluttony in The Christmas Carol would be the Ghost of Christmas Present. I beleive he is the best example because in the book he is sitting on a large mountain of food and courses that would be found on a Christmas dinner table. Gluttony is eating too much or eating too little and the Ghost has too much food and this would be considered a sin in the church.
I agree with namit, the ghost of Christmas present does closely represent gluttony. I think there is a reason why he was big and why there was so much food around him.
In the Christmas Carol, the character that best expresses Gluttony is the Ghost of Christmas Present. The Ghost is sitting on a HUGE pile of delicious (except for the pudding) food. This must mean that he likes eating.
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