The tale begins on Christmas Eve seven years after the death of Ebenezer Scrooge\'s business partner Jacob Marley.
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After being warned by Marley\'s ghost to change his ways, Scrooge is visited by three additional ghosts "each in its turn" who accompany him to various scenes with the hope of achieving his transformation.
Scrooge is established within the first stave (chapter) as a greedy and stingy businessman who has no place in his life for kindness, compassion, charity, or benevolence.
The tale begins on Christmas Eve seven years after the death of Ebenezer Scrooge\'s business partner Jacob Marley