Use the following chart to record what you notice about Scrooge’s character at the beginning of each reading and the end of each reading. Scrooge’s character at the beginning of the reading:
Scrooge’s character at the end of the reading:

character at the beginning of the reason was he was mean.

At the end of the story, Scrooge had Christmas spirit and was jolly and kind!

Explanation:

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.