Marley predicts that these selfish acts of unkindness shall be the downfall of Ebeneezer Scrooge. Scrooge feels no joy or happiness even during the holidays. He forces Bob Cratchit to work late on Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas to make up for having Christmas day off work. He also refuses a Christmas dinner invitation from his nephew, Fred. To Scrooge Christmas is a total waste of effort and time and has no purpose whatsoever.
Scrooge undergoes a tremendous transformation.
These ghosts show him his past, his present, and his future in hopes to make him change his ways. The ghost of Christmas Present shows him Bob Cratchet and his family joyfully celebrating even though they are impoverished. Neither of these ghosts persuades Scrooge to change. To Come that finally compels him to become a new man. Scrooge is shown Tiny Tim's, Bob Cratchit's son, grave as well as his own.