Although this story is mostly fiction and fairy tale, the work and the messages it conveys are very real. It sends powerful messages and a moral that I firmly believe in. I think anyone who reads this book could learn many things from it that could be useful and could make their life easier. This book shows us that if we live our lives lonely and selfish, it will get us nowhere. Just like Scrooge from the begging, he was cold and bitter, because he was unwilling to contribute to his family or community; the result is nothing but unhappiness. He didn't realize that wealth is not the key to happiness, in fact it is nothing if you have no one to share it with. My favorite part of the story was when Dickens strongly emphasizes the fact that you don't need money to enjoy Christmas. Part of the reason he wrote this book was to remind those less fortunate that a great Christmas is possible without a lot of money. One of the many things I learned from this story is that the most important part of Christmas isn't how many light bulbs you turn on in your house or how many gifts you buy or receive, but it's all about how and with whom you spend. with. Scrooge was very rich, and if that was what he needed to be happy, he would be the happiest person