Answer:
The novella starts off with Ebezner Scrooge, a miser who is annoyed by holiday revelers and looking forward to a quiet night at home. Marley, who has been dead for seven years, had only one friend (associate) —Scrooge, who was also his business partner. In act one, we see a miserly man whom Scrooge first sees as an apparition on a door knocker at his house. Furthermore, the omniscient narrator informs us that Jacob Marley is dead. It is also Christmas Eve once more, and the chilly streets of London are smothered in an icy fog.
Step-by-step explanation:
I know this because I skimmed the book and then reread it again. I learned that no matter how harsh or cold-hearted someone might seem on the outside, everyone has burdens that they carry with them and that affect them deeply. But also the pursuit of money will not make a person happy. Scrooge devotes his life to amassing wealth, but in doing so misses out on the joys of family and friendship (ex. Marley).