Read this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens. in what two ways can we assume scrooge has transformed himself?
"good spirit," he pursued, as down upon the ground he fell before it: "your nature intercedes for me, and pities me. assure me that i yet may change these shadows you have shown me, by an altered life! "
the kind hand trembled.
"i will honour christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. i will live in the past, the present, and the future. the spirits of all three shall strive within me. i will not shut out the lessons that they teach. oh, tell me i may sponge away the writing on this stone! "

he regrets his past ways and vows to become kinder.
he has learned how to pretend to be kind to others so that they won’t resent his stingy ways.
he now cares about how his actions affect others and hopes he can improve his relationships with them.
he will dwell on the past and worry about his mistakes.
he wants to spend all of his money on expensive things for himself.