Scrooge In The Film A Christmas Carol

While I was walking down a street in Los Angeles (Introductory subordinate clause), I noticed the sidewalks were home to many homeless people. They all had signs made of cardboard that had phrases such as “need money” or “anything helps”. I figured most of them had stationed themselves on these busy blocks of a nicer part of town because there were lots of pedestrians with lots of money. However, as I watched people's reactions to the homeless I noticed that nearly everyone just ignored their existence and continued walking. They continued walking (Anadiplosis) as though they too were poor and had no money to give. This was not a surprise to me as most people dislike giving away money for free. I walked and walked (Repetition) until I came

In this movie, the main character, Scrooge, is greedy and enjoys collecting money. However, no amount of money could ever make this man happy. He was always grumpy all the time because he had no love in his life due to his greed. Scrooge did not find happiness until he became haunted and was forced to give. Given the opportunity to give (Introductory participial phrase), his whole world brightened as he gained friends and joy and relief and freedom (Polysyndeton). He realized how much more important it is to being happy than to have large amounts of money. He also saw that no amount of money can buy

As I mentioned before, Richie Rich is the richest kid in the world but cannot seem to be happy because he has no friends. He is lonely and has come across one thing that money does not buy, friends. As much as he craved having friends, his busy lifestyle restricted him from meeting anyone.
Unlike the poor kids, Richie was unhappy. This proves that money is not the key to happiness and cannot buy anything. Money is simply something we earn from hard work that can boost our quality of life. However, it is never the sole reason for our happiness. Positivity is the driving force that sends those affected into a life of happiness.
Money and joy are not linked. They are often thought of as a pair, that with one comes the other. This is a natural human belief that is installed in all of us because our society revolves around money. However, no one needs money to seek joy. Joy comes with doing what you love and staying positive. The woman that I observed on the sidewalk that day proved that happiness has no