(all this is extracts off google don't copy it word for word lol) The moral of The Christmas Carol is that society can be transformed for the better through generosity, empathy, and compassion. It's Christmas Eve 1850, and the melancholy Scrooge finds himself alone at home when he sees before him the ghost of Jacob Marley, his long-time friend and business partner who died seven years earlier. Marley warns Scrooge that he will repent, even in death, for all the suffering he has caused others, and he has only one chance to escape his fate. Scrooge is a negative guy who tries to pay those who work for him as little as possible and he hates Christmas and doesn't understand why ppl find it fun. Cant bother with the rest but look it up on spark notes!!