A Christmas Carol

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Greed and generosity

Greed and generosity are essentially antonyms. Whilst greed implies opportunism, selfishness, and frugality, generosity suggests compassion, empathy, and selflessness. These two opposing words can be linked under the same theme since Scrooge follows a trajectory from one to the other.

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