Ebenezer Scrooge, Stingy or Great Guy?

Did Scrooge do the right things in life by only thinking about himself or did he make the complete wrong decisions by not helping people? I believe that a person should have the ability to look out for themselves first depending on the situation. If you are in a life threatening situation you should take care of yourself first and others second, if you have time. If you have plenty of money and you decide to be stingy and keep it for yourself, you probably should do something different and help others. If you are in a life threatening situation and you have time to help others you should probably take advantage of this time and help them get out of this same predicament. If I was given the time to help people escape from something with their life, I would do so in a heartbeat.

Pearl Questions

What do we learn about the pearl's symbolism from the reaction it evokes?