At the
beginning of the story, Scrooge's nephew, Fred, arrives at his counting-house and greets him
with a merry Christmas. Scrooge is an extremely misery, angry man, who responds to his nephew's
friendly greeting by saying, "Bah! ... Humbug!" He proceeds to question why his nephew
is so jolly and calls him a fool for celebrating Christmas.
Scrooge despises
the Christmas holiday and believes that it is simply a time for people to pay bills without any
money. Essentially, he labels his nephew and clerk fools because they celebrate Christmas and
are in good spirits during the holiday season. He believes that they are irresponsible idiots
because they are not concerned with their finances and spend freely on gifts for
others.
Despite Scrooge's rude, unfriendly response, Fred proceeds to invite
him to his home for a Christmas celebration, which is an invitation Scrooge emphatically
declines.
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