Scrooge tells the gentlemen collecting for charity that the poor should go to prisons or workhouses instead of relying on others for help. He shows no compassion or empathy towards those less fortunate.
Its the Ghost of Christmas Present that makes this statement. This follows Scrooges query when they stood in the Cratchit household on Christmas Morning. Scrooge sees Tiny Tim and asks of his further, the ghost states I see an empty chair by the fire and a crutch without an owner. Scrooge is horrified to realise that Tim is destined to die. The Ghost rebukes Scrooges plea to say that is not so by saying "If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, none other of my race,'' returned the Ghost, will find him here. What then? If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.''
It is true to say that; If a prey population decreases, the population of its predator probably will decrease as well.
The Ghost of Christmas Present's words about Tiny Tim reflect his ignorance and lack of compassion. He is emphasizing the harsh reality that death is a natural part of life, but in a callous and insensitive way. It also serves to highlight Scrooge's own lack of empathy and the need for him to change his ways.
The love of a family
The love of a family
He was a good business man and a good friend to Scrooge
Scrooge
Let's put it this way. Say you have a killerwhale and a penguin. Killerwhales are major predators to penguins. Now, say the killerwhale population increases. The penguins would be eaten more by the killerwhales, then causing a population decrease for the penguins. If the population decreases, they're won't be enough penguins, and they most likely will become extinct, as well as causing a population decrease for the killerwhales as well. Whereas, vis versa, they're were a killerwhale population decrease. The penguins would be less hunted, therefore, creating a population increase for the penguins.
After 7 or 8 years have gone by, would you say the rabbit population, overall, is increasing, decreasing, or staying about constant? Explain your answer?
Scrooge's gravestone in the story "A Christmas Carol" reads, "Ebenezer Scrooge" followed by the reference to his famous phrase, "He lived in repentance and died in joy."
Vietnam was a population war. they can say what they want,but the government freaked after the population increased rapidly. therefor America targeted the nearest country that barely scraped our shoulder. it was population decrease.