In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Fezziwig symbolizes all that Scrooge is not. Fezziwig was the kind, compassionate employer who Scrooge apprenticed under as a young man. On Christmas Eve, Fezziwig shuttered up his business and threw a large, rambunctious party for his employees, family, and friends.
"Yo ho, my boys!'' said Fezziwig. "No more work to-night. Christmas Eve, Dick. Christmas, Ebenezer! Let's have the shutters up,'' cried old Fezziwig, with a sharp clap of his hands, "before a man can say, Jack Robinson!"
He valued his young apprentices and his business but he was able to put his work aside to enjoy the fruits of his labor with family and friends. Fezziwig, along with his loving wife, showed gratitude to all of the people who worked for them or provided services such as the baker and butcher. He was the antithesis of what Scrooge became. As Scrooge watched the party scene, a knowing look crossed his face as he traveled to the past with the Ghost who guided him through his past.
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