He refused to give even the smallest donation to charity for the
poor and he refused to give his clerk a sufficient amount of coal
to keep warm
He is scary/unapproachable
"Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say...no man or woman
every enquired the way to such and such a place, of Scrooge"
He is lonely
He doesn't meet with friends, or go to parties in the
festive season. He eats alone, goes to an empty home and
doesn't start any conversations
Refuses to be festive
When his nephew said 'Merry Christmas' he replied with 'Good Afternoon' no
matter how many times Fred wished him a Merry Christmas. He refused to
join in with the festive greetings.