Why do you think the image of Marley, Scrooge's former business partner, appears to Scrooge? A. Marley has come back to life and is going to harm Scrooge.
B. Marley wants to return to life to collect all the money he deserves.
C. Scrooge is just hallucinating and Marley never really died.
D. Marley died seven years ago on Christmas Eve and the past is here to haunt him, and Scrooge is feeling guilty.

D- Marley died seven years ago on Christmas Eve and the past is here to haunt him and Scrooge is feeling guilty.

Explanation:

According to Charles Dicken's novel, A Christmas Carol, it states “It is required of every man,” the Ghost returned, “that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen, and travel far and wide; and if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death. …” (Stave One)

When taken into terms Marley is telling Scrooge if he does not change his ways, he will be condemned to do so in the afterlife. Marley was greedy like Scrooge thus he was condemned after death. He has come to warn him of his future if he does not change. This is also why the three ghosts appear- Past, Present, and Future. They are here to warn him of his wrong doings and convince him to change. Hope this helped!

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