Comparison between The Morals of Shane by Jack Schaefer and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens In the novel Shane by Jack Schaefer, Jack Schaefer states his opinion on the ability of people to change . Shane tells Bob, "A man is what he is, Bob, and you can't break the mold." Jack Scaefer supports this quote by having Shane return to his old method of dealing with problems. When Shane first arrived he was dressed all in black. Shane later tells the Starrett family that he was once a gunslinger. Later in the novel it can be said that Shane wants to avoid his past, Shane starts wearing colors other than black and also tries to handle problems verbally rather than physically. Shane does everything he can to avoid having to return to his violent past. Shane also keeps to himself a lot, Shane doesn't like to talk about his past with anyone, as if he's ashamed. When facing Shane Stark Wilson, Shane tries to give Stark Wilson a chance, Shane gives Stark Wilson a chance to leave, but Stark Wilson refuses. Since Stark Wilson insisted on fighting Joe Starrett, Shane is forced to return to his violent past. Shane dresses back in his all-black clothes, just like he wore when he first arrived. Shane grabbed his gun and met Stark Wilson for the final showdown. By having Shane return to solving problems with a gun, Jack Schefer implies that a man can't change, you can't break the mold. In A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens expresses his belief in changing one's personality. The moral of A Christmas Carol is "People can make changes in their lives whenever they want, even until the end." Charles Dickens shows morals by having Scrooge change his personality. At the beginning of A Christmas Carol Scrooge is a cold and almost heartless man, Scrooge doesn't like Christmas or anything to do with it. Scrooge is very reserved, he doesn't like having people around, not even his own family. Scrooge had a partner named Marley, Marley was as bad as Scrooge. Due to Marley's disgusting behavior, he is condemned to wear heavy chains for eternity. One night Marley appears before Scrooge and warns him that if he continues to be the kind of person he is, he will face a fate far worse than what Marley is facing...