“It’s only once a year, sir,” pleaded Bob, appearing from the tank. “What do you mean by comin here at this time of day?” “Hollo!” growled Scrooge, in his accustomed voice, as near as he could feign it. He was on his stool in a jiffy driving away with his pen, as if he were trying to overtake nine o’clock. His hat was off before he opened the door his comforter too. Scrooge sat with his door wide open, that he might see him come into the tank.
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He was a full eighteen minutes and a half behind his time. If he could only be there first, and catch Bob Cratchit coming late! That was the thing he had set his heart upon.Īnd he did it’ yes, he did! The clock struck nine. Here are the last two pages from the original book, A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens, pp115-116 (public domain-from the Library of Congress)īut he was early at the office next morning. All he has to do is open his heart to them. Scrooge realizes, seeing the present as he did, that he has a ready-made family. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.” Scrooge does better than his word, and becomes a second father to Tiny Tim and a good friend to the Cratchits. “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Scrooge is stunned to see that his clerk has a crippled son. All of the people are poor, yet “content to be so” and happy to have each other. Scrooge never enjoys himself, and he realizes that Christmas Present symbolizes happiness and joy found in togetherness. In the present, Scrooge is shown people enjoying themselves. More literally, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come represents the difference between heaven and hell, showing Scrooge how awful his life will be if he continues living the way he is, compared to how his life used to be when he had more compassion for the human spirit. It is Scrooge’s fear of death that finally seals his fate and makes him change his ways. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come represents death. But as he ages, Scrooge is shown how much less compassion he has for people, as well as how much more greedy he has become due to his lust for money.
By taking Scrooge through the different stages in his life, the Ghost of Christmas Past is showing Scrooge that he was once able to love and that he once cared about others.
The Ghost of Christmas Past represents memory. What do each of the three spirits in A Christmas Carol represent? The spirit also shows Scrooge the Christmas Eve when, as a young man, his beloved fiancee Belle ended their relationship upon realizing that he now cared more for money than he did for her. He first shows Scrooge his old boarding school, where he stayed alone but for his books, while his schoolmates returned to their homes for the Christmas holidays. After showing up in Scrooge’s house, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes his hand and flies with him over London.
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