The Ghost of Christmas Present

• Benevolent “To a poor one because he needs it the most”
• Omnipresent z
• supernatural .
• ephemeral .
• loving .
• friendly ‘cheery voice‘, ‘a jolly giant’ and ‘joyful air‘
• advisory “beware them both”
• appears in act 3
• dominant “a strange voice called him and bade him to enter, he obeyed“
• Prescient “i see a vacant seat… the child will die.”
• “if he’s to die he better do it quick and decrease the surplus population” He’s echoing/ mimicking scrooge
• ’The spirits eyes were clear and kind’
• ghost of christmas present has a “glowing torch…not unlike plentys horn”- horn in a symbol of abundance emphasising the need for generosity
• ghost of christmas present appears in stave 3
• ghost of christmas present is advisory-“the boy is ignorant and the girl is want, beware them both”
• ghost of christmas present is prescient: “i see a vacant seat… the child will die“,
• the ghost of christmas present is friendly: “the spirits eyes were clear and kind”, “a jolly giant”, “cheery voice”, “joyful air”
• scrooge is inferior to the ghost: he “bent beneath the ghosts rebuke” showing scrooge feels the weight of the ghosts criticism and disapproval
• ghost of christmas present shows scrooge dress christmas party, ignorance and want, the cratchit family : tiny time is dead and he shows scrooge belle and her husband
• the ghost of christmas present is echoing/reminding: “if he’s to die, he better do it and decrease the surplus population”
• the ghost of christmas present is described as a jolly giant, full of life and warmth, wears a green robe lined with white fur and he symbolises abundance and generosity, he wears a wreath of holly and golds his cornucopia
• the ghost of christmas present has religious imagery as it can relate to Jesus’ crown of thorns in the easter story
• ghost of christmas present is omnipresent
• ignorance and want represent societal issues of poverty and the comsequences of neglecting the poor/less fortunate- ignorance is particularly dangerous because ignorance leads to lack of awareness and understanding of the poor. Want symbolises desperate need and deprivation experienced by the poor
• the ghost of christmas present: “a strange voice called him and bade him entry, he obeyed” this shows the ghost of dominant and could suggest scrooge is scared of him as he obeyed