The Ghost of Christmas Past

• Supernatural .
• ”Scrooge found himself to be face to face with the unearthly visitor”
• Assertive “The relentless ghost pinioned him in both his arms and forces him to observe”
• He’s a reminder of family bonds
• Visits school, young scrooge, visits belle, visits fezziwig and sister fan
• sarcastic “Strange to have forgotten it for so many years..”
• Encouraging .
• Childlike and old at the same time
• Glowing light on head
• wears a white robe
• bright and shining
• scrooge puts him out using the candle extinguisher
• reminds scrooge of remorse and regret
• when scrooge rids of the ghost of christmas past, he uses the candle extinguisher which symbolises his desire to suppress his memories and emotions and ridding of all hope/ positivity- light
• ghost of christmas past is associated with light -“from the crown of its head there sprung a bright clear jet of light“
• ghost of christmas past is seen as forceful and assertive: “the relentless ghost pinioned him in both his arms and forced him to observe“
• “you are one of those who’s passions made this cap”- cap being the extinguisher
• ghost of christmas past is childlike and old sr the same time, glowinf light on its head, wears a white robe bright and shiny
• ”tunic of the purest white”- ghost of christmas past wears this and it creates angekic imagery
• ghost of christmas past is a continuous motif of light
• ghost of christmas past is the first tk visit scrooge and visits him at 1am
• ghost of christmas past represents positivity and hope