Ghost of Christmas past

• "Bright clear jet of light"
• "wore a tunic of the purest white"
• "It was strange figure-like a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man"
• What technique is "it was a strange figure- like a child, not so like a child as like an old man"

  A paradoxical technique because the juxtaposition "old man" and " child". This is metaphorically a representation of scrooge as he physically appears as an "old man" as he is branded by an old sinner, yet he's vulnerable and innocent akin to how he was as a "child".
• What does regression mean?

  Going back
• What does the quote "wore at tunic of the purest light"?

  It shows that the ghost of Christmas past is a symbol of hope. Despite his eerie presentation, he is depicted as having ethereal qualities. Its mission is to repress the memories from when Scrooge was a child in order to purify him and eliminate sin.
• What does ethereal mean?

  Heavenly
• What quote shows that the Ghost of Christmas past is here to aid scrooges redemption?

  He could not hide the light.
• What is context for the ghost of Christmas past?

  In the victorian era, the victorians were fascinated on the innocence of children and youth.