ghost of christmas past

• "it was a strange figure- like a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man"

  -juxtaposition is metaphorical for Scrooge - physically alike to an "old man", vulnerable and isolated akin to how he was as a "child"
• ghost aims to catalyse a regression in Scrooge when showing him his childhood so he can regress into his former compassionate self
• "wore a tunic of the purest white"

  -though the ghost has an uncanny presentation, it's depicted of having an ethereal quality
• "bright clear jet of light"

  -imagery of hope and brightness, symbolises how the ghost's function is to brighten up Scrooge's life with moral awakening
• "could not hide the light"

  -foreshadowing how Scrooge can't escape his redemption as the ghost is emblematic of hope