The Ghost of Christmas Past is most effective on Scrooge because he
reminds him of the person he used to be.
More than any of the
other ghosts, the Ghost of Christmas Past makes a huge impression on Scrooge. Marleys ghost
makes Scrooge thoughtful, and helps prepare him by making him more receptive to the emotional
onslaught of the three ghosts of time.
The very first thing the Ghost of
Christmas Past does is shock Scrooge and get him off balance. He does this by making him fly
and then taking him to his childhood school. Scrooge is not ready for this, and the effect is
immediate and telling. Seeing his childhood makes him as giddy as the schoolboy he once
was,...
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