Scrooge's first
reaction to the Ghost of Christmas Past is one of wonder:
"Being now a
thing with one arm, now with one leg, now with twenty legs, now a pair of legs without a head,
now a head without a body: of which dissolving parts, no outline would be visible in the dense
gloom wherein they melted away. And in the very wonder of this, it would be itself again;
distinct and clear as ever" (2). The Ghost has the ability to change its distinct qualities
from light to dark, giving the appearance of a perpetually changing, shimmering being.
As the Ghost takes Scrooge on his journey to Christmases past, Scrooge's reaction
becomes one of sadness and regret. Upon visiting his old school, the Ghost asks him if he
remembers it: "Scrooge said he knew it. And he sobbed" (3). The visits to the past
become more difficult when Scrooge sees Belle:
"Spirit," said Scrooge. "Show me no more. Conduct me home. Why do you
delight to torture me."
"One shadow more!" exclaimed the Ghost.
"No more!" cried...
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