The Ghost of Christmas Present:
The spirit transports Scrooge around the city, showing him scenes of Christmas festivity, but also deprivation. As they watch the spirit sprinkles a little Christmas warmth from his torch.
They travel to various places, one being to the home of Scrooges nephew, another to the home of Scrooges clerk Bob Cratchit.
The spirit shares a vision with Ebenezer of Tiny Tim Cratchit's crutch, carefully placed near the families fireplace. Scrooges as the spirit if Tim will die. The Ghost states “ If these shadows remain unaltered by the future, the child will die!”
Later the spirit reveals to Scrooge two emaciated children from underneath his robes. The two children are loathsome to behold. The spirit names the boy “Ignorance and the girl child “Want”.
The spirit warns Scrooge “Beware them both and all of the degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is doom unless the writing be erased”
The Ghost of Christmas present reveals to Scrooge that he only exists for one day a year and that he has 1842 brothers that have come before him.
The clock strikes midnight and the spirit disappears.....Scrooge watches intently as "The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come" approaches “like a mist across the ground”...
Researched and written by Allen Tiller
First published 2012 ©
