Future Ghosts

Season 2 Episode 148

This episode of Celebrate Poe deals with the especially powerful section of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol relating to the Ghost of Christmas Future. Scrooge learns some powerful lessons regarding how his existence (and greediness) has affected others.

How does Dickens show that many people feel that Scrooge’s life meant very little?
What are some of the actions that characters take regarding Scrooge’s body after his death?
What does the old woman steal?
What are the mixed feelings felt by the couple when learning of how their debt might be handled?
What has happened to Tiny Tim?
What seems to finally cause Scrooge to say that he will honor Christmas in his heart?

00:00 Intro
00:49 The Phantom approaches
02:45 Entering the city
06:53 The dirty, old den
13:20 Scrooge’s bedcurtains
17:26 How will this affect our debt?
20:42 Visiting the Crachit house
27:24 Scrooge looks into what was his office
29:12 Scrooge looks at his bed after death

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Future Ghosts