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The Ghost Of Christmas Movie Analysis

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In the movie Ebenezer Scrooge is an old mean man who hates Christmas.

On Christmas Eve Scrooge is visited by different ghosts. The first ghost he was visited by was his former business Partner Jacob Marley. Jacob was in shackles when he arrived. Scrooge asks why and Marley states he wears the chain in which he forged in life. Jacob also says that the chains are ponderous. Marley tells scrooge that he will be visited by 3 ghosts. Marley states that the ghosts will be The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present, and The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Jacob also tells that Mankind was his business.

The first ghost that arrives is the Ghost of Christmas Past. When he arrives in Scrooge asks for who the Ghost is and to state his name. The ghost replies with "I am the Ghost Of Christmas Past." Scrooge then asks the Ghost Which past he is from. The ghost states "Your Past." Scrooge has never told anyone, but he desired to see the spirit in his cap and begged to be covered. The ghost states …show more content…

When he arrives the ghost says "I am The Ghost Of Christmas Present!" "Look upon me!" "There are some upon this earth of yours," returned the Spirit, "who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride, ill-will, hatred, envy, bigotry, and selfishness in our name, who are as strange to us and all our kith and kin, as if they had never lived. Remember that, and charge their doings on themselves, not us." " God Bless us every one!" Tiny Tim states Scrooge then asks if Tiny Tim will live and the spirit tells him he sees a vacant swat. After the Ghost of Christmas Present leaves the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come arrives. Scrooge asks the spirit if he is in the presence of The Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come. The ghost did not answer and pointed onward with his hand. The Ghost takes Scrooge to his own Grave. Scrooge tells the ghost that he´s a changed man. From then on Scrooge honored

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