Topic Sentences

Fear and Urgency: Dickens uses the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come to instill a sense of fear and urgency in Scrooge about the consequences of his current lifestyle.

Inevitable Fate: Dickens uses the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come to illustrate the inevitable fate that awaits those who live a life devoid of compassion and generosity.

Potential for Change: Dickens uses the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come to highlight the potential for change and redemption, even for someone as seemingly irredeemable as Scrooge.

Responsibility and Amends: Dickens uses the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come to emphasize the importance of taking responsibility for one's actions and making amends before it is too late.

Key Quotations

Fear and Urgency:
- "The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached."
- "Ghost of the Future! I fear you more than any spectre I have seen."
Inevitable Fate:
- "The night is waning fast, and it is precious time to me, I know. Lead on, Spirit!"
- "Am I that man who lay upon the bed?"
Potential for Change:
- "Assure me that I yet may change these shadows you have shown me, by an altered life!"
- "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year."
Responsibility and Amends:
- "I am not the man I was. I will not be the man I must have been but for this intercourse."
- "I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me.

A Christmas Carol

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come