The Ghost of Christmas Past

The Ghost of Christmas Past is the first of the three spirits to greet Scrooge. The spirit is characterised with a peculiar and obscure appearance. It seems to possess several characteristics of an elderly individual, yet nevertheless simultaneously has a youthful appearance. This reflects the elusive notion of time, and the intrinsic link between the past, present, and future. Most notably, the spirit has a beam of light which shoots from its head, only able to be extinguished by a cap which it carries with it. This light, and the white of its tunic, characterise the spirit as angelic or spiritual, connoting purity and divinity.