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