The Third Ghost of Christmas Future

The third spirit is the ghost of the future who instills fear and death within him. He shows Scrooge his outcome at his own funeral and Tiny Tim's fate of death. The appearance of this ghost is described as “shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save one outstretched hand” (Dickens 68). Scrooge pleads to spare his life so that he has an opportunity to change his rotten ways and especially save Tiny Tim. The motif of regret is highlighted when Scrooge is the most humbled and at his most vulnerable.

Dickens, Charles. “Charles Dickens’ Christmas Books Including 'A Christmas Carol'.” July 1998, Oxford, Oxford University Press.