The light represents a way of light up the errors of scrooges past life so he can see them
Scrooge places a lamp extinguisher over the head of the first ghost, putting out the flame from its head and making the ghost disappear as the flame is extinguished
The Ghost arrives on Christmas Eve 1843, his life began on Christmas Day 1842. The life of a parent Christmas Ghost is only one year long and then as each new Christmas brings with it a new Christmas Spirit. It is after the Ghost reveals teh two children , Want and Ignorance" that he tells Scrooge that his time on this earth approaches its close.
The strangest thing about the spirit in "A Christmas Carol" was that it appeared as a mixture of different creatures, such as an old man, a child, and a kind of animal. This unconventional appearance added to the eerie and supernatural elements of the story.
He pulled the lamp extinguisher down over the flame emmitted from the Ghost of Christmas Pasts head and in doing so put out the light and removed the ghost
The head of the ghost of Christmas past carried a candle extinguisher. His head bore a flame which he explains is to help Scrooge see into the dark areas of his past. Scrooge becomes emotional and does not want to show his feelings so attempts to use the hat to put out the light so stopping visions of his pasted being seen.
He dislikes the visons the ghost forces him to see and this causes Scrooge to beg for removal from the scenes and then use teh lamp extinguisher that the ghost carries to put of the flame that surounds the ghost
The first, the Ghost of Christmas Past, takes Scrooge to the scenes of childhood and youth which stir the old gentler and tenderer emotions. The second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes Scrooge to the home to observe his game of Yes and No and to the humble dwelling of his clerk Bob Cratchit to observe his Christmas dinner. The third spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, harrows Scrooge with dire visions of the future if he does not learn and act upon what he has witnessed.
He takes the lamp extinguisher from the Ghosts hands, places it over the flame coming from the ghosts head and brings the extinguisher down. This extinguishes the life flame of the spirit
Described as old yet young looking the Ghost is Scrooges own past. When with Scrooge he takes the old man back to his childhood to see what his own life was like and what may have caused him to be the man he currently was. He makes Scrooge see the positive and negative of his life
The Ghost of Christmas Past is accusing Scrooge of wanting to extinguish the light of truth and self-reflection that the ghost represents. By asking to put on his cap, Scrooge is implying that he wants to avoid facing his past and the lessons it holds for him.
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In Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," the torch described is likely a long wooden stick with a cloth soaked in oil wrapped around one end, which is then set on fire. The torch would emit a flickering flame, providing light and warmth in the darkness. The description may vary depending on the specific adaptation or illustration of the story.