The Second Spirit

Send us Fan Mail This episode introduces the Ghost of Christmas Present from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The episode begins with a classic description of English foods, and Christmas meal with the Crachits. Scrooge (like most readers of the story) is especially moved by the plight of Tiny Tim. The episode/reading ends with personifications of Ignorance and Want. What do you think is the purpose of listing so many foods? What is London like at Christmas according to the story? How is the Crachit family described? Why did the Crachit family at first not want to honor Mr. Scrooge? How is Tiny Tim described? How are the concepts of Ignorance and Want presented? 00:00 Intro 00:47 Preparing for the Spirit 02:32 Ghost of Christmas Present 06:32 A banquet of food 07:15 London town 08:14 Bob Crachit’s family 11:22 Tiny Tim 13:29 A Christmas feast! 18:13 Tiny Tim’s Future 20:04 More of the Crachit family 23:17 A happy family 25:23 Ignorance and Want 28:50 Future episodes 29:25 Sources 29:33 Outro Support the show Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.