The Dark Side In Charles Dickens' well-known novel A Christmas Carol, the second ghost that appears, the Ghost of the present, introduced two very significant characters. The boy, who represented ignorance, and the girl who represented want, were related to Scrooge as a person, to the novel as a whole, and to the real world. " 'Are there no prisons?" said the Spirit, turning in him for the last time with his own words. 'Are there …showed first 75 words of 726 total…

…showed last 75 words of 726 total…most important aspects which Dickens was discussing. Finally, ignorance and want are problems that are faced still today. Although Charles Dickens wrote during the Victorian time period, his writing can be considered classic because it has withstood the test of time. His lessons are everlasting. The boy and girl were extremely important to the story, but they also sparked many thoughts. The real question to ask is...are we all a little bit like Scrooge?