▁According ▁to ▁Dick ens ' ▁nov ella , ▁the ▁Ghost ▁of ▁Christmas ▁Past ▁appears ▁to ▁Sc ro oge ▁as ▁a ▁white - ro bed , ▁and rog yn ous ▁figure ▁of ▁ind et erm inate ▁age . ▁A ▁bl inding ▁beam ▁of ▁light ▁radi ates ▁from ▁its ▁head ▁and ▁it ▁car ries ▁a ▁cap ▁like ▁a ▁cand le ▁ex ting u isher , ▁which ▁it ▁tells ▁Sc ro oge ▁that ▁his ▁own ▁pass ions ▁made ▁and ▁forced ▁the ▁g host ▁wear . ▁The ▁g host ▁is ▁often ▁port rayed ▁as ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁dram atic ▁adapt ations ▁of ▁the ▁story : ▁ ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁g host ▁of ▁Christmas ▁past ▁in ▁the ▁story ▁After ▁appearing ▁in ▁Sc ro oge ' s ▁house , ▁the ▁Ghost ▁of ▁Christmas ▁Past ▁takes ▁his ▁hand ▁and ▁f lies ▁with ▁him ▁over ▁London . ▁It ▁first ▁shows ▁Sc ro oge ▁his ▁old ▁board ing ▁school , ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁alone , ▁but ▁for ▁his ▁books , ▁while ▁his ▁school m ates ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁homes ▁for ▁the ▁Christmas ▁hol id ays . ▁The ▁spirit ▁then ▁shows ▁Sc ro oge ▁the ▁day ▁when ▁his ▁bel oved ▁younger ▁sister ▁F an ▁picked ▁him ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁school ▁after ▁repeatedly ▁asking ▁their ▁cold , ▁un lo ving ▁father ▁to ▁allow ▁his ▁return , ▁as ▁she ▁joy fully ▁claims ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁changed ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁kind er ▁than ▁he ▁was . ▁Next , ▁the ▁spirit ▁shows ▁Sc ro oge ▁a ▁Christmas ▁E ve ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁which ▁he