▁Ghost , ▁whose ▁character ▁is ▁written ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁African - American ▁woman , ▁plays ▁the ▁narr ator ▁role ▁as ▁she ▁esc ort s ▁Eb ene zer ▁Sc ro oge ▁through ▁the ▁past , ▁present ▁and ▁future ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁But , ▁as ▁she ▁says , ▁everything ▁keeps ▁going ▁" kap lo o ey " ▁because ▁she ▁can ' t ▁get ▁her ▁magic ▁to ▁work ▁properly . ▁In ▁their ▁first ▁journey , ▁the ▁Ghost ▁tries ▁to ▁take ▁Sc ro oge ▁to ▁his ▁past ▁at ▁the ▁Fe z zi wig ▁Christmas ▁party , ▁but ▁they ▁end ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁Cr atch its ' ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁present , ▁where ▁we ▁meet ▁Mrs . ▁Cr atch it ▁and ▁her ▁et ern ally ▁hun gry ▁yet ▁et ern ally ▁sun ny ▁children , ▁all ▁ 2 1 ▁of ▁them . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 ▁live ▁in ▁" a ▁bunch ▁in ▁the ▁root ▁cell ar ." ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁characters ▁retain ▁their ▁original ▁Dick ens ian ▁qual ities . ▁Eb ene zer ▁Sc ro oge ▁is ▁old ▁and ▁miser ly . ▁Bob ▁Cr atch it ▁is ▁the ▁gentle ▁family ▁man ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁target ▁of ▁Sc ro oge ' s ▁cheap ness . ▁T iny ▁Tim ▁is ▁cri pp led ▁and ▁heart - r ending . ▁Equ ally ▁heart - r ending ▁is ▁Little ▁Nell ▁from ▁Dick ens ' ▁The ▁Old ▁Cur ios ity ▁Sh op , ▁who ▁appears ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Cr atch it ▁children . ▁In ▁typical ▁Dur