'A Christmas Carol': Dickens' ghosts as agents of time

Before the spirits’ visits, Scrooge viewed time as a resource that he could use to make money. Scrooge learns that time is a privilege and a gift that many in society are not blessed with. Scrooge learns that time's fluid and that all aspects of time interact with one another to inform a person's experience. The spirits’ visits defy time, but all occur within the course of one evening. Dickens illustrates how one person's drastic change in a short space of time can vastly improve the lives of others.