Act 2 of the Christmas Carol begins with Scrooge getting a visit from the ghost of Christmas present. This spirit is a jolly man filled with happiness and laughter. They see how Christmas will turn out to be in the present time if Ebenezer Scrooge keeps on acting the way he does. They visit the home of the Cratchit family and see how they celebrate their Christmas. Scrooge watches this family prepare for a Christmas meal showing lots of joy. Scrooge sees Bob Cratchit's crippled son, Tiny Tim, who shows so much kindness towards everyone that it warms Scrooge's heart.
Later on, in the same night, the ghost takes Scrooge to his Fred's home where he is having a Christmas party With his close family and friends. Fred and his wife talk about Fred's visit with Scrooge and Fred says "I couldn't be angry with him if I tried. Who suffers by his ill whims? Himself anyways..." This statement shows that even though Scrooge is mean person to everyone, it doesn't matter because he is family and Fred looks past his rudeness and just doesn't let anything he says bother him.
Next, the ghost of Christmas future visits Scrooge. This spirit is a tall figure that wears a black cloak with a hood over his head that hides his face. Scrooge keeps on talking to the spirit and asking him questions, but the spirit never answers him. They take a journey to the future and Scrooge sees he is standing in the street in a city in London. In front of him is three people that are carrying bags. They are talking about the death of Ebenezer Scrooge and how since Scrooge never left any of his belongings to anyone they took them all. One woman has Scrooges bed curtains in her bag. When she is asked if she took them down while he was still in bed, she replies "Yes I did. Why not?" This shows that no one cared for Scrooge at all.
Afterwards, Scrooge is taken to a grave yard. He looks around and doesn't see much. The spirit takes him to a certain grave and points to it. Scrooge bends down and is shocked to see his own name on the grave. Scrooge then feels a bit frightened and vows to always honor Christmas and act in good ways and to treat people better and to a respectful, caring, and joyous person. They both then travel back to Scrooge's house and he thanks the spirit and lays down to sleep. The next morning Scrooge decides to be happy and full of Christmas spirit. He goes to work and tells Bob that his salary is raised and that he has the day of. He then goes to his nephew's house and is happy to see him and his wife. Scrooge lived his with kindness, generosity, and happiness.
