Question

What a re some possible reaso ns Dickens chose to have the Spirit Of TheFuture share some feuture s with the Grim Reaper

Answer 1

I think that Dickens uses some effective foreshadowing should Scrooge not mend his ways. The dark spirit is a final ominous warning to Scrooge. The spirit does not talk. Any promises Scrooge makes ring hollow until he shows his change in action and deed.