All of the ghosts help Scrooge in their own way. The Ghost of Christmas Past reminds Scrooge of the happiness he used to know, while the Ghost of Christmas Present shows him alternatives to the joyless way he is celebrating his own Christmas.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, however, shows Scrooge the most convincing argument of all -- what his life will come to mean in the end. By showing his servants selling his belongings at a pawn shop, those who are in debt to him rejoicing over his death (and the forgiveness of their debts), and men talking only of his riches, Scrooge is meant to realize the adage that you "can't take it with you." In the end, his riches will not matter, unless he has used them to build relationships and to make others' lives better. This is a message he quickly internalizes, and that he uses as the foundation of the changes he will make moving forward.
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