Ignorance and Want

Want and Ignorance are 2 street urchin spirits that show up in The Ghost of Christmas Present segment in A Christmas Carol.

They initially look timid inside the robes, but then they start snarling at Ebenezer Scrooge, warning him that they are ruthless.

Want is a boy who is shown to grow up to become a dangerous pickpocket.

Ignorance is a girl who is shown to grow up to become a prostitute to earn money.

This segment is a reference to Oliver Twist and Hard Times, 2 other Charles Dickens novels that both about social injustice.