4. why do you think dickens insists so many times and in so many ways that scrooge is not a character who is prone to flights of fancy?

This illustrates Scrooge’s disbelief and shock when he is actually visited by the spirits. Scrooge must accept the idea of the afterlife and ghosts. Scrooge had previously prided himself on his very literal and pragmatic interpretation of life. His very businesslike view of life is juxtaposed with the fantastical visit of the spirits.