Zusammenfassung der Ressource
A Christmas Carol: Bob cratchit
- Bob Crachitt
- Scrooges clerk who doesn't
have much money. He loves his
family and is shown to be happy
and morally upright
- poor/impoverished/
distitute
- "...Mrs Cratchit, Crachit's
wife, dressed out but
poorly in a twice turned
gown, but brave in
ribbons, which are cheap
and make a goodly show
for sixpence;..."
- "...and his threadbare
clothes darned up and
brushed, to look
sensible..."
- "...nobody said or thought
that is was at all a small
pudding for a large family."
- "...They were not a handsome
family: they were not well
dressed; their shoes far from
being waterproof; their clothes
were scanty..."
- Affectionate/kind hearted/Amiable/ loving/ Family
man/ Man fond of his family life
- "...Bob's voice was tremulous when
he told them this and trembled more
when he said Tiny Tim was growing
strong and hearty."
- "...and Bob had
hugged his daughter
until his heart's
content..."
- "...Bob held his withered little hand in
his, as if he loved the child, and
wished to keep him by his side , and
dreaded that he might be taken from
him."
- "'Mr scrooge!' said Bob 'i'll give you
Mr Scrooge, the founder of the
feast."
- "'The founder of the feast' cried
Mrs Cratchit reddening 'i wish i had
him here. I'd give him a piece of my
mind....' 'My dear,' said Bob, 'the
children; Christmas day"
- "...to bestow the greetings of the
season on the clerk, who, cold as
he was, was warmer than Scrooge;
for he returned them cordially."
- Tolerant/
sympathetic/open minded/ Thoughtful/ soft hearted
- "...the clerks fire was so very much
smaller that it looked like one coal. But
he couldn't replenish it for scrooge kept
the coal box in his own room."
- "Wherefore the clerk put on a
white comforter and tried to warm
himself at the candle..."
- "The clerk in the tank involuntarily
applauded: becoming immediately
sensible of the impropriety."
- Scrooges long suffering clerk. He is the
father of a large impoverished family and
despite living a very hard is happy and
cheerful . He is especially dedicated to his
son Tiny Tim .
- Grateful/ Gratified/
appreciative
- "But they were happy,
grateful, p;eased with one
another, and contended with
the time; ...."