Bob Cratchit is Scrooge's clerk and
works in unpleasant condition,
with no complaint. He obeys
Scrooge's rules and is timid about
asking to go home to his family
early on Christmas Eve.
When the ghost of Christmas
Present takes scrooge to visit the
Cratchits on Christmas Day, he sees
Bob carrying his sickly son Tiny TIm.
The ghost of Christmas Yet
To Come shows the Cratchits
in a future where Tiny Tim
has died and here we see
how sensitive Bob Cractchit
is. His love for his son is
shown through grief.
At the ned when Scrooge
changes his ways, Bob is
delighted. He welcomes
Scrooge's new found
generosity and friendship.
Obedient
Bob takes orders
from Scrooges
bad temper,
without
complaining.
'[He} tried to warm himself at the candle'
His efforts to warm himself
at the candle are pitiful. He
would prefer to do this than
challenge Scrooge.
Generous
He proposes a
toast to Scrooge
even on Christmas
Day
'I'll give you Mr Scrooge,
the Founder Of The
Feast'
Scrooge is too miserly to offer
his clerk a decent wage, but
Cratchit is generous enough
to be grateful to his boss.
Sensitive
He cries when his son Tiny Tim is dead
'My little, little child'
cried Bob. 'My little
child!'
The repetition of 'little' adds to
the sad effect. We feel sympathy
for him.
Fearful
He is afraid of
Scrooge's reaction to
when he arrives late to
work on Christmas
Day.
'It's only once a
year, sir' Pleaded
Bob, appearing
from the Tank.
Bob 'pleaded' which shows
he is worried abut being
punished.