![]() ![]() Id love to see Christ come back to crush the spirit of hate and make men put down. 'Marley was dead: to begin with.' - Stave 1, A Christmas Carol. Number eight is a particularly famous saying from Scrooge himself 1. ![]() At the conclusion of the narrative, Dickens repeats. Remember, its better to be a has-been than a never-been. Whilst most people know the 'Bah Humbug' quote or the Tiny Tim quote, 'God bless us every one' (the last line of the novella), there are many more famous quotes from A Christmas Carol worth knowing. Tiny Tim is remembered fondly by his family for his good qualities. Tiny Tim is famous in the narrative for saying, God bless us, everyone as a blessing at Christmas supper. Night after night in the ’50s I traveled all over New York City. we recollect how patient and how mild he was. In his words: When things were really bad I sang at amateur nights. In the scene that the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows of the Cratchits, Bob remembers his son as a patient child. This highlights how ungenerous Scrooge, an adult, can be. However if Scrooge were to change his actions towards Tim’s father and help him and his family in a positive way he would survive. If Scrooge would have kept the same negative attitude towards Bob Cricket, then as the spirit of the future showed, tiny Tim would die. He hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see.ĭickens suggests that the child is exceptionally thoughtful for his age. Tiny Tim’s role is to resemble the effect of the actions scrooge takes part in. Tiny Tim rises above his own suffering and hopes that people who see him will think of Jesus. We learn that Tiny Tim is kind and able to offer an equal love to all mankind. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows a possible future in which Scrooge's fears are realised and Tiny Tim has died.Īt the end of the novella, after Scrooge changes his character, we learn that he becomes like a second father to Tiny Tim.Īfter Bob Cratchit raises a toast at the Christmas dinner table, Tiny Tim echoes the toast and includes everyone. Scrooge is affected by the child and when he is shown the Cratchit family Christmas by the Ghost of Christmas Present, he worries whether Tiny Tim will live. He thinks of others and is well-loved by his family. Despite his physical difficulties, he is a positive and generous child. A term used to describe a figure which is lifelike enough to be disturbing, but not realistic enough to be pleasant. ![]() Despite their poverty and ill-health (Tiny Tim) they. He walks with a crutch and has 'his limbs supported by an iron frame'. The Cratchit family The Cratchits give us an insight into what life was like for poor in Victorian. ![]()
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