4 years ago. 15 of 30. Dickens uses two wretched children, called Ignorance and Want, to represent the poor. a stale and shrivelled hand, like that of age, had pinched, and twisted them, and pulled them into shreds. 4) Thereâs the son of his beloved sister. 4. Another foreshadowed element is the "Doom" written across the Ignorant boy's brow. Answer Save. 4. Love trumps poverty in Dickens's sentimental portrait of the Cratchits, but he adds a dark note at the end when he reveals Tiny Tim will die unless the future is changed. Tiny Tim is sick but the family can't afford to get him well. 14 of 30. Scrooge and Greed. Through gesture. 2 Answers. 14 of 30. The Cratchets are poor. Tiny Tim is saved due to Scrooge's generous actions. Empathy enables Scrooge to sympathize with and understand those less fortunate than himself, people like Tiny Tim and Bob Crachit. The Cratchit family are the perfect example of the difficulties faced by the poor in Victorian England. Who does Tiny Tim represent? 2. The phantom as literary device enables Dickens to explore the social and moral issues central to his fiction: â poverty, miserliness, guilt, redemption. conveys perfectly the fellow feeling and good cheer to which Scrooge awakens as his story unfolds and that A Christmas Carol celebrates. Relevance. A good father to Tiny Tim âthe symbol of poverty. The poverty-stricken children. Create a mini character profile for Tiny Tim and his father, Bob Cratchit. Generally speaking, Dickens believedâand strongly insisted in his workâthat crime was a result of poverty and its corollary, ignorance; but despite his sympathetic treatments of characters like Magwitch in Great Expectations, there is a barely-controlled anxiety in many of his works about an unredeemable evil in some poor people. Tiny Tim is the youngest son of Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's accounting clerk. Bob Cratchit as a loving family man who makes the best of his circumstances. There were households all over England that had sick children who might have lived but for poverty. Dickens also deals with the themes of family and forgiveness. Two portly gentlemen asking for charity. Many people in London are puzzled by Scrooge's behavior, but Scrooge merely laughs off their suspicions and doubts. After Scrooge asks the Ghost of Christmas Present what the future holds for Tiny Tim, the Spiritâs answer makes clear that Tiny Tim, without help, will soon die. How does He communicate. 12 of 15. Scrooge begins to soften his heart towards Tiny Tim and worries about his future. The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come. There is a huge difference between the body lying alone in the dark house and the body of Tiny Tim, kissed and adored in the Cratchit house. He hasnât been good to Fred over the years, but this is the one relationship from the past he can do something about. In Stave 3 we are moved by Tiny Tim's courage and cheerfulness, in spite of his poverty and disability. 13 of 30. Who is the Third Spirit? Some people may say that Tiny Tim is the best example of a child that Dickens uses to show poverty in England during the time that he was writing âA Christmas Carol.â However, we believe that the children that accompany the Ghost of Christmas Present, named Ignorance and Want, are equal to, if not better than, Tiny Tim as a representation of poverty in England. Three ghosts take Scrooge through Christmases past, present and future. 13 of 30. Who is the last spirit of the three ghosts? In A Christmas Carol these include Christmas, redemption and social injustice. In the Cratchit home, Bob mourns for Tiny Tim, who has recently died. Bob Cratchet isn't allowed to have coal to warm his office. Lv 7. Key term: ALLEGORY. "Are there no prisons...Union workhouses...the Treadmill and the Poor Law...?" The Ghost points Scrooge toward ⦠Scrooge realizes that Tiny Tim has died. Scrooge begs to know whether Tiny Tim will survive. New adaptations of Charles Dickensâ 1843 novella appear on our screens each time the holidays come around. He tells the family about the kindness of Scrooge's nephew, Fred, and soon feels better when he discusses Tiny Tim's lasting memory. Becoming a second father to Tiny Tim means Scrooge gets some of the love and support he has been missing or refusing. represent? The personal pronouns âmyâ, âusâ and âallâ paired with the terms of endearment, such as âdearsâ, indicates to the reader that the Cratchit family are a united force that stands up and rejoices in happiness and joy, despite facing the rough shame of poverty that flooded Victorian London. Characters Bob Cratchit, his son Tiny Tim, and Scroogeâs nephew Fred, all influence Scrooge in his journey of transformation. Dickens probably hoped to convert more than one Scrooge by the end of A Christmas Carol. The Ghost, for emphasis, uses one of Scroogeâs earlier quotes about what poor people should do, a statement which now makes Scrooge ashamed. The ghosts borrow in their appearance from a tradition of allegory. Local businessmen are asking for contributions for the holidays. He has an emotional effect on Ebenezer Scrooge, who sees the boy first in ⦠Who does Tiny Tim represent? Notably, he shows that Scrooge is greatly affected by the the familyâs poverty, but especially on the crippled Tiny Tim, a character that Dickens includes to represent the population of poor children as Tiny Tim is a helpless victim of poverty. The famous last words of the novel "God bless us, every one!" The poverty-stricken children. Tiny Tim's fate is linked very closely to Scrooge's fate, which tightens the connection that Dickens establishes between the two social classes. Through the Cratchits he embraces family again, tackling the regret for marginalising family from young adulthood. Scrooge âs loyal clerk, he is very poorly treated by his boss and his large family live in cold and poverty. How does the ghost of christmas yet to come communicate? Tiny Tim is in poor health and may not live much longer. He sees a couple rejoicing at the death of "someone" as they now don't have to pay their loan back; he sees a group of men, discussing "someone's" death and talking about ⦠We do not know the cause of his lameness and today we would be uneasy about calling a child a "cripple", as Tiny Tim calls himself. There is the strange child/old man that is Christmas Past, clutching a branch of holly yet trimmed with summer flowers. What does the cratchit family represent. The spirit of Christmas ⦠1. 4 years ago. People âin the streetsâ are described in the novel to represent normal people, who face poverty every day. âHe did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did not die, he was a second father. 10 of 15. Marleyâs Ghost shows us 'a wretched woman with an infant ⦠upon a door-step' (p. 20). Spirit of Tiny Tim, thy childish essence was from God'' (104). What is wrong with Tiny Tim? The Cratchit Family: Scrooge sees how poor they are, and this means that they canât buy their sick son, Tiny Tim, the medicine he needs. How does Dickens represent poverty in A Christmas Carol? The spirit replies that given the current conditions in the Cratchit house, there will inevitably be an empty chair at next year's Christmas dinner. Likewise, if the wealthy do not do their part to support the impoverished, the impoverished are sure to struggle. Through gestures. The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come. Dickens portrays Scrooge as a ' tight fisted, penny pincher' with alliterations and metaphors such as, 'wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner' emphasising his meanness. In Stave One, the ghost of Jacob Marley offers Scrooge a very vivid image of the fate of those who succumb to greed. He asks them to behave towards each other as Tiny Tim always did. The crippled son of Bob Cratchit, he can be seen sitting on his fatherâs shoulder or struggling along with his crutch. Dickens shows us glimpses of poverty even deeper than that of the Cratchits: The charity collectors tell us, 'Many thousands are in want of common necessaries' (p. 7). In the story cold and loneliness are set up in opposition to the warmth of family. Through Gestures. Bob is due home but one of the children says heâs been walking slower recently, and they all agree that he used to go more quickly with Tiny Tim on his shoulders. However, someone new has taken over the office. Scrooge is too greedy to help those who are more ⦠13 of 30. Who is the Third Spirit? He is handicapped. Explore at least 5 quotations for each character. In both cases, the Ghost suggests that Scrooge has a stake in changing the future. Scrooge also sees that despite this they are very happy people. Lv 7. Here, Bob tries to turn his death into a life lesson for his remaining children. These two themes represent the consequences of living a life of ignorance and material obsession. The poverty-stricken children. With these words, Bob shows his mature side as his familyâs leader and guideâeven in grief he tries to keep his family committed both to loving each other and to doing right. Tiny Tim is among the most famous disabled characters in literature. In a Christmas Yet to Come, Tiny Tim has just died. We learn that Scrooge's greed has led him to the life he lives; miserly, lonely, ignored and pitied. Bob Cratchit as an employee in Scrooge's business. The spirit takes Scrooge to a number of other Christmas gatherings, including the festivities of an isolated community of miners and a party aboard a ship. The ghost of christmas yet to come. The Clerk, Bob Cratchit, is a character in the book who represents the poor. Tiny Tim. 3. Gert. How does Scrooge reply to the portly gentlemen? â how Dickens uses the Cratchit family to show the struggles of the poor in the novel as a whole. As time passes, Scrooge is as good as his word: He helps the Cratchits and becomes a second father to Tiny Tim who does not die as predicted in the ghost's ominous vision. Many of the poor 'would rather die' (p. 8) than go to the Union workhouses or the Treadmill. e. The family work together and are supportive of one another. His family benefit from Scrooges transformation. What does He show Scrooge? 2. Primarily, Dickens symbolises poverty and death with the character of Tiny Tim. 15 of 30. The eldest children work hard and Bob is always looking to find them better⦠read analysis of Bob Cratchit. Likewise, how is Scrooge presented in Christmas carol? Poverty stricken children. Primarily, Dickens symbolizes poverty and death with the character of Tiny Tim. Scrooge asks the Ghost who the dead man they saw was, but the Ghost only brings him to Scrooge's office. Tiny Tim represents the brutal effects of poverty. If Scrooge does not change his miserly ways, Tiny Tim is sure to die. How does He communicate? Notably, he shows that Scrooge is greatly affected by the the family poverty, but especially on the crippled Tiny Tim, a character that Dickens includes to represent the population of poor children as Tiny Tim is a helpless victim of poverty. Essay Plan: Tiny Tim 1. Who does Tiny Tim represent? 11 of 15. Who comes to Scrooge's office in the morning after Fred leaves? Who does Tiny Tim represent? Tiny Tim is symbolic not only of these children, but as catalyst for change. The main ideas in a text are called themes. What does the ghost of christmas yet to come show Scrooge? Scrooge is ignorant of Tiny Tims illness. 14 of 30. He sees a couple rejoicing at the death of 'someone' as they now don't have to pay their loans back; he sees a group of men, discussing 'someone's' death and talking about ⦠1 0. denise. Favourite answer . What does He show Scrooge? Challenge: How does Dickens characterisation of the poor challenge Victorian views? Tiny Tim, the son of Bob Cratchit, is joyful and happy. 15 of 30. In Stave 3 of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Bob Cratchit's family is presented as an extremely poor, but mostly joyous family. They are described as being âhappyâ because it is Christmas, which shows that being poor does not mean being unhappy. Children are used by Dickens for emotive and allegorical purposes.