Bob + family

• role in Novella

  the Cratchits - large family = common in 19th century (kids = work= money)

  used to be relatable and present the lower class - they focus on family despite financial struggles

  poverty is not a barrier to happiness
• scrooge's reaction


  'let me hear another sound from you... and you'll keep your Christmas by loosing your situation'

  Scrooge threatens to fire Bob as he was excited for Christmas - shows his unsympathetic feelings towards him and his families situation
• scrooge's reaction


  'Spirit... tell if Tiny Tim will live'

  shows change in Scrooge as he is concerned for the young boy

  'No, no... o no, kind spirit I say he will be spared'

  he want's Tiny Tim to live and have a life

  'no' is repeated showing he's distraught
• 'bustle'


  describes their house

  verb

  chaos

  sows excitment
• 'feathered phenomenon'


  'feathered' - adjective bird

  'phenomenon' - noun - rare event

  the bird is a rare event in household - they're poor and so can't afford meat often - 'black swan'
• 'hissing hot'


  alliteration

  shows warmth

  Mrs Cratchits food
• all the children have their jobs


  'Peter mashed the potatoes'

  'Miss Belinda sweetened up the apple sauce'

  'Two young... set up chairs for everyone'

  'Mrs Cratchit looking slowly all along the carving knife prepared to plunge into the breast'

  shows the togetherness of the family

  like a well oiled machine
• 'a great deal of steam''


  pudding

  'great deal' - exaggerates - 'deal' - money

  'steam' - warmth, happiness
• 'smell like an eating house and a pastry cooks next door to each other'


  simile

  'smell' - uses senses to create and image

  'eating house' - restaurant

  'pastry cooks' - like a bakery

  these two create a sense of sweetness for the reader

  'next door to each other' - shows overwhelmed by the nice smell
• 'chestnuts on the fire sputtered and cracked noisily' 


  'chestnuts' - noun - Christmas imagery

  'fire' - noun - warmth

  'sputtered', 'cracked' - adjectives describing the sound

  'noisily' - adverb - fills the room with warmth and Christmas Spirit
• 'God bless is everyone' - Tiny Tim


  shows how he has faith even though we know he is ill

  'everyone' - he includes everyone (even the reader) to show how classes don't matter during Christmas
• 'Mr Scrooge... founder of the feast' - Bob


  Mr - shows respect even though he has poor working conditions/relationships with Scrooge

  'founder of the feast' - fricative -

  'founder' - Bob's little pay from Scrooge meant they were able to have this dinner and special moment - Bob is grateful even though Scrooge mistreats him

  'feast' - the little meal is considered a feast for the family - emphasises how you don't need a lot to make you happy
• 'as good as gold.... and better'


  tiny Tim's behaviour

  simile - shows how he behaved well

  'and better' - Tim is better then gold, family is better then money
• 'the clerk, for as cold as he was, was warmer then Scrooge'


  Scrooge is emotionally dead - he has no warmth and no one to bring him warmth

  Bob is literally freezing due to Scrooge's reluctance to give him any money for coal/ any coal in the office
• 'the clerk in tank involuntarily applauded. becoming immediately sensible 


  'involuntarily' - he couldn't help it, he was overcome by the Christmas spirit

  'applauded' - clapped his hands in excitement

  'immediately' - adverb - he realised his mistake to celerbrate in front of Scrooge

  'sensible' - strict with himself