The Cratchits Key Moments

• The family comprises of Bob Cratchit, his wife, and their six children: Martha, Belinda, Peter, two smaller Cratchits, and the ill but ever-cheerful Tiny Tim
• Bo Cratchit is Scrooge's clerk and works in unpleasant conditions without complaint
• Dickens describes the close family as poor but rich in love
• When the ghost of Christmas Present takes Scrooge to visit the Cratchits on Christmas Day, he sees Bob Cratchit carrying his sickly son Tiny Tim, and later raising a toast to Scrooge for providing the feast
• The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows the Cratchits in a future where Tiny Tim has died. Bob Cratchit's love for his son is shown through his grief
• Scrooge's change of heart is shown when he buys a giant prize turkey for the Cratchits
• In the end, when Scrooge changes his ways for the better, Bob Cratchit is delighted. He welcomes Scrooge's new-found generosity and friendship