In victorian Britain the phrase no work no pay was king. People only were paid if they worked the shifts an jobs given. There was no form of welfare to help those sick or unemployed, these people simply starved
Only Christmas day
Bob was loyal to the miserly old man, he felt sorry for him which we feel when he offers up a toast on Christmas day
He doesn't get paid.
he said he would have to come earlier the next morning to work
No one. When scrooge leaves at 7 pm each day , it is Bob who closes the business. In the original story no one enters the counting house after that
Scrooge's clerk is responsible for managing his employer's business affairs, including bookkeeping, correspondence, and other administrative tasks. In Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Bob Cratchit is Scrooge's overworked and underpaid clerk who struggles to provide for his family while working for the miserly Scrooge.
In Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's clerk, is paid for a day he did not work on Christmas Day. Although he typically only receives a meager wage for his labor, Scrooge begrudgingly allows him to take Christmas Day off without docking his pay, reflecting the societal norms of the time where workers often had that day off for holiday celebrations.
He didnt stop Bob from going home, he did make Bob feel uncomfortable about wanting Christmas Day off which Scrooge would have to pay for
The family see how poorly Bob is treated by the miserly Scrooge. Mrs Cratchit speaks with venomous tone when Bob toasts the founder of feast Mr Scrooge. Only to have plead for peace as its Christmas day
Scrooge's partner ,Jacob Marley, died on Christmas Eve. There is also the fact that Scrooge himself hates to see other people happy.
He is angry. Scrooge is bitter following his discussion with two business men seeking a charitable donation to help the poor turns on Bob, Scrooge who is already aggravated says "I suppose you want the whole day off tomorrow" Bob diplomatically says "if it is convenient Sir" then is blasted by Scrooge saying "It's not convenient, and it's not fair. If I was to stop half-a-crown for it, you'd think yourself ill-used, I'll be bound?" "And yet," said Scrooge, "you don't think me ill-used, when I pay a day's wages for no work." The clerk observed that it was only once a year. "A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December!" said Scrooge, buttoning his great-coat to the chin. "But I suppose you must have the whole day. Be here all the earlier next morning."
In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Scrooge sends a young boy to buy a turkey on Christmas Day, which he plans to send to the Cratchit's as a surprise.Firstly, Mr. Cratchit is a poor man who is forced by Scrooge to work a lot as his clerk. He loves Christmas. He has a sick son named Tiny Tim and also has a wife.