Pudding, or dessert
To the home of Bob Cratchit and mrs Cratchit
The wife of Bob Cratchit, Ebenezer Scrooge's poor but kind clerk.
Hermione Baddeley
Many of the characters refer to him notably Bob Cratchit and Mrs Cratchit. Fred his nephew The portly gentlemen
Mr. and Mrs. Cratchit feel resentful and indignant towards Scrooge because he mistreats Bob Cratchit and pays him very little, despite being wealthy himself. They see Scrooge as selfish and heartless, especially during the holiday season.
In the original script Ebenezer does not have contact with Mrs Cratchit only with Tiny Tom and Bob.. The story suggest that he becomes like another father to Tim. the assumption is to be drawn that he grows closer to the family and of course to Mrs Cratchit.
CHRISTMAS DINNER AT CRATCHIT'S HOUSE A simple room, in a simple four-room flat, appears. In the flat, Mrs. Cratchit, Peter Cratchit, and Belinda Cratchit, are preparing for Christmas dinner. Peter stirs a pot over the fire that is filled with potatoes. Belinda and Mrs. Cratchit lay the cloth on the table, then set out mismatched crockery. Meg and Will (Cratchits) enter carrying the precious goose between them as if it were unearthed treasure. The Cratchits set out their dinner. The young Cratchits pull up chairs and get cutlery. Martha (Cratchit) pours claret in the mismatched cups. Peter is in charge of the potatoes and Bob and Mrs. Cratchit put out the few side dishes. Bob serves the goose and gravy… Mrs. Cratchits watches nervously as Bob puts goose on the last plate. Scrooge looks over her shoulder. MRS. CRATCHIT: Lovely, Bob! Only one tiny bone left. (They all laugh. They all eat.)Finally, Mrs. Cratchit serves the pudding.
All her children help
In "A Christmas Carol," Bob wants to drink to the health of their boss, Mr. Scrooge, which angers Mrs. Cratchit because she feels resentful towards Scrooge for his mistreatment of Bob and the family. Mrs. Cratchit does not see the point in toasting someone who has caused them so much hardship.
Mrs Cratchit blames the light and the colours she is sewing but this is the time when Tiny Tim dies and therefore is a sign of her grief as Bob is visiting the graveyard to look at the site of Tims final resting place
He wants to make a toast to Scrooge
Mrs. Cratchit is upset with Scrooge because he is their employer and pays her husband, Bob Cratchit, a very low salary. This makes it difficult for the Cratchit family to make ends meet, especially with a sickly son, Tiny Tim. Mrs. Cratchit sees Scrooge as heartless and uncaring for not paying Bob a fair wage.