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What does Bob want to do that makes Mrs Cratchit mad in A Christmas Carol?
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.
What was the name of the miser in A Christmas Carol?
The central character in Charles Dickens' book is Ebenezer Scrooge.
What does mrs. cratchit say about Scrooge?
“The Founder of the Feast indeed!” cried Mrs. Cratchit, reddening. “I wish I had him here. I’d give him a piece of my mind to feast upon, and I hope he’d have a good appetite for it.” This is Mrs Cratchit's outburst in stave 3 when her husband Bob Cratchit toasts Scrooge as the "Founder of the Feast" (he helped fund their meal). She is indignant that Bob works so hard in Scrooge's office yet gets paid poorly and treated terribly. Keep in mind that she is right - Scrooge barely let him take the day off, claiming that Christmas is a time "for picking a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth of December".
What was the mood in the cratchit home why?
Everyone was so upset because when the Ghost of Christmas Present came, he put his torch on a vision of tomorrow's Christmas holiday, and Scrooge saw that Bob acknowledges Scrooge on the dinner with the big goose.
Why did the Spirit bring Scrooge to the Cratchit household?
So Scrooge will see the life his loyal employee Bob has and how he manages to live on the meager wage he pays
Why did the second Spirit bring Scrooge to the Cratchit home?
So Scrooge sees how his poor employee and his family still keep Christmas despite having very little
Why did Bob Cratchit consider putting Scrooge in a straight jacket?
This is from the screen play and not the book. Bob thinks that Scrooge on Boxing Day Morning had lost all reasoning and gone mad when he saw him dance about the office and offer Bob more coal.
How does mr cratchit feel toward Scrooge?
For most of the story, she resents and despises him for a hard master to her husband and his lack of compassion for others. She's willing for her husband to defend him and, as a good Christian woman, would welcome him into her home. By the end of the book, she's seen the change in Scrooge and she comes to love him.
How does the clerk feel about Scrooge?
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
What does Scrooge observe Bob Cratchit family doing in act 2?
This seems to refer to a play of which there are thousands of versions. However, in stave three of the book the Cratchit family are visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present and Scrooge. They see the family as poor as they are celebrate Christmas. Scrooge witnesses the illness of Tiny To. And is shocked to discover this will be his last Christmas. Despite begging the ghost to say this isn't so the ghost rebukes him saying, better he die and decrease the surplus population. Following this Bob offers a toast to the founder of the feast, Mr Scrooge, the family are appealed especially Mrs Cratchit who is sure he'll have as wonderful time. Bob asks for pleasantness as its Christmas day. The family drink Scrooges health. This episode shows Scrooge the families dislike of him,the loyalty of Bob but also some of the meaning of Christmas
Who stops by to invite the scrooge to a meal?
Fred, Scrooges nephew does so every Christmas Eve
What does Scrooge say about Bob Cratchit that leads us to believe there may be a change in him?
When scrooge is taken to Fezziwigs party by the Ghost of Christmas Past Scrooge laments that he wish ob was there now so that he could say one or two things to him. This was in reaction to seeing how Fezziwig treated his own employees and leads us to believe that Scrooge has a heart after all
