The popularity and timelessness of this play is representative of how deeply human being want to believe in the possibility of change, even radical change, and that it's not too late to change one's life. precious father. 10 terms. They were not a handsome family, they were not well-dressed.but they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another, and contented with the time There is a list embedded within here to highlight all the things that the Cratchits could be displeased about but they are completely immersed in the celebrations. He didn't understand what Christmas meant, and how people could enjoy the holiday season without any money. The Cratchit Family were similar to Dickens in a way because they didn't have an extravagant lifestyle, they were very simple since they had to live within their means. That was the pudding. It was the first of their proceedings which had no heartiness in it. In the novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, a scene occurs in which the Ghost of Christmas Present takes Scrooge to visit miners, lighthouse keepers, and sailors to witness how they celebrate the day of Christmas. Scrooge was the Ogre of the family. For Scrooge, the less fortunate man is his clerk, Bob Cratchit. Page 49. Course Hero, Inc. As a reminder, you may only use Course Hero content for your own personal use and may not copy, distribute, or otherwise exploit it for any other purpose. Cratchits - poor with money, rich with love, They were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from being waterproof; their clothes were scanty; and Peter might have know. Gentlemen of the free-and-easy sort, who plume themselves on being acquainted with a move or two, and being usually equal to the time-of-day, express the wide range of their capacity for adventure by observing that they are good for anything from pitch-and-toss to manslaughter; between which opposite extremes, no doubt, there lies a tolerably wide and comprehensive range of subjects. The "Christmas spirit" of generosity and joy is sprinkled directly from the spirit's torch, immediately transforming quarrels and sadness into cooperation and joy. Through use of language, the reader is positioned to view him adversely, but during the journey of morality lessons shown by three spirits, Scrooge recovers his sense of joy by undergoing a significant transformation. If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. Scrooge hung his head to hear his own words quoted by the Spirit, and was overcome with penitence and grief. The crisp leaves of holly, mistletoe, and ivy reflected back the light, as if so many little mirrors had been scattered there; and such a mighty blaze went roaring up the chimney, as that dull petrification of a hearth had never known in Scrooges time, or Marleys, or for many and many a winter season gone. After it had passed away, they were ten times merrier than before, from the mere relief of Scrooge the Baleful being done with. J These held the hot stuff from the jug, however, as well as golden goblets would have done; and Bob served it out with beaming looks, while the chestnuts on the fire sputtered and cracked noisily. The vision of Scrooges clerks family the Cratchits paints an intricate example of the beauty of family. The Handsome Family (hence THF) is a band from Albuquerque, New Mexico (originally from Chicago, Illinois), see website. There were pears and apples, clustered high in blooming pyramids; there were bunches of grapes, made, in the shopkeepers benevolence to dangle from conspicuous hooks, that peoples mouths might water gratis as they passed; there were piles of filberts, mossy and brown, recalling, in their fragrance, ancient walks among the woods, and pleasant shufflings ankle deep through withered leaves; there were Norfolk Biffins, squab and swarthy, setting off the yellow of the oranges and lemons, and, in the great compactness of their juicy persons, urgently entreating and beseeching to be carried home in paper bags and eaten after dinner. Our essays show how Dickens promoted love and peace in his novel a Christmas carol. There are some upon this earth of yours, returned the Spirit, who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride, ill-will, hatred, envy, bigotry, and selfishness in our name, who are as strange to us and all our kith and kin, as if they had never lived. Get the eBook on Amazon to study offline. U They were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from being water-proof; their clothes were scanty; and Peter might have known, and very likely did, the inside of . Ellenr26. I should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now! And perhaps it was the pleasure the good Spirit had in showing off this power of his, or else it was his own kind, generous, hearty nature, and his sympathy with all poor men, that led him straight to Scrooges clerks; for there he went, and took Scrooge with him, holding to his robe; and on the threshold of the door the Spirit smiled, and stopped to bless Bob Cratchits dwelling with the sprinkling of his torch. Bob Cratchit told them how he had a situation in his eye for Master Peter, which would bring in, if obtained, full five-and-sixpence weekly. Is there a peculiar flavour in what you sprinkle from your torch. asked Scrooge. October 27, 2016. To-night, if you have aught to teach me, let me profit by it. Touch my robe.. He hugged his daughter to his hearts content the emphasis put on the hug shows the importance on the love shown. Wed a deal of work to finish up last night, replied the girl, and had to clear away this morning, mother. Well. Some of the key things we discussed are. To achieve epidemic control where heterosexual sexual behavior drives transmission, interventions to improve the uptake of HIV testing services (HTS) and prevention services must also target cis-gendered, heterosexual men. Scrooge was the ogre of the family. As Scrooge and the spirit travel across the country, traveling farther and farther away from civilization, they are able to find the Christmas spirit everywhere: in a mining village, in a lighthouse, even on a ship in the middle of the ocean. They were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from being water-proof; their clothes were scanty; and Peter might have known, and very likely did, the inside of . The rest of mankind is unified through cheer and celebration. (Teacher response: this quotation is awfully long compared to what youve done with it. Have study documents to share about A Christmas Carol? And what is that upon. But he raised them speedily, on hearing his own name. Terms in this set (13) "why bless your heart alive my dear, how late you are!" said mrs Cratchit kissing her a dozen time." "they were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from being waterproof; their clothes were scanty. (Teachers response: consider also the rhythm created by the alliteration. The spirit mentions his "more than eighteen hundred" brothers, referencing the number of Christmases since Christ's birth (the first Christmas). What has ever got your precious father then. said Mrs Cratchit. Contact us. Fred says, "His wealth is of no use to [Scrooge]. Or, at least, for most people. Mrs Cratchit made the gravy (ready beforehand in a little saucepan) hissing hot; Master Peter mashed the potatoes with incredible vigour; Miss Belinda sweetened up the apple- sauce; Martha dusted the hot plates; Bob took Tiny Tim beside him in a tiny corner at the table; the two young Cratchits set chairs for everybody, not forgetting themselves, and mounting guard upon their posts, crammed spoons into their mouths, lest they should shriek for goose before their turn came to be helped.