What is the name of Tiny Tim’s father in the story, ‘A Christmas Carol’?
Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol) Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol) Timothy Cratchit, called "Tiny Tim", is a fictional character from the 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. He is a minor character, the youngest son of Bob Cratchit, and is seen only briefly, but serves as an important symbol of the consequences of the protagonist's choices. When Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present he is shown just how ill the boy really is (the family cannot afford to properly treat him on the salary Scrooge pays Cratchit). When visited by the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Scrooge sees
Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol) that Tiny Tim has died. This, and several other visions, lead Scrooge to reform his ways. At the end of the story, Dickens makes it explicit that Tiny Tim does not die, and Scrooge becomes a "second father" to him. In the story, Tiny Tim is known for the statement, "God bless us, every one!" which he offers as a blessing at Christmas dinner. Dickens repeats the phrase at the end of the story; this is symbolic of Scrooge's change of heart. Dickens often used his characters to demonstrate the disparity between social classes that existed in England during the