Its dark brown curls were long and free; free as its genial face, its sparkling eye, its open hand, its cheery voice, its unconstrained demeanour, and its joyful air. Spirit, said Scrooge, with an interest he had never felt before, tell me if Tiny Tim will live. I see a vacant seat, replied the Ghost, in the poor chimney-corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. Dickens uses the scene when the ghost of Christmas past, "a child-like old man" uses flashbacks to show Scrooge of the memories he once made to show the nature of the much younger character. Scrooge needs to be in control; when he isn't, his facade of strength and insensitivity crumbles. As Dickens explains, "They were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from being water-proof; their clothes were scanty But they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another, and contented with the times" (page 54). K There was nothing of high mark in this. You have never seen the like of me before. exclaimed the Spirit. Mr. Scrooge, the Founder of the Feast! Charles Dickens Quote: "There was nothing of high mark in this. They Scrooges behavior in Stave 1 towards the two portly gentlemen and his rudeness displayed towards his ruddy nephew Fred, encapsulates all the attitudes. As Dickens explains, They were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from being water-proof; their clothes were scanty But they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another, and contented with the times (page 54). Is there a peculiar flavour in what you sprinkle from your torch. asked Scrooge. Hell be very merry and very happy, I have no doubt. The children drank the toast after her. "They were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from being water-proof.. A terrifying light pools into Scrooge's room, which leaves him trembling in bed, "powerless to make out what it mean[s]." Dickens presents the poor, hard working Cratchit family in a very positive light. Alas for Tiny Tim, he bore a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame. L Now, being prepared for almost anything, he was not by any means prepared for nothing; and, consequently, when the Bell struck One, and no shape appeared, he was taken with a violent fit of trembling.
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