Bob Flashcards
1
Q
Bob is little more than a caricature
A
- Bob is described “with the long ends of his white comforter dangling below his waist (for he boasted no great-coat)”
- he is a humorous figure but also shows how many people had to live without items we would regard as necessities, such as an outdoor coat
2
Q
He is good-natured
A
- He toasts Scrooge as “the Founder of the Feast”
- Scrooge doesn’t pay him enough but Bob still does what he considers to be the right thing even though Scrooge would never know or care
3
Q
He doesn’t try to fight life’s problems
A
- In the version of the future shown to us by the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, Bob is devastated by TT’s death but “he was reconciled to what had happened”
- This reminds us that death of children was commonplace and Bob always knew he didn’t have the means to protect Tim
