Tiny Tim

Main Characteristics

What he do?

Kind

Disabled

Thoughtful

Walks with a crutch and has 'his limbs supported by an iron frame'.

Despite his physical difficulties, he is positive and generous. He thinks of others and is well loved by his family

Scrooge is affected by him and he worries if he will live. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows a future where he dies

At the end, after his change in character, we learn that Scrooge is a second father to Tiny Tim

Kind

After Bob Cratchit raises a toast at the Christmas table, Tiny Tim echoes the toast and includes everyone

"God bless us every one!"

We learn that Tiny Tim is kind and able to offer an equal love to all mankind

Thoughtful

Tiny Tim rises above his own suffering and hopes that those who see him will think of Jesus

He hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see

Dickens suggests that the child is exceptionally thoughtful for his age. This highlights how ungenerous Scrooge, an adult, can be

Patient

In the scene that the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows of the Cratchits, Bod remembers his son as a patient child

...we recollect how patent and mild he was

Tiny Tim is remembered fondly by his family for his good qualities