This sample was created by Dr. Victoria Ford Smith at UCONN
Introduction
Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol features some of his most memorable characters: Ebenezer Scrooge, the book's miserly protagonist; the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future; and Tiny Tim, the son of Scrooge's impoverished employee, Bob Cratchit. This exhibit focuses on Tiny Tim -- a character who does not appear frequently in the text but who plays a vital role in Scrooge's repentance and moral…