To highlight the loyalty of bob to Scrooge and to bring out the feeling of dislike by Bobs family for the way Scrooge treats Bob
Bob wants to raise a toast to Mr. Scrooge, which makes Mrs. Cratchit angry because she believes he has caused their family hardship and suffering with his cruelty. She does not want to show any kindness or respect towards him.
Bob Cratchit
This refers to the Cratchit family. When Bob, the father stands and says " Mr Scrooge, I give you Mr Scrooge the founder of the feast" all are horrified especially Mrs Cratchit who initially refuses the toast but is persuaded by Bob because it is after all Christmas. The family offer the toast. The children drank the toast after her. It was the first of their proceedings which had no heartiness. dickens describes the mood perfectly when he writes; "Tiny Tim drank it last of all, but he didn't care twopence for it. Scrooge was the Ogre of the family. The mention of his name cast a dark shadow on the party, which was not dispelled for full five minutes."
He wants to make a toast to Scrooge
Scrooge, Scrooge's nephew,The three ghosts, and possibly Bob Cratchit.
Robert (Bob) Cratchit was Scrooge's long suffering clerk
The toast shows that Bob Cratchit is a very kind man who holds no ill feelings towards his boss.
No Scrooge has no children. Bob is Robert Cratchit and is Scrooges Clerk
Robert (Bob) Cratchit was Scrooge's clerk.
He sees Bob nd his loving family share a meager christams dinner and Bob raise to toast in thanks to Scrooge for being "the founder of the feast". He also sees Tim and begs to know if he will live of die, adn is told that the chair in which Tim sits will soon be empty
Scrooge visits Bob Cratchit's house on Christmas Day in the story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. He surprises Bob and his family with a turkey and a newfound sense of generosity and kindness.
"Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it" is a line from Charles Dickens' novel "A Christmas Carol." Charles Dickens is the author of this classic Christmas story.