During Dickens time gift giving for Christmas was not a wide

spread practice as there was not much gift giving in the novel. If I were

to give a gift to Scrooge, Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit they would have to

be something they would need and use, but they would also have to be

Throughout the novel there are scenes where Tiny Tim is limping

around on his legs with a crutch. If I were to give him a Christmas gift

during his time, it would have to be a wheelchair. A wheelchair would

surely solve some of Tiny Tim's problems and allow him to be more

mobile then what he was with his limp and crutch. Tiny Tim would most

likely have a lot of pain removed if he was able to sit in a wheelchair

rather then limping with a crutch. Throughout England, much money

and energy were being devoted to medical care and its study. It was also

a time where identification, classification and description of diseases

were more widespread. The first wheelchair was not as modern as the

ones available today, however I am sure the early wheelchairs,

sometimes called invalid chairs, would make a great gift.

Scrooge is a very mean and uncaring person, as shown throughout

the novel. He is a man for whom Christmas is a humbug. He doesn't

seem to care about anything or anybody, most likely due to not ever

having anyone to love or care for. For Christmas I would have to give

Scrooge a dog; one that is totally devoted to his master. If Scrooge had a

dog he would have to take care of him, feed him and love him. If

Scrooge were to feel the love and companionship of his dog, his outlook

on life may change and he may not have been such a terrible and greedy

Bob Cratchit is Scrooge's secretary so he would need to do a lot of

writing. During Dickens time the only thing to write with was an ink