The Cratchits

The Cratchits are a fictional family from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," representing modest, hardworking people with genuine warmth and kindness. They are cheerful and caring despite their financial struggles, especially depicted through their youngest son Tiny Tim, whose illness highlights themes of compassion and social responsibility. The family embodies the Victorian-era values of family loyalty, humility, and resilience, and they serve as a contrast to greed and social inequality, emphasizing the importance of generosity and human kindness during the holiday season.