A Christmas Carol 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 surprises for all of them. Throughout the novel there are scenes where Tiny Tim is limping around …showed first 75 words of 603 total…

…showed last 75 words of 603 total…Now gift giving seems to have top priority during Christmas rather then spending time and showing love for your family. However it is good to see that the tradition of a one day party with family described in “A Christmas Carol” is still seen today. The gifts I picked for Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and Bob would surely do all of them good use, as they most likely wouldn’t get those gifts during their time.