Plucky, ailing Tiny Tim is one of the most enduring characters to come out of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol. read more
Dickens never directly says what Tiny Tim suffers from in "A Christmas Carol," but I've often wondered. Tiny Tim is crippled but, according to his father, he is "getting stronger by the day." Overall, he doesn't appear to have any other impairments. read more
Dickens does not explicitly state the malady or maladies. Based upon ailments common amongst the impoverished, at the time, it is generally assumed that Tiny Tim suffered from both rickets and tuberculosis. read more
Timothy Cratchit, called "Tiny Tim", is a fictional character from the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens in the Victorian era. He is a minor character, the youngest son of Bob Cratchit, and is seen only briefly, but serves as an important symbol of the consequences of the protagonist's choices. read more