What does essay need? In A Christmas Carol, there are many people with different personalities which all contribute towards the story. Bob Crachit is one of those people who though minor stands out the most. When we are introduced to Bob he is presented as a king, grateful, and playful man. In comparison Scrooge is cold, insensitive, and lonely. I connect to Bob because I am a kind person to all like Bob. Bob has some traits that I can relate to in life which is why I think he would make a very good friend.

Bob Crachit is a very grateful person. He is grateful for his family and others. This quote shows how even though Scrooge is mean towards Bob he is still grateful because of what Scrooge gives him.“Mr. Scrooge!” said Bob; “I’ll give you Mr. Scrooge, the Founder of the Feast!”.I can relate to this trait because I am always grateful for what I have and what I don't have. I'm always grateful for my parents and friends. "A Merry Christmas to us all, my dears. God bless us!". In this quote He is grateful for it being Christmas and his family.

Crachit also has the trait of being obedient. If you look at stace 1 in which Bob was trying to warm himself. He chose to suffer in the cold than risk losing his job. “Scrooge had a very small fire, but his clerk’s fire was so very much smaller, that it looked like one coal. But he couldn’t replenish it, for Scrooge kept the coal-box in his own room; and so surely as the clerk came in with the shovel, the master predicted that it would be necessary for them to part. Wherefore the clerk put on his white comforter, and tried to warm himself at the candle”.His actions show that he prefers following the rules instead of confronting Scrooge. I relate the most to this trait because my dad sometimes me to something in the house. Some of these tasks i dont like at all, but I'll do them because my dad told me to do them. Or when my mom tells me to wash the dishes before getting home from work. I wash them because it is what my mom told me to do.

Bob is also very playful. You can see this through some of the story. In stave 1, after leaving Scrooge's office he immediately goes and slides down in the icy road. This shows that he is a person who likes to play with others and have fun, while Scrooge prefers to be lonely and miserable.“The clerk, with the long ends of his white comforter dangling below his waist (for he boasted no great-coat), went down a slide on Cornhill, at the end of a lane of boys, twenty times, in honour of its being Christmas Eve”. I can relate to this because I tend to play with my two brothers even though it's cold outside. I like to play around a lot of the time when I can with them.

Generosity, obedience, playfulness are why I would choose Bob as a friend. Throughout the story of A Christmas Carol, you will see many people like Scrooge, Bob, and Fred each with their own personalities. If I were to choose one as a friend I would pick bob. Bob throughout the entire story has a grateful and playful attitude. To show you what i mean have this quote as an example,“The clerk, with the long ends of his white comforter dangling below his waist (for he boasted no great-coat), went down a slide on Cornhill, at the end of a lane of boys, twenty times, in honour of its being Christmas Eve”.Bob shows us through his traits that we should be better people in our lives.