A Christmas Carol · Character
Dick Wilkins
Fellow apprentice of Scrooge at Fezziwig's warehouse.
minor
Also known as Dick, Poor Dick
First appearance: stave ii the first of the three spirits
Dick Wilkins's tie to Ebenezer Scrooge is one of the pressures that moves A Christmas Carol—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Ebenezer Scrooge (friendship): Dick Wilkins was Scrooge's cheerful fellow apprentice under Fezziwig, representing a lost bond of youthful camaraderie. With Ebenezer Scrooge (friendship): Dick Wilkins was Scrooge's…
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Scrooge's Apprenticeship Past
- Protagonist
- Cratchit Family Circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak of Scrooge's transfo…
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- Ebenezer Scrooge
friendship · positive
Dick Wilkins was Scrooge's cheerful fellow apprentice under Fezziwig, representing a lost… How this plays out →
- Ebenezer Scrooge
friendship · positive
Dick Wilkins was Scrooge's cheerful fellow apprentice under Fezziwig, representing a lost… How this plays out →
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See Dick Wilkins in stave ii the first of the three spirits