the clerks fire looked like one coal

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this shows scrooges parsimonious nature and extreme stinginess and he is unwilling to provide his clerk with the basic necessities and bob is a victim of scrooges oppressive control

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the noun one shows scrooges callous nature as just a single coal is insufficient and almost unnecessary which shows that he is dehumanizing bob and disregarding his dignity

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However this may also portray bobs resilience as he is tolerant of his deprived working conditions and accepts it without complaint, which shows his respective nature in the face of authority or his desperation to provide an income for his family

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the difference in fires coneys a metaphor for the class divide between bobs impoverished state and his employers wealth