NEGATIVE CHARACTER TRAITS
Scrooge is described as "an odious, stingy, hard, unfeeling man" and "the Ogre of the family," indicating negative character traits and a poor reputation among the Cratchit family.
SCROOGE
'It should be Christmas Day, I am sure,' said she, 'on which one drinks the health of such an odious, stingy, hard, unfeeling man as Mr. Scrooge. You know he is, Robert! Nobody knows it better than you do, poor fellow!'; 'Scrooge was the Ogre of the family. The mention of his name cast a dark shadow on the party, which was not dispelled for full five minutes.'; 'After it had passed away they were ten times merrier than before, from the mere relief of Scrooge the Baleful being done with.'