jkwilliams
What was Tiny Tim dying of?
Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol)
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Jblaze2
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Some literary historians believe that Tiny Tim was dying of rickets, a severe Vitamin D deficiency.
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inzmtns
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The argument for this is that better food would have been instrumental in restoring Tiny Tim's health if he had rickets. Bob Cratchitt couldn't afford enough food because Scrooge didn't pay him enough.