Little Shop of Horrors opened first in the Workshop of the Players' Art (WPA) Theatre, a small theatre (Off-Off-Broadway) in 1982 for one month.…
Have you ever wanted to do something bad to intentionally hurt others feelings, but you later change your mind on the decisions you are making? The authors changes the character's feelings to demonstrate how a character and how people can change over time. In the stories "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "Thank you M'am", and "the Christmas Carol". The author can use the changing in character in a variety of ways, the author creates a change in writing by changing the characters in the story.…
If you’re looking for something that explains the origins of Boxing Day, well, you’re not going to find it here. The day-after-Christmas holiday is celebrated by most countries in the Commonwealth, but in a what-were-we-doing-again? bout of amnesia, none of them are really sure what they’re celebrating, when it started or why.…
The true description of Scrooge first appears about quarter way through the book, before then there are only a few minor references to his character. The description begins metaphorically as it features the words " A tight-fisted hand at the grindstone". Its metaphorical because it is trying to portray that Scrooge is literally as tight as the hand to the grindstone. Then soon after this seven adjectives follow, " Squeezing, Wrenching, Grasping, Scraping, Clutching, Covetous, Old sinner". They are used effectively as each one has an individual meaning describing seven trates of Scrooges character, which begins to give the reader a visual picture of how the character may conduct himself. So far all qualities of Scrooge have been negative and so it continues. Then the writer brings in the object "flint" and states all the negative quality's of flint then compares them to Scrooge.…
How the Grinch stole Christmas, written by Dr.Seuss in 1957, shows a clear demonstration of the commercialization of Christmas. In the 1950s, North America was considerably interested in the commercialization of Christmas, a religious celebration that had been around for over a thousand year had turned into a money making scheme. Interestingly, the notable figure of Christmas, Santa Clause, was shaped by the now multi-billion dollar company Coca-Cola. Most works of Dr. Seuss contain a theme, or a moral message. In his work, “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”, Dr. Seuss protests the commercialization of Christmas. Another reason that we can use to determine the Marxist-based structure of this poem is by observing what issues the poem discusses. Seuss clearly speaks out on issues such as discrimination, ostracism and misplaced values. Seuss in his work states "Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn’t come from a store. "Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!" He holds a strong belief that Christmas should have a more spiritual meaning rather than materialistic. He is then obviously attacking the marketing schemes and gimmicks used by corporations, which are generally directed at the upper class.…
The Grinch is believed to hate Christmas because he felt alienated from society due to his nature and strange appearance. He is a green monster whose entire body is covered with bright green fur and comes out of his cave during Christmas to wreak havoc among the residents of Whoville. People always knew that he never wanted to be social during Christmas time. They always told stories of how his shoes where too small to fit, and how his head wasn’t screwed on all the way.…
Hey Virginia, there is more than just a Santa Claus. Nowadays, Americans have either forgotten or ignored Christmas traditions put in place over 1500 years ago. They would rather indulge in the gifts and shopping to please their family than sit back and enjoy the holiday. This new mindset has led Christmas, Hanukkah, and other seasonal festivals to lose their religious intent through the past centuries by the hands of both people and markets. The original purpose of Christmas, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, has been trampled and overshadowed by a marketeer’s interpretation of how to represent the holiday. Santa and snowmen have become the faces of Christmas, instead of the Son…
A Christmas Carol, in both forms of a movie and a drama, were both well written and directed. A tale about a man who is greedy and grumpy and all for wealth, becoming a very kind and caring person. It is a lesson well taught of becoming a great person. All in all between the movie and the play, many differences can be sought out between the two.…
The salvation army supports the community many ways during the christmas holidays. They have an annual “Fill the Kettle for Christmas” there is also a “Santa Shuffle” to raise money, and there is also a Christmas hamper program.…
American families derive pleasure in viewing Christmas movies, and the hyperbolized plots give children and adolescents, the most influential individuals in society, unreasonable expectations, which affect their practicality. According to the website, “Problems with Christmas Curriculum,” published by Steven A. Gelb, the standard formula used to create the plot of hundreds of holiday movies, shows the same fantasized version of Christmas, which makes one’s choice of how they would want their holiday to take place, difficult. Although several individuals would like the reality of a holiday to more closely resemble the television-version, visual settings, reasons for celebrating, and the holiday’s ending make individual unrealistically expect a more romanticized version of Christmas.…
Sitting in our usual spots in class, the new kid separated himself from us, sitting alone at the back. We thought he was shy so we left him, expecting he would loosen up at recess. The bell rang and we all went back to our lockers, laughing and mucking around. It was half way through recess before we saw the new kid again. He was sitting by himself looking out onto the oval, we invited him over to join in, but he simply said no thanks and walked away. Now we were mystified.…
The classroom was bright and colorful. It was like a world of wonder. We hung our backpacks up in the small cubbys and got settle in our seats. Each of the desks had our names on them. Some of the kids were accompanied by their parents on the first day. My mother didn’t come with me. She said I was a big boy and I would be fine. As Ms. Bishop was walking down our class schedule on the chalkboard, I decided to go introduce myself to my classmates. I have never been a shy person or afraid to meet people. “Good morning, everybody and welcome to your first day of kindergarten,” Ms. Bishop said.…
Someone once said that it is possible to fool some of the people some of the time, but it is impossible to fool all of the people all of the time. For those who do not believe in Santa Claus, this saying should make them reconsider their doubts. Generations of children from across the world have been waking up to presents from Santa for what seems like forever. There have been countless Santa sightings, reindeer and sleigh tracks in the snow, and half-eaten cookies found on Christmas morning. The children know that it is Santa who has been responsible for these things. They cannot all be wrong. Santa is real.…
Halloween is the second most celebrated holiday in America, Christmas being the first. We as a country spend over 2.5 billion dollars annually on costumes, decorations and candy. Around the world, Halloween has evolved into a trick-or-treating tradition celebrated by many.…
Many social issue are in Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, with the vast majority of them having to do with scrooge. Scrooge begins the story with no Christmas spirit whatsoever, but he changes into a warmhearted teddybear at the end. A Christmas Carol shows that kindness is the way to go rather than being mean and greedy.…