Heroism, Humanism & Hijinks: Literature in Action - Week 15, Period 5 (Final)

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The class was in the Danger Shop today for their final piece of assessment.

"Good afternoon. Inside you'll find Dickensian London. Namely, the London of A Christmas Carol. Something, however, had gone wrong. Despite being visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, Ebenezer Scrooge has not discovered the true meaning of Christmas and thus has not gone to Christmas dinner with the Cratchett family. Fix it."

[OOC: Thank you all for a wonderful semester and for hanging on with me while I tested the waters with Lit. You've been a great class. Hope to see you back next semester for a more organised Lit class!]

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Re: Fix It!

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Layla headed for the Cratchett's house first, to check up on the family, to see exactly how tiny Tiny Tim was, and to assure them all that they would indeed have a very Merry Christmas as long as she had something to say about it. Then she went to talk to Belle, who thankfully let herself be won over by Layla's sweet-and-innocent act, and gave some good advice for how to try to win over Scrooge.

In the end, Layla figured that another emotional scare tactic might be best, since it had technically worked in the book. She tracked Scrooge down and declared herself to be the Ghost of Christmas Subjunctive, and between her description of how wonderful and delicious the dinner would be, her gentle threats of bodily harm if he didn't suck it up and start acting like a human being, and a few tears, she managed to convince him of the true meaning of Christmas after all, and gleefully sent him on his way to dinner.

[Now with actual English-speaking skills! *facepalm*]