Bringing Literature To Life--Through Violence! [Tuesday, Second Period]

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Cindy had been trying to figure out a good balance between 'We just saved the world' and 'final exam.' By the time she did, she was almost a little ashamed by how long it had taken her to realize it.

When the students walked into the room, they would notice that it smelled like mint and mulling cider and cinnamon and cocoa. Winter decorations were up and a polar bear was making a tree out of coca-cola bottles. (It looked more like a pyramid, but Cindy wasn't going to argue). There were boxes of cookies and brownies and treats from J,GoB and gallons of warm drinks from the Perk.

"In many books, the success of the hero or heroine is celebrated by a feast," she explained, turning around to greet her students with a happy smile. "Good food, good conversation, good drinks and entertainment--students who have taken my symbolism class before will remember that shared eating is a symbol of communion. By breaking bread together, you are agreeing to lay aside differences and squabbles and enjoy in the bounty before you. It is why many cultures have a tradition of hospitality laws, and why eating and drinking under someone's roof is supposed to allow you to remain unmolested while you stay."

She gestured to the moddable bounty offered and said, "So, in honor of our triumph and in accordance with many, many pieces of literature, let us eat, drink, and be merry!"