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Hurry Up Santa Character Analysis

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You know all those times you wake up on Christmas morning and there are presents under the tree, well Santa has finally failed. In the play Hurry Up Santa, there are children who find that Santa has slept in on Christmas and are now devastated. While at the workshop the elves try to keep everything under control, and reassure children all over the world that Santa will indeed show up. The theme of this play would be that Christmas isn’t about presents or money it’s about being with your family and being happy.
Three major conflicts in this play would be Flood Roberts trying to sabotage every child’s chance to keep hope that Santa would come. On the news he talks about how Santa will definitely not come, which discourages many children. Another major conflict would be that the elves try to locate where Santa is, but there machine breaks and now they have no idea where Santa is. The last conflict would be when Santa finally shows up and gives them all presents, but the kids don’t appreciate them because the gifts are cheap things you could find in your house. This main part of the play leads to the overall theme of the play.
My favorite character in the play was Flood Roberts the news reporter who has hated Christmas since he didn’t get the toy he wanted many years ago when he was a child. My least favorite character would have to be Justin, he was the rich kid who didn’t appreciate everything he had. When the Mom and Dad sing to the children that Santa will come, their voice

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