Would you let someone you absolutely do not like be part of something important? The story takes place in the middle of December, at your own church, and revolve around a family called the Herdmans. The story begins when your brother Charlie, telling the Herdmans that the minister at church gave out free snacks, such as chocolate cake, candy bars, cookie, Kool-Aide, ice cream, donuts, and popcorn balls during Sunday School.
Both sides agree that the Herdmans were horrible children. But both side disagree that they could be involved in anything related to Christianity. Some say that the Herdmans should have been allowed in the Christmas pageant, while others say Herdmans should not have be allowed in the Christmas pageant.
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allowed to participate in the Christmas pageant for three main reasons. Imogene, Claude, Ralph, Leroy, Ollie, and Gladys Herdman were exposed to Christianity when they volunteered to be part of the Christmas pageant, the Herdman children changed the pageant for better and, the Christmas pageant impacted the Herdman children forever. The first reason the Herdmans should have been allowed to participate in the Christmas pageant was that Imogene, Claude, Ralph, Leroy, Ollie, and Gladys Herdman were exposed to Christianity when they volunteered to be part of the Christmas pageant. Despite the Herdmans delinquent behaviors they deserved a chance at redemption. They lied, stole, smoked cigars, used bad language, hit small children, set fires, used blackmail, and the Lord’s name in vain. However, Reverend Hopkins reminds his congregation that Jesus calls all children to know Him, even the Herdmans. Through the pageant, the Herdmans learned about Christ’s birth. At the first rehearsal, mother was interrogated by the curious Herdman children concerning the basic details of the story of Christmas. At the rehearsals they learned that Jesus belonged to everyone, not just Mary. Their experience with the Christmas pageant left the Herdman children wanting to learn more about Jesus. They continued to ask questions about the details of the Christmas story, such as what was a manger, what were frankincense and myrrh, and what did it mean to swaddle a baby. After school, the Herdman children went to the library to read more about what happened to Herod and why he wanted to have Jesus killed. Through their participation in the pageant the Herdman children had gained a greater knowledge of Christianity. The second reason Herdmans should have been allowed to participate in the Christmas pageant was the Herdman children changed the pageant for better they “improved” small details of the pageant to make it seem more realistic and not as much like a fairy tale. The Herdmans changed the Wise Men gifts from frankincense and myrrh to a ham because they felt it made a better present than perfumed oils. They also altered details such as how long the Wise Men stayed with Jesus, Mary burping baby Jesus, and the words spoken by the Angel of the Lord. Since the Herdman children took the main roles in the pageant, the rest of the cast were assigned roles that were different from previous years. By shaking up who played what parts, the pageant turned out to be more realistic than previous years. However, Alice, who normally played Mary, spends rehearsals trying to sabotage Imogene and the pageant itself. The end result was a more realistic. When the pageant was over the congregation lingered and discussed what was different about the performance this year, but no one could say exactly what had been changed. The narrator of the story states that their image of Mary, the Wise Men, and the Angel of the Lord will forever be changed to look like Imogene, Gladys, Leroy, and their brothers. The third reason that the Herdmans should have been allowed in the play was that it was clear that the Herdman children had changed the Christmas pageant for the better.
The Christmas pageant impacted the Herdman children forever. Imogene, Gladys, Leroy, Ollie, Ralph, and Claude had committed to being cast members in the pageant. Normally, the Herdman children would not commit to something unless it was for deceitful purposes. However, they showed up to rehearsals on time and followed the directions given to them. Imogene was truly impacted by the story of Christmas. After the pageant was over, Imogene was crying because she felt the presence of Christmas come over all at once. Before she left, Imogene asked mother if she could take the pictures of Mary home with her. The Herdman children refused to take the ham, candy, or Bibles home with them after the pageant. This was a big change from the children that originally became involved with the pageant for free snacks. Before the pageant the Herdmans would have looked for opportunities to steal from others, but now they would not accept any of the gifts that were being offered to them. The Christmas pageant left a lasting impression on the Herdman
children Others think that the Herdmans should not be allowed in the Christmas pageant. Some say that they would ruin the entire play. They barely got through a whole rehearsal without getting interrupted, and didn’t know a thing about Christmas. They could improvise what they knew. Another reason should not have been in the pageant was that they were a bad influence to all the other children. They all smoked in the church and they stole from the church offering basket. The never did any of this in the presence of anyone else. Herdmans should have been allowed to participate in the Christmas pageant for three main reasons. Imogene, Claude, Ralph, Leroy, Ollie, and Gladys Herdman were exposed to Christianity when they volunteered to be part of the Christmas pageant, the Herdman children changed the pageant for better and, the Christmas pageant impacted the Herdman children forever. This affect God because the Herdmans were taking steps towards him.
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