Manny even shouts Bubby at Greg, so Greg has to deflect and make it sound like that's Archie Kelly's nickname. But the worst part comes when the trees have to sing their song together. Greg refuses to sing, and all the other trees stop singing too. Instead, Greg gets them all to start throwing apples at Patty who is peeking out from backstage, and they end up breaking her glasses.
That's the end of the play, and Greg's mom is pretty mad. The next day in school, Archie Kelly is getting bullied for his nickname, Bubby. With Christmas coming around, Greg talks about how Rodrick only asks for new drums, while Manny has a giant list.
Greg splits the difference and just asks for a few things so he can be sure he'll get what he wants. He talks about a previous Christmas when Uncle Charlie got him a Barbie doll, which was a divisive topic amongst his parents.
Greg's dad wanted him to return it, but his mom wanted Greg to explore and not be constrained by gender roles. Greg did play with it, and ended up in the hospital with a Barbie shoe stuck in his nose. Greg also talks about the gift his mom buys every year for someone through the charity the Giving Tree. This year, Greg's mom bought the Giving Tree guy a red sweater, which Greg thought was a disappointing gift to receive.
On Christmas day, Manny gets every single toy he asked for, but Greg just gets books and socks. The worst gift he gets is a book of Lil Cutie comics, the worst comic in the newspaper, from Rodrick.
Greg is hopeful when Uncle Charlie comes over since Uncle Charlie always has good gifts, but this year he just gives Greg a picture of himself. So Greg takes a few minutes to sit alone in his room, but is quickly interrupted when he dad comes to get him. They go out to the garage together and Greg sees a weight lifting set. His dad is obviously excited, but Greg doesn't have the heart to tell him that he lost interest in weight training when the wrestling unit ended. Greg sits by the tree later in the day feeling sorry for himself when his mom comes with an extra present from Santa.
Greg hopes its the video game Twisted Wizard , but it ends up being a big wool sweater. Greg is confused, but so is his mom. She did buy him a video game, but realizes she got Greg's and the Giving Tree guy's gifts mixed up. Apocalypse Now. Francis Ford Coppola - David Fincher - The Lion King. Roger Allers - Gus Van Sant - Rowdy Herrington - Browse Quotes. Quiz Are you a quotes master? Anakin Skywalker. Shmi Skywalker. Padme Amidala.
Important Quotes Explained. Summary September. Analysis: September In his entries, narrator and protagonist Greg Heffley complains about receiving a diary after requesting a journal, revealing his singular focus on details and their effect on social status.
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