The Night of the Meek story
A drunken department store Santa Claus is fired by his boss on Christmas Eve and then finds a sack that gives people anything they want. Directed by: Jack Smight. Story by: Rod Serling.
9 total · 2 choice · 4 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| generosity | choice | Henry took joy in giving out presents to everyone on Christmas Eve. |
| kindness | choice | Henry took joy in giving out presents to everyone on Christmas. |
| alcohol abuse | major | Henry was fired form his job as a mall Santa for making a drunken fool of himself in front of the children. |
| Christmas traditions | major | The story follows a down-and-out mall Santa on the night of Christmas Eve. |
| magic bag | major | Henry had a bag that never stopped being full of presents. |
| Santa Claus | major | Henry went from being a pitiful excuse for a mall Santa to nearly the real thing. |
| facing job insecurity | minor | Henry was unemployed all year around, we heard. |
| poverty in society | minor | Henry commented on how poor kids had little in the way of Christmas. We additionally saw some destitute men in a homeless shelter of some sort. |
| theft | minor | Henry was apprehended by the police under suspicious that he's stolen a load of of merchandise from a local department store. |