New Year is coming. New expectations, new wishes and new adventures are coming with New Year. It would be interesting for me how Phileas Fogg, his family and his friends are going to celebrate New Year. This is what I am going to write about in my essay.

Phileas Fogg and his wife are decorating Christmas tree , Jean Passepartout is cooking ginger breads and other Christmas meals too, throwing fireworks, singing and playing, inviting close friends but they do not know how to use their phones so Aouda has got a friend whose name is Mr. Seeker. Aouda sends a letter  and asks for help. Mr. Seeker comes to their house and helps them. Phileas Fogg must be very interested in modern technologies, internet and this would be a challenge but he would not be afraid of challenges. He would use the internet and modern technologies to travel again in those countries where he travelled around the world in 80 days. Aouda would learn how to use internet and order food by Glovo.

Finally, if Phileas Fogg travelled in 21th century he would have some problems in learning technologies, but he would overcome it soon.

 As for me, I would like to travel in the USA, visit Disneyland and have fun there in 2022. I can visit amusement parks, a rollercoaster, fairytale land where I can meet Snow White, Elsa and many others. 

Hi, I am Gulliver nice to meet you! I want to tell you one story about my adventure but first, I want to tell you about myself.  

 When it’s a New Year, I always get a Christmas tree. My wife son and me, always celebrate the New Year. I always had one big problem, they had missions. My lord always had a mission for me. I don’t have time to enjoy these wonderful times, but there is one way how to avoid these situations. I’ll visit my lord, and say to him that I went to enjoy some time with my family. My lord is very heartfelt, so I think he will say yes. I would like a brand new ship for Christmas.  

Now it’s time to tell my adventure in Lapland.  

In December 31, at 23.30 p.m. my friends and I were going on a mission in Lapland. We had to explore this country and write something about it. It was 23:59 p.m. when something strange happened. Right at 00:00 we flew up in the sky! Our ship was soiling on clouds. I was so amazed! We were flying! 

At that moment, we saw a sled flying in the sky. Of course, we thought it was Santa Claus and we were right! Santa was flying to us. When he jumped off the sled, we said hello to him. We told him that we love him and we followed him to Lapland. We landed on the snow and entered his house. In Santa’s home, he gave us ted with bread and jam. Then he spoke to us:  

– Nice to meet you, young boys! 

– Said Santa.

– It’s nice for me, too! Answered my friend Jack. 

– How old are you, Mr. Santa? – I asked  

– I’m not as old as you! I’m about 64 years old, boys! – answered Santa!   

We all hoped that we’ll set good presents as ship, golds and etc.  

– I wish that I had a new ship I dreamt in mind. 

– Mr. Santa, how do you get all these presents for kids? Asked john (my another friend), it’s a secret, young boys! – said Santa! 

In the end, Santa Claus gave us a few bottles of water and fruit because we didn’t have any and we arrived home happily.  

What do you like for Christmas? 

Me: I’d like a brand new car. 

It was a normal day, I was watching a movie about a candy machine, the machine that was able to make candy out of anything! Christmas was coming close so I decide to write a letter to Santa! After finishing writing a letter I put it into mailbox and went home. Finally it was January 1^st, I ran down to my Christmas tree excited about my present. I saw a candy machine waiting for me under the Christmas tree, and I immediately started to use it. All you needed is to press a button when I pressed it, it gave me candy. After that, I called my friend and told him about the candy machine. He was shocked, he said: wow this is very cool can we test it together? I said that I have already tested it, friend: it’s ok I want to see your machine that gives you candy. Ok just come to my house and I will show you. The next day he came to my house and I showed him the machine. My friend said that we could use it to make Lilliputians happy, I really liked his idea so I decided to tell everything to emperor, he seemed to like it too, I couldn’t be happier.  After that I started to sell candy everyone in the town seemed to like it too, as the time pas candy started to sell even more and more candy, but one day…. something really bad happened. The candy machine broke, and I had to throw it away. Before I could leave it started to work on its own I was very confused but I didn’t have time to think because all of sudden a big monster formed out of candy and started to break and crush everything  that was in the way. It started to run after me, I was so scared I couldn’t even move! But suddenly I saw someone jump on the monster from behind, they when chopped his head off and saved me, to be honest without them I would probably be dead. This was my story. Hi my name is Saba.  This year I want to learn more about English, about the world and other languages. I want to meet more people. And I want the pandemic to end. Thanks for looking

On New Year’s morning, Phileas Fogg went with his friends to the club to read the newspaper and play cards. Aouda made plum pudding, roast turkey, roast potatoes, roast parsnips, pigs in blankets (mini sausages wrapped in bacon), stuffing… Phileas Fogg brought punch and wine.

Later his friend came. They were Mr. Sack and Lemuel Gulliver.

– Hello, how are you? – Phileas asked.

– We are fine, thank you! And how are you?

– I am fine too. I invited you to my New Year’s party!

– Thank you!  – They said.

Mr. Sack and Lemuel Gulliver came to Gulliver’s house. Passepartout turned on the music and they all started dancing. Aouda laid the table and Fogg with his friends started eating. Phileas Fogg said the toast:

– Wish you more happiness than all my words can tell, not just for the holidays, but all the year as well.

Later, all the guests left. Phileas Fogg and Aouda got under the mistletoe and kissed.

ჩვენთვის ყველასთვის საყვარელი ავტორის, მარკ ტვენის შემოქმედებიდან, ალბათ, ერთ-ერთი ყველაზე გამორჩეული პერსონაჟი თავისი ხასიათითა და ჩვეულებებით გახლავთ ტომ სოიერი, რომლის ადგილას ყოფნა არაერთ ჩვენგანს ერთხელ მაინც გვინატრია. 12 წლის ბიჭის მეამბოხე, თავისუფალი და თავგადასავლების მოყვარული ხასიათი ყველა ჩვენგანის ნატვრად და ლიტერატურული სამყაროს განუყოფელ ნაწილად იქცა.

მარკ ტვენი მე-19 საუკუნის მწერალია, რომელიც „ტომ სოიერის თავგადასავალს“ სწორედ ამ ეპოქის გადმოსახედიდან მოგვითხრობს, თუმცა საინტერესოა, როგორი იქნებოდა ტომი თანამედროვე სამყაროში?

ყველა ბიჭსა თუ კაცს ერთხელ მაინც „უთამაშია“ ტომის როლი – ანტაგონისტი, მეამბოხე, მამაცი და მომხიბვლელი ტომისა, რომელსაც, თავისი ხასიათიდან გამომდინარე, არც ერთ ეპოქასთან შეგუება არ გაუჭირდებოდა. ალბათ, მისი წარმოსახვა 21-ე საუკუნის პროგრესსაც გაუსწრებდა და სახლიდან გაქცევის ნაცვლად, ახლა რომელიმე პლანეტაზე გაქცევას მოისურვებდა. იქნებ, მისი სიმამაცე „Marvel”-ის სამყაროსთვისაც საინტერესო ყოფილიყო? წარმოიდგინეთ, ჩალისქუდიანი, თავგადასავლების მოყვარული ტომი, რომელიც Avanger-ებთან ერთად სამყაროს გადასარჩენად იბრძვის. New York-ის ქუჩებში მოსიარულე ბოროტმოქმედების მთავარი მტერი და ადამიანი ობობას ნომერ პირველი მეგობარი.

წარმოიდგინეთ, ტომ სოიერის, როგორც თანამედროვე გმირის, პოსტერები ყველა ქუჩის კუთხეში, მაღაზიის ვიტრინებში, ბილბორდებსა და ტაიმზ-სკვერის უშველებელ მონიტორებზე. ტომი – ბიჭი, რომელმაც ბავშვური ეგოიზმიდან თანამედროვე მეამბოხე, თავისუფლად განწყობილი ინდივიდუალისტი შექმნა, რომლის თვალთახედვა მსოფლიოს ყველა კუთხეს სწვდება და ზუსტად პასუხობს იმ გამოწვევებს, რომელსაც თანამედროვე სამყარო უმზადებს.

ტომი დღევანდელ დღეს მოუტანდა იმ ინდივიდუალიზმსა და თავისუფლებას, რომელიც სასიცოცხლოდ საჭირო და მნიშვნელოვანია.

და შენ როგორ ფიქრობ, რას მოიმოქმედებდა ტომი თანამედროვე სამყაროს გამოწვევებთან გასამკლავებლად?