Lecture Notes: Home Alone Misadventure

Characters

• Mario: A parent concerned about leaving his son home alone.
• Bowser: Planning to go to the casino, not worried about leaving his son alone for the weekend.
• Chef Pee Pee: Mentioned, confirms there's food in the pantry.
• Jeffy: Mario's son, to be left alone with Bowser's son for the weekend.
• Junior: Bowser's son, excited to be home alone.
• Joseph: Junior's friend, not available to come over.
• Cody: Junior's friend, ends up stuck with Junior in the pantry.
• Jeffy: Comes back in the end to help.

Initial Setup

• Casino Plan: Bowser plans to bet his life savings, Mario reluctantly agrees to go, leaving Junior and Jeffy home alone.

Instructions for Jeffy

• Food in the pantry.
• Emergency number is 911.
• Not to break anything or leave the house.

Kids Alone at Home

• Junior's Plan: Excited to play video games all weekend, attempts to call friends over.
• Joseph: Not available, no answer to Junior's call.
• Cody: Comes over after Junior convinces him using “home alone” as a lure.

Pantry Incident

• Stuck in Pantry: Junior and Cody get trapped in the pantry while looking for food.
• Food Issues: Various problems finding edible food that doesn't require preparation or tools they don't have.
  • Items include: off-brand raisins, unopened packages, tuna cans (without can opener), various canned goods, expired milk, and Nyquil.
  • Coconut Debate: Cody insists there's milk in the coconut, a futile attempt to open it.
• Homemade Telephone: Junior tries to use a makeshift telephone to call for help - fails.

Conflict and Resolution

• Separation in Pantry: Argument leads to dividing the pantry into two sections; both building makeshift