In the story The Wednesday Wars by
Gary Schmidt, Holling is chosen to play Ariel in Shakespeare's play, The
Tempest in his school's Shakespeare Holiday Extravaganza. Ariel is a spirit
that serves Prospero, the magician. As part of his costume, Holling has to wear yellow
tights.
Two negative things take place because of this.
Holling wants to go to get Mickey Mantle's autograph, but the athlete refuses to give
one to a guy wearing tights. (This occurs because Holling's dad does not take him as he
had promised.) The second difficulty that arises comes from pictures of Holling in his
tights—spread all over the school.
However, on a positive
note, Holling's performance is so moving that it brings tears to the eyes of his
friends, and he finds how much they care: his own parents have other plans that night
(watching a Christmas program on TV) and do not show up to support him, but his friends
are there, cheering him on.
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