First, on the surface level, the novel is set during the Christmas season. Naturally, Christmas is a crucially important theme in the novel. In doing so, the children teach the townspeople about what Christmas is truly about. Although many say that Christmas is a time of happiness and joy, the Herdman children show that the history of Christmas is replete with heartbreak and violence and death. Separately, Christmas is a fundamentally religious holiday.
Although they are not religious at the end of the novel, they use religion to advance their own interests and secondarily, the interests of those around them (in the case of the novel, performing in the play and teaching fellow townspeople about the true meaning of Christmas).
They are also not particularly religious. Initially, the Herdman children never attend - nor even consider attending - church. Religion is another significant theme in the novel. Their performance is marvelous and teaches the town the true nature of Christmas, the history of the holiday, and more about the people in the town. The change from more of the same to the Herdman children, although initially unwanted, is positive. However, when the children from the Herdman family decided to throw their hat in the ring and act in the play themselves, things took a turn for the better (much to the shock of many people in the town). As a result, each year's pageant is stale and boring and not especially meaningful. And every year, the same people put on the pageant and the same people act in the pageant. In the novel, the town has put on a Christmas pageant every year. One of the most important themes in The Best Christmas Pageant Everis that change be a positive thing.
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