The Giving Tree guy is an unidentified poor person who appears in the online and book versions of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and later makes a cameo in Cabin Fever. He is often depicted as the recipient of the Heffley family's donations.
History[]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid[]
As part of a church program called The Giving Tree, Greg Heffley's mom picks out a red wool sweater to donate to their Giving Tree guy though, Greg tries to convince her to donate something more expensive.[1]
On Christmas, Greg is mistakenly given the wool sweater as a gift, since his mom had mixed them up after using the same wrapping paper for both the sweater and his intended gift, a Twisted Wizard game. When she tries to spin it as a Christmas miracle, Greg explains that the game would be useless to the Giving Tree Guy, since he needs a TV and a game system to play it.[2][3]
Cabin Fever[]
The Giving Tree Guy makes a cameo in Cabin Fever when Greg discusses giving nearly all the canned food in the house to the school food drive and says that whoever got their food is probably having a laugh about it, since the area is in the middle of a blizzard at the time.
Online[]
The Giving Tree Guy plays the same role he did in Diary of a Wimpy Kid however, Susan (known as Ann) and Frank swaps roles in deciding the Giving Tree's gift. Ann sends Frank to get the wool sweater and Greg tries to convince Frank to buy a remote car as their gift.[4]
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid[]
References[]
- ↑ Diary of a Wimpy Kid, page 119
- ↑ Diary of a Wimpy Kid, pages 127-129
- ↑ Diary of a Wimpy Kid (online), page 558
- ↑ Diary of a Wimpy Kid (online), page 531