IN THE YEAR 2123 ... the city of Glasgow has unfortunately fallen victim to the world’s worst monster ever ...
The
PovertyMONSTER
The Poverty Monster is a parasite that feeds on the diligence and hard earned money of human beings. It lives in the crevices of the city, is dark ...
EATS YOUR MONEY
GROWS WITH EVERY MEAL
CONTROLS MINDS
HIDES IN THE SHADOWS
GREEDY
... controls the minds of leaders, grows larger with every coin it consumes and is uncontrollably hungry with teeth that can destroy buildings
Victims of The Poverty Monster will be cursed and live in darkness where you are not motivated, are isolated and feel shame ...
... The Poverty Monster is the worst thing to have happened to Glasgow but human beings endure it to survive ...
Charlie is a young person whose family has succumbed to the severe destruction ...
The Poverty Monster
They struggle to feed themselves, pay bills and haven’t bought new clothes in years. Through the hardships, they try their best to keep a positive mindset and get by ...
Charlie has grown up witnessing the difficulties humans face when living day-to-day, and how it’s shattered their optimism and drive ...
Despite this, Charlie’s heart shines with hope and strongly believes that the world will heal ...
One day, Charlie and his family wandered the deserted streets of Glasgow to look for food ...
when suddenly...
M
A HA HA H A W
HE H
HA HA H
EH
HA
HA
“GIVE ME ALL YOUR MONEY!!!” Shrieked the poverty monster ...
Charlie’s family quivers and tries to run away ... Charlie … seeing theM frightened and scared … protects theM and musters up the courage to stand up to The Poverty Monster. ...
GO
AWA Y!!
“WE HAVE
NOTHING TO GIVE YOU!!”
SLIVERS of COURAGEOUS light start to spark from Charlie’s heart, which takes The Poverty Monster by surprise ...
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“YOU STAY AWAY FROM MY FAMILY!!”
Charlie’s family sees how The Poverty Monster is startled by their courage ...
that moment, CHARLIE & THEIR FAMILY realiseD thAT courage …
could be The Poverty Monster’s weakness
leave us alone! leave our city!
They join Charlie, shouting ...
The light coming from Charlie and their family continues to shine bright, making The Poverty Monster anxious. The light that touches the monster makes it shrink, little by little ...
STAY AWA Y!
The whole of Glasgow behind Charlie, surrounds The Poverty Monster ...
NEVER COME TO GLASGOW AGAIN! LEAVE OUR CITY!
The Poverty Monster has now shrunk to the size of a small carrot and is captured by Charlie ...
the poverty monster is captured and The city roars in celebration!
yay!
yay!
woo!
hooray
y!
hip hip hooray !
yay!
woo!
The curses enveloping the city slowly breaks one by one, and humans are no longer bound to the darkness thanks to the courage of Charlie and humans who came out of hiding and rallied behind them!
Humans of Glasgow now have to work hard to nurture a healthier city ...
Poverty still exists … There are still those who thrive on feeding The Poverty Monster …
but WE, the humans who have banded together and have shown our courage against the monster ...
we can work together to build a society that can heal, support and protect our community.
the end ...?