A Great Christmas Time Comedy Analysis

The animated and non-animated versions of Dr. Suess’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas can be compared to identify the similarities and differences of both films. The animated movie was produced in the 1960’s and is approximately thirty minutes long, while the non-animated movie was produced in the 2000’s and is about an hour and a half long. They both include the Grinch, an angry man that hates Christmas. Because of his hate for the holiday season, the Grinch plans to dress as Santa Claus and steal all of Whoville’s decorations and presents. Both of these versions of the film share similarities such as names of landmarks and characters, scripts, and story plots. However, these versions also have differences. These include the length of the

Within in many literary works, the writers provide a moral lesson for their readers. The term moral refers to an action that demonstrates the difference between right and wrong. Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Suess usually provides some type of moral lesson within all of his literary works. Within the poem, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” Geisel provides a moral lesson by showing the realization of what is really important during the holiday season. The Grinch goes through a transformation which includes: a lack of morals, a realization of meanings, and the development of his morals.

Although a sociologist can look at Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch that Stole Christmas in all three of the major theoretical perspectives, the main one expressed is symbolic interactionism. The Grinch that Stole Christmas is a story about a “who” who was not considered to be part of their “whoville” society due to the fact that he not only looked different from the rest of the people, but he acted in different ways than their norms. The story is merely about how the Grinch hates the “whos,” because of how they treated him; until, a little girl named Cindy Lou Who gains a curiosity for the Grinch and wants to give him another chance to be a part of their society. Throughout the story both of the main characters develop a deep connection to each other. Upon viewing the story from a symbolic interaction perspective view, I discovered how the story thematically symbolizes an important part of Christmas by giving people another chance; meanwhile, focusing on the relationship between the main two characters help them regain faith, and while the setting symbolizes their society’s purpose.

In the film Christmas Vacation, there is a hilarious scene when Clark Griswold “played by Chevy Chase” and his family are out finding the perfect Christmas tree. They come across what Clark believes to be the family tree, but the family worries about the tree being too big. Clark reassures them that the tree isn’t big, it’s just full. Rusty worries about the tree not fitting anywhere, Clark tells Rusty the tree is not going to go anywhere but in Griswold’s living room. After all this time spent finding the perfect tree, a huge tree with the roots still attached is shown on top of the Griswold station wagon because Clark forgets to bring the saw. This scene paves the way for

On Saturday, December 3, 2016, I went to watch the One Act play called the Seussified Christmas Carol. This play was written by Peter Bloedel and was performed in the Ulrey Performing Arts Center on Harding’s campus. The Seussified Christmas Carol is basically the story of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol but in a fun and upbeat way so children can enjoy it. In essence, this play is about the change in Scrooge’s heart after he was visited by the ghosts of the past, present, and future. Although Scrooge started the play as an unhappy and cranky old man, He finished production as a joyful and generous person. I believe the playwright was trying to take the serious and dark story of A Christmas Carol, and turn it into a fun play that children could understand and relate to.

The subsystems that exist in the Christmas movie are the family. Christmas has being a mass return get together event the Whitfield family in diasporas looks forward for yearly. Before Ma’Dere came home for the Christmas, Ma’Dere packed up Joseph Black belongings to avoid her children noticing that Joseph Black live together with her. In addition, Ma’Dere played a role of guarding as she questioned Michael (Baby) for collecting a digital camera from Joe. And Quentin (Idris Elba) plays a saxophone at a local bar. The boundaries that exist in the family are the secret each and every member of the family kept for themselves. For instance, Ma’Dere boyfriend lives in the house without the knowledge of her children except the baby. Claude kept the

The movie A Christmas Story has always been a family favorite and tradition, so when the opportunity came up to go and see it as a theater production, my mom and I knew that was exactly what we wanted to see. On December 2nd, my mom and I spent the day together by getting dinner, going shopping, and ending the night with a play. A Christmas Story the Musical was produced by the Morgantown Theatre Company and directed by Hillary Phillips, both whom did an outstanding job making sure everything was perfect from beginning to end. When I was in elementary school every year we would go to a play produced by the same company, so going back as a sophomore in college brought back fun childhood memories, as did seeing my childhood favorite Christmas movie on stage. I personally believe that this production was directed, preformed, and thought out extremely well with an overall experience of excitement, laughter, and the Christmas spirit!

To my understanding, the movie Home for the Holidays not only reveals a lot of potential family conflicts, but also reflects a lot of different communication approaches of the various family members. As a foreigner, I have never experienced Thanksgiving homecoming dinner before, so I may cannot understand some of the holiday customs in the movie, but I found out that their family interactions are interesting indeed.

Chains composed of links forged from sin, sorrow and seclusion are Ebenezer Scrooge's awaiting fate, unless he can put his pride behind him to gain forgiveness from those he hurt...before it’s too late. Scrooge believes that man's business is to make money, which opposes Dickens teachings, in his book A Christmas Carol. In A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens shows that one’s business in life is to commit to charity and helping others, through what Scrooge learns from the Three Spirits’ lessons.

marriage and gender roles. In the case of A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens wants readers to see how living a life that radiates love and promotes happiness is better than being selfish and living a miserable life, and how past circumstances heavily influence who we are as people. The two messages both authors want readers to take away from the story, although different, achieve the takeaway through the utilization first person narration.

Sandler clearly wrote this song for a performance on the show, Saturday Night Live. Adam Sandler’s “Santa Song”, has that classic style of schoolboy humor the comedian is known for. Through this song, he is kind of making fun of himself and his childhood. However, he makes it more amusing by adding some wacky lyrics into the song. For example, the song claims Sandler set the pizza delivery man on fire, and that he told his grandmother she had a beard. These wacky lyrics are, to some people, humorous because they are surprising and ridiculous.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a story about a man who is stingy, rude and solitary. His name is Scrooge, and he gets taught many lessons. Scrooge comes out a changed man who is optimistic and happy. The lessons he gets taught is not only for him but also for Dickens' readers. Throughout this text, there many situations where usual readers can relate to. In other parts of the text, there are moments that are rare and have a massive impact on Scrooge's life. A Christmas Carol's messages are for the readers because Scrooge is a metaphor for the wrongdoings in life, these lessons could happen to anyone and because the book was created so that no one should go through the experiences that

The film, “A Christmas Carol” seems to have more film adaptations than other plays in the English language. The live actors and the Muppet have interpreted the book since 1901. A person who has watched this film over the holidays and around Christmas is likely to comprehend this story easily. “The Christmas Carol,” 1951 movie has been the best-interpreted movie and for this reason, it has been successful compared to the play. After watching the film, I have to admit that the play and the SCUF adaptation have not been successful as the movie “A Christmas Carol,” in 1951.

Christmas Eve, oh Christmas Eve What a magical night Kids lying in their beds With sugar plums in their heads But me I’m in no hurry for sleep Listening for Santa’s sleigh bell jingling Looking at the snow outside glistening

Every year at Christmas, people who celebrate the holiday place emphasis on giving to those less fortunate than them and spending money on family and friends. The exception to that would be Ebenezer Scrooge, that is, before he was visited by three spirits. This past month, I read the book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. For this analytical essay, I chose to write about a character from the novel and how the character has evolved from the start of the novel to the end. Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist of A Christmas Carol, has evolved throughout the story in that in the beginning, he despises Christmas, loves money, and turns people away from him; in the middle, when the three spirits come to him, he begins to repent his attitude and ways; and, in the end of the novel, he has fully changed and enjoys the Christmas holiday and gives to others.