Dr. Seuss How The Grinch Stole Christmas

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.

“The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be that his head wasn't screwed on quite right. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were to tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.” (Seuss).

As the story moves along Sam out the elder in different situations to see if he would eat the green eggs and ham, but to Sam’s dismay the elder wouldn’t. Finally after trying and trying and trying Sam gets the elder to try the Green eggs and ham. One of the most popular stories by Dr. Seuss is the classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas. This story became so popular that Universal Studios not only picket it up for a movie, but also a whole theme for their Christmas season theme park. In this story the Grinch loathes Christmas and the who’s with every fiber of his being. The Grinch presents himself as socially cut off from the who’s down in whoville. He lives on top of Mt. Crumpit with his dog Max. All of this hate is because his heart is two sizes too small (and this time he’ll keep it off). He finally had enough of the Who’s bangboozaling and clangclangaling so he devised a plan to steal Christmas. After Santa Clause came and delivered all the presents to the houses he would sneak in, in his Santa Clause suit and steal every present, every light, every decoration, every tree, and all of the food for the feast. He even stole the roast beast! He would empty the houses one by one and he didn’t leave anything. Not even a crumb big enough for a mouse. So as he got done with emptying the houses and was about to dump everything over Crumpit he heard a noise, a weird

Annie Dillard, in “A Christmas Story,” expresses the difference between seeing and understanding, and simply looking without understanding. She begins the story by describing an extravagant banquet. This banquet took place in a hall filled with chandeliers, decorated tables, and centerpieces. Young adults and adolescents were present, while musicians entertained the guests.

The film adaptation of “A Christmas Memory” does very little that differs from the original piece by Truman Capote; however, the film takes the heart of the original, and adds even more through the main characters’ casting and memory-like direction. On the other hand, this move is far from faultless and features some questionable decisions that take away from the movie’s greatness. Even with its faults, “A Christmas Memory” is still a decent movie that would be a treat to any fan of the original work, but those who are unfamiliar with Capote’s work would find very little interest in the story or the characters within.

Dr. Seuss is probably the American writer who has so far had the greatest impact on children's literature. The intelligent usage of vivid illustrations, imaginative characters, and catchy rhymes made it easy for people who grew up reading these stories to recognize them. However, although the author worked tirelessly at his craft, he is not well-known since he did not seek after personal fame. Most of the fans to his literary materials are not well conversant with the details of his private life. For instance, most people are not aware that Dr. Seuss was not a doctor, but simply added the prefix to his pseudonym to provide credibility to the menagerie of characters in his works (Thompson 21). He worked as a writer and a cartoonist, publishing nearly more than sixty books. Some of the most famous pieces of his work include “Green Eggs and Ham” and the “The Cat in the Hat.”

We chose to do our counter story project over Dr. Seuss’s children’s book titled, The Sneetches. This book demonstrates discrimination on different types of creatures called sneetches. This children’s book could be used in our future classrooms to talk about the effects of discrimination on multiple races. In the book, the sneetches without stars were treated differently than the sneetches that had them. This book can be used in classrooms to talk about the differences among people, not only by race, but also differences among: religion, politics, and gender as well. This book can be useful in teaching our future students that it is okay to be different.

To illustrate, a background of the Grinch, he was a resentful individual who look to be in his 40’s who lived on a snowy called Mount Crumpits in the town of Whoville. In the film it depicts him spending a lot of time alone in the cave on the mountain reflecting depressed mood and his only social contact being his dog, named Max. He was abandoned as a child and was

While reading Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory”, feelings of excitement with a shift of sadness towards Buddy and Miss Sook’s friendship emerged. In the beginning of the story, Buddy and Miss Sook prove to have a very exciting friendship in which they perfectly complement each other with their childish essence, despite the fact that Buddy is a seven year old child, and Miss Sook is more than sixty years old. However towards the end of the story, Buddy and Miss Sook’s friendship slowly dissipates as Buddy is sent to the military and Miss Sook unfortunately passes away, ending their friendship altogether.

One of my favourite childhood books has been “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss. When I was younger my brother and I use to play together. I remember my brother and I use to make a big mess, but also get in trouble at home. The two kids in the book Sam and Sally create a very big mess with the Cat, however the cat cleans it up for them. The mother arrives home and everything is put back into place. Sam and Sally’s mother asks them what they did all day. Then the book “ends with a question “what would do if your mother asked you”? I loved this question as a child because I loved the idea of keeping secrets from my mom, but I never did we always got caught. This book made me laugh as a child and continues to do so today. I have always loved cats

When Charles Dickens wrote this book I believe he wanted to send a message or a story to the people about the dangers of the "real" world, and how it can fill people with bitterness, greed, and mercilessness behaviors. Of course when sending a message you want it to be heard by many people but the question is, how do you spread it? Well how do you spread messages around Christmas time, through carols. Many carols are about stories of the Jesus and his birth and many are about the happiness that comes around during the holidays. So he probably thought it was very fitting to call the book "A Christmas Carol". He probably also thought that the book would spread joy and excitement for the holiday like most carols do. And he definitely succeeded

My name is Mary Doe and I used to believe that a mother's womb was once the safest place for a baby to lie in but when abortion was legalized in Canada in 1969, I now think, its the most dangerous.

This Christmas Eve in Whoville, home of the Whos, was like any other Christmas Eve.The citizens of Whoville were all decorating the town with wonderful items and fancy lights. For Cindy Lou Who, Christmas was the best time of the year, she loved helping put up decorations and participating in the annual Whofestivity. “Wow, look at all the heavy snow and pretty lights!” said Cindy Lou Who as she walked amongst the town. Everyone in Whoville loved the holiday, except for one, The Grinch. He would do anything in his might to ruin the night. He lived in a mountaintop with his dog Max watching everybody below, disgusted by his sight. The more he thought about Christmas, the more destruction he wanted to bring.

The novel “A Christmas Carol” was written by an author named Charles John Huffam Dickens. Charles was born on February 7th, 1812, in Portsmouth, England. He grew up in a poor family and lived in the countryside. He lived a hard life, when he was 12, his father John Dickens was sent to jail for being in debt. He had to leave school to work at a boot-blacking factory

Perhaps it might be best to begin with what the Spirit of Christmas is not: