How The Grinch Stole Christmas Analysis

The written version and movie of “A Christmas Carol” are also very different. One way that they are different is that the book provides more description and detail then the movie does.

Grinch saw Cindy Lou as just another Who, but as time progressed the Grinch came to the realization that she was someone who truly cared about him when no one else did, ultimately changing his outlook on Whoville as a whole. The theme of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” involves Cindy Lou’s persistent attempts to change the Grinch’s outlook on Christmas. An example for this can be in the scene where Cindy Lou took the time out to go to Mount Crumpit and invite Mr. Grinch to the Holiday Whobilation, a Christmas celebration, where he’d be receiving a special award and tons of food from the townspeople upon getting word on his touching story. With Mr. Grinch as the protagonist and Cindy Lou as an antagonist, the film was able to give a very relatable and sympathetic draw to the audience. Cindy Lou affected Mr. Grinch because she was the only one who saw the goodness buried deep within his cold heart. One can clearly understand the stories meaning as the characters performances were perfect in regards to the message being conveyed. Jim Carrey was brilliantly funny with his improvised jokes, goofy gestures, and realistic emotions as he portrayed the evil, yet likable, Grinch. The Whoville characters, played by Taylor Momsen, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon, Jeffrey Tambor, and Christine Baranski, were fun, energetic, and full of spirit while expressing a true sense of happiness surrounding the atmosphere of Whoville. It made you want to choose sides as you

Twas the night before Christmas, two creatures on trial, one who is cheap, and the other who is vile. The Grinch from Dr. Seuss’s, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol are head to head against each other to be the meanest this Christmas. The Grinch is a putrid green monster who lives up in a deep, dark cave, hating all cheer. Scrooge is a miser who hates all human life and never buys anything that’s not cheap. The Grinch is meaner because he goes down to Whoville, rips everything with holiday cheer away from the poor Whos, and doesn’t even care, he just smiles with hatred to Christmas. He does all this just for the fun of it.

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was first published in London on the 19th of December 1843, the novella was instantly popular and still is to this day. Dickens inspiration for the short story seems to come from his childhood experiences and his sympathy for the poor. In the story a miserable old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, is shown the error of his ways and what will come of it if he doesn’t make drastic changes. Various ghosts and spirits slowly transform him into a kinder more pleasant man. A Christmas Carol is a powerful novella that uses symbolism like the children Ignorance and Want, Scrooge’s transformation, and Scrooges nephew Fred, to reinforce significant themes like social isolation, rebirth, and family.

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.

There are many differences between the movie and the original story, one of which is Cindy Lou Who. In the original Grinch she is portrayed as innocent two year old. In the movie however, she is about seven years old, which allows her to be slightly more skeptical about things. Jim Carrey played The Grinch, but when watching this movie it seemed as if The Grinch was playing Jim Carrey. The original cartoon leaves you with much more imagination as to why the Grinch is so mean. Quoting from Dr. Seuss’s book:

The grinch was special from the start.the grinch was green love glass for some reason.The green had a crush on martha but there was competition. Agustis bullied him and said you can’t get martha you already have a beard. the next day the grinch had hack marks . Every wanted him so he ran away

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

Today you will learn who the meanest Christmas Legend is of all time. From Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, it features a mean, green creature who lived atop a mountain next to Whoville; who cannot simply stand and abide by Christmas. While Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol features the nasty, dismal misanthrope who lived in London and thought Christmas was a waste of time. Therefore, this evidence proves that the Grinch is the meanest of them all.

Finally, the last way in which the book and movie are different is how Oz gifts the characters. Scarecrow wants a brain so he is the first to speak with Oz. In the book Oz gives scarecrow a brain made of bran, pins, and needles. Whereas in the movie he gives him a diploma and Scarecrow instantly knows all. The Tin man is next in receiving his gift from Oz. He gives him a heart made of silk stuffed with sawdust in the book. In the movie Oz gives him a testimonial that make the Tin Man very happy. The Cowardly Lion is after Tin Man and he wants courage. In the book Oz has him drink some green liquid, while in the movie he gifts him a medal of honor. Dorothy is the last to get what she wants. In the book she has to goo on another journey, but to see The Good Witch of the North in order to get home. She doesn’t know how she will get home now

Santa says “maybe somehow we’ll make due with all of the other reindeer.” Fido hears Santa say this, but he thinks that Santa says “Olive, the other reindeer,” indicating that Olive is the other reindeer that will help him. Olive believes Fido and decides to trek to The North Pole to save Christmas. The difference between the two is that in the book, Olive hears “all of the reindeer” and thinks they are referring to her, and in the movie Olive’s friend, Fido, hears “all of the other reindeer” and thinks Santa is referring to her. Another difference between the two is that the book does not have Fido in it. I think the only reason for this is because with a movie, the writer is able to incorporate a lot more detail into the storyline because the movie is longer. Along with differences, I also found similarities between the movie and the book. Both the pictures for the movie and for the book are created by J. Otto Seibold, indicating that the movie is also created with animated characters. In both the film and the book, Olive is drawn as a cute Jack Russell Terrier with lots of colorful surroundings near her, such as Santa’s workshop and his

“How the Grinch stole Christmas” by Dr. Seuss is about a character named Grinch who hates Christmas and decides to ruin Christmas for the citizens of Whoville by stealing their gifts, food, and trees. The school of thought I chose to analyse this poem is archetypal. Readers can find recurring symbols, theme, characters, and images that are often found in many works of literature. The most common are the archetypal conflicts and characters.

One difference in the movie was that the Ghost of Christmas yet to come has a hand of skin. Not a hand without skin that was wrote in the book. I think that this makes a difference though because it doesn't show a big impact on the story. I think Charles Dickens put the skinless hand in his story to give his story a "chill-factor". I don't think that the director of the movie version of A Christmas Carol thought that it was a big deal or a big impact to the rest of the story. Another difference between book and movie is that Scrooge doesn't go to church at the end of the story. I think it makes a big difference though, because it shows how much Scrooge has changed since the three spirits came to visit him. It shows a before and after effect which I think made a big impact on the story. The last significant change between the book and the movie is that when Scrooge follows the Ghost of Christmas yet to come, he ends up falling into his grave. This is significant because Scrooge gets to meet the old Scrooge and gives him a slap in the face of reality of what's going to happen if things don't change. It's ironic too because it's the new Scrooge that wakes up on the bed in the morning.

From the story, “A Christmas Carol”, to the movie, “Scrooged”, there are many similarities and differences in the characters, symbols and even plot although much of it is due to the change in setting from the early 1840’s to the late 1980’s. Beginning with characters, Ebenezer Scrooge carries his overall theme of generosity or lack thereof into the movie where he is referred to as Frank Cross. Cross shows this in his Christmas gifts that he gives out to family and employees which happen to be no more than a fluffy towel. Scrooge expresses his lack of generosity by giving Bob Crachit, his employee, little to no christmas bonus and being unhappy with his request to take Christmas day off. In both the book and movie, Scrooge and Cross both start out with a very annoyed and almost depressed demeanor, both having a short temper and being very dismissive towards others. Cross was vain and very dedicated to his television company while Scrooge was a workaholic and the only thing he cared about was money. He also craved isolation as he would return home

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