In the movie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch is a creature who plans to steal Christmas away from Whoville. The Grinch wants to take the presents, trees, decorations, and tradition away from the town. This then creates conflict throughout the town and Cindy Lou comes into the story and tries to save the Christmas tradition in Whoville. In the beginning of the story, you can see flashbacks and get background information of events from the Grinch’s childhood. He was constantly made fun of and bullied by his other class mates. As a result, he became a very pessimistic person and began to have negative outlooks on Christmas tradition. In the movie, directed by Ron Howard, the Grinch states, “That’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?
