How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

I will analyze How the Grinch Stole Christmas through Marxist criticism, which is based on economic class, wealth, and social systems. This poem was written in third person by Dr. Seuss, and it describes the Who’s in Who-ville celebrating Christmas. In this poem, it was evident that Who-ville lived under communism because they all celebrate similarly, treated one another equally, and it was evident that in Who-ville no one was left out. “Then the Whos, young and old, would sit down to a feast…

Seuss is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It is the first book, where Dr. Seuss does not focus on a boy, but it focus on an adult; and the focus is not on good but on a villain. “The Grinch hated the Whos’s presents and toys, feasting, and joy and singing and NOISE! He says he has tolerated Christmas for 53 years” (Fensch, 2000, p.126). The Grinch tied antlers to his dog, Max, tied him up to a sleigh, put on a Santa suit and, on Christmas Eve. The Grinch then went down a Who chimney…

Joseph Campbell, in his book chapter “The Self as Hero,” argues how all heroes go through similar, if not the same, stages on the way to complete their journey. He supports his claim by citing evidence from classic literary tales like “The Princess and the Frog” and “When the Two Came to their Father” and appealing to pathos and logos. Campbell’s purpose is to educate readers on how most hero stories follow the same path and can influence and be influenced by the public, who can learn from the…

Goodness of the Grinch What is true goodness? Are you born with it, or do you have to change yourself to be good? How much is related to the environment that surrounds you? An example of refinding goodness is the story of the Grinch. He started off as a good “person,” later changed when he had had enough of the teasing just because of how he looked, and later managed to rediscover the good he had in him from the beginning. This is his story. In the beginning of the Grinch’s story, he…

abolish some type of system, in this case it was Christmas. This was probably because did not receive much approval, acceptance, or love in his life. It is seen that he didn't receive much approval, acceptance, or love because he is lonely with just a dog (this is not a bad thing, there's a lot of people in today's society that are living with just a pet), he lives on top of a mountain, and in a cold cave. The Grinch felt something after he stole Christmas from Whos'ville. He felt what…

Is every single piece of writing completely original? Do authors take even the smallest of ideas from older stories and apply them to their own? Thomas C. Foster claimed in his book How to Read Literature like a Professor, “…there’s no such thing as a wholly original work of literature” (Foster Online). It is quite believable that all authors borrow ideas from other pieces of writing to develop their own unique stories. The primary text that the following archetypal connections expressed through…

also responsible for starting the strong reading foundation for lots of infants. 11 Another contribution to our reading education would be the morals of his stories. 12 Like in his book How the Grinch Stole Christmas, His moral there can be that Christmas is not about the gifts or the food but who you spend Christmas with. In conclusion Dr.Seuss has influenced great imagination and description in many kids ,and is a huge part in build the reading education of…

at a young age as weird versions of the animals in Springfield Zoo where his father worked. He would go to the zoo after school with some paper (Krull 18). Some of his most famous characters are the Cat in the Hat, Mad Mary, Sam-I-Am, Horton, the Grinch, and the Lorax. He was able to write and illustrate 43 childrens books. In addition, his father recalled, “Ted always had a pencil…

As writers, Obama and Jeter both explain the strategies they use to convey their experience, challenges and goals. The strategy Jeter use is questioning to ask the reader what they really what to do with their lives.Questioning”What would you love to do? What are you good at? What would you like to do for the rest of your life?”(Jeter,61). Other strategies he uses is colloquial language. Jeter uses colloquial language to introduce two central ideas, goals, and dreams specifically: the…

story takes place around Christmas time.The theme of the story “is that Christmas is not all about gifts ,but it's about spending time with family”(Seuss 46-47).The reason that this author might speak out is because this world is too focused on toys and gifts ,but the real reason for Christmas is to spend time together. In the book there is Symbolism. The Symbolism is “The Grinch's bag and sled”. The bag and sled are a representative of taking and giving at first the grinch steals all the…