Psychoanalysis of How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The next character that exemplifies loneliness is Candy. He was lonely because the only “friend” he had had just been shot which was his dog. He stated, “I ain’t got no relatives nor nothin” (59 ). When his dog was shot he had nobody which made him want to latch onto George and Lennie for a friendship.He

Scrooge persists and persists that he will improve his behavior in this piece of text, “‘I am not the man I was. I will not be the man I must have been bit for this intercourse.’” At seeing the Ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, the clearly frightened Ebenezer decides to change his personality once and for all; as well as developing a love for Christmas. Even kind-hearted Cratchit was frightened of Scrooge’s change in behavior when Scrooge said, “‘I am about to raise your salary!’ Bob trembled, and got a little nearer to the ruler. He had a momentary idea of knocking Scrooge down…’” (Dickens, 121) It is such a dramatic change in Scrooge’s personality that Cratchit grabbed himself a weapon in horror, however at the end of their amusing conversation Cratchit is much more fond of Ebenezer when in juxtaposed to the beginning of the story. Scrooge is evidently a different man at the end of the novel, where instead of being a rapacious old man, he becomes a cheerful and benevolent

Through the lessons that the three spirits taught Scrooge he was able to turn from his cold and

One example of the Grinch is that he had compassion. The reason I say that is because when Cindy Lou was in the mail room, she fell into the mail machine. After she fell, the Grinch reached out his arm and

In the blistering cold of a dim Christmas Eve, a man with a frozen heart of stone was able to find a spark of warmth and goodness through the three spirits that guided him to hope and happiness. In A Christmas Carol, a classic tale by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge, a man with a cold empty heart who had learnt a lesson of a lifetime. He never could comprehend and seem to understand why people were so joyous on this one specific day, as he preferred to live his life alone and in the dark. When requested to donate some money for the poor, he greedily rejected and responded with a cruel answer. In the heartwarming and magical story, this stingy man travels through time to the past, present, and future with three different spirits to learn

Greed influences people in negative ways. Money and power can corrupt people and replace their relationships with material possessions. In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge starts as a greedy, grumpy elderly man. After three spirits visit him and reveal his past, present, and future, he realizes the error of his selfish ways and comes to understand the poverty that surrounds him. Scrooge examines his own mistakes, which encourages readers to consider their own actions, thoughts, and emotions.

The Grinch Brittany Caruso The grinch is a rude, loud character who has a deep overwhelming hate for christmas due to his childhood trauma. After he ran away from whoville he moved to Mt. Crumpit with his dog, and only companion. The Grinch only leaves his cave to steal food, or bother other people.

Candy’s only companion is a very old dog, who is shot in the head one night by Carlson, a bitter and mean farmworker. Candy says, "I'd make a will an' leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, 'cause I ain't got no relatives or nothing…" (Candy 59). This quote demonstrates another example of the pervasive theme of loneliness. Candy wants a companion so badly that he will give these strangers, Lennie and George, all of his money just so he does not have to be alone anymore.

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

The first character that shows loneliness is Crooks. Two other examples of characters that show loneliness are Curley's wife and Candy. In the story Of Mice and Men loneliness affects even the happiest people. One example of loneliness shown in the book is Crooks, the black stable buck. Crooks is lonely because he isn’t allowed to go into the bunk house and he has to sleep in a little shack because he is black.

Scrooge realizes in his past that he should pay more attention to people and his surroundings. In his present form, he notices how many people he has upset. Finally, when given a view of the possible future, Scrooge understands that he must change. He realizes he has to change his ways in order to evade the fears brought on by the current path he is taking.Every ghost of Christmas causes Scrooge’s regret to become more visible. Scrooge now understands that he can change the course of his future in order to not have more regret about life when he is old, by changing his overall approach, and attitude in everyday

John Steinbeck has written many novels. Of his most famous, the tale, Of Mice and Men, tells the tale about the strife of friendship. The two main characters, George Milton, and Lennie Small, are the best of friends, despite Lennie’s mental disability. Another friendship that is portrayed in the story would be the friendship between Candy and his very old, sickly dog. Another friendship, that is more vague than the others, is the friendship between all the bunkmates; the farm workers. When Steinbeck wrote this epic novella, he not only wrote about friendships, but he showed that friends will go to the ends of the Earth for each other.

Sigmund Freud who was an Austrian neurologist believes that personality consists of three interacting structures: the id, the ego, and the superego. The Grinch was a very angry person, he had demonstrated so much aggression towards the who's which lead to the destruction of the who's Christmas. The fact that his desire was to ruin the who's Christmas proves that he is a heartless human being. The id demands immediate satisfaction and when this happens we experience pleasure, when it is denied we experience pain. The Grinch has had a rough childhood. As a child he did not fit in, because of his looks, as he was just different from others. His miserable childhood is the true cause of his aggression. This is where his id takes over. The Grinch

Omar, an elf, a human-shaped supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore, prowls through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops and makes his way through the unforgiving Candy Cane forest. While Omar trudges through the Candy Cane forest, he stumbles upon a large penguin. This is Larry. Larry is a large penguin who has an enlarged beak. Larry and Omar talk about the delicious flavor of candy canes. Omar goes as far as describing a candy cane as a “peppermint wonder.” Larry describes a candy cane as a “zebra on Christmas day.” Unfortunately, as Larry and Omar share their admiration and love for candy canes, a large beast appears. This beast is hairy, brown, bear-like, and frightening. Larry and Omar freak out, but are even more frightened

I chose to analyze “The Grinch that Stole Christmas” by Dr. Seuss, through the Marxist critical lens. The Marxist lens explores how characters, plot, setting and other literary features are influenced by socioeconomic factors. In this poem, the main character, the Grinch, hates Christmas; this hatred originates from his financial struggles as he appears to be in a lower economic class than the Whos, who appear to be in the upper class. The Whos are wealthy enough to afford materialistic objects, but the Grinch is not as fortunate to be able to do the same. This makes him envy the Whos and hate Christmas as he seems to believe that there is a correlation between material wealth and happiness. In the beginning of the poem, the Grinch is neglected