Summary Of The Grinch - 1712 Words

Biography The Grinch is a creature called a What because no one knew what he was. He was born and dropped to Whoville, where all the Whos lived, in a basket like all the rest of the babies. However, unlike them he had green skin and green fur all over his body. He was taken in by a couple of females who acted like parents to him. He grew up and went to school and was indifferent to the Christmas holiday that was seen as a sacred holiday by all. At the age of eight years old he was starting to accept Christmas and showed interest in a certain girl named Martha that seemed to like him back. When he changed his appearance to be more accepted by his peers, they bullied him for trying to look like them (by shaving his fur). After this he went into a rage and destroyed all Christmas presents and the tree in his classroom. Ever since that day he lived as a recluse in a cave on a mountain far from everyone else only coming to Whoville to secretly cause some chaos and ruin peoples day. His li fe changed when a little girl named Cindy Lou Who gained interest in him and nominated him for Holiday Cheermeister after he saved her on one of his trips to Whoville. He accepted the award and was starting to feel apart of the community until town mayor Augustus Maywho, who was one of his classmates, gave him a razor that reminded him of his childhood and proposed to Martha. Grinch then destroyed the city and hatched a plan to stop Christmas from coming by stealing all the gifts and food. HeShow MoreRelatedHow The Grinch Stole Christmas Analysis1072 Words   |  5 Pagesanimated 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 Chri stmas. Because of his hate for the holiday season, the Grinch plans to dress as Santa Claus and steal all of Whoville’sRead MoreAnalysis Of How The Grinch Stole Christmas1054 Words   |  5 Pagesanimated and non-animated versions of the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas can be compared to view 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 around an hour and a half long. They both star 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’sRead MoreFantasy Rhetoric Essay1619 Words   |  7 PagesFantasy Rhetoric: Summary and Analysis of Katherine Fowkes’s Fantasy Films A Rhetoric Analysis consists of a multitude of attributes some larger than others and some not specifically require. Among those are certain attributes that are what provides the foundation of any Rhetoric work, Logos, Pathos, and Ethos or persuasive appeal. My job is to show you the other attributes consisting of the context of the argument, the authors’ attitude, and the tone of the overall work. So first I will haveRead MoreArticle Review : The Magic Pudding Essay1810 Words   |  8 Pageswithin the theme include The giving tree by Shel Silverstein. The giving tree show s generosity when providing the boy with branches and wood throughout his life to assist him in maturing. I also see comparison in Dr Seuss How the Grinch stole Christmas. The Grinch although is selfish at the beginning of the story when stealing the Town s Christmas gifts, ends up returning them with a different temperament. Although not identical storylines to The White chicken these stories characters show selflessness