Why Did the Grinch Want To Steal Christmas?
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We watched it again last night. First time I really heard that Mr. Grinch had been putting up with the Whoville's Christmases for 53 years! My heart sank. I like to think that adults that old had good memories of Christmas. Back before all the public slanders began.
Mr. Grinch as Mr. Claus was hilarious, due to the ungiving of Christmas for the good people of Whoville. He really could have traumatized Miss Cindy Lou Who instead of just speaking smoothly and sending her back to bed with her cup.
Well, no more speculation that Mr. Grinch could have simply moved to some other sullen mountaintop far away from Whoville. That portal of opportunity was obviously no longer a viable factor.
Not to mention the gloating hours it took him to remove everything and pile it, putting it mildly, high upon that sled.
If poor little Max really could pull that monstrosity, the sled, that is, through deep snow, he surely had the strength to have escaped his grimly green master years ago.
What it comes down to it this: I have had to wear tight shoes, with swollen feet and ankles no less. And I never begrudged the Merry Christmases of others.
The only explanation must be that Mr. Grinch had a tiny heart/read goodness.
He did not hate Christmas, he hated joy that he did not share. Like most meanies, he never realized that he had chosen not to share the joy, so he blamed his resentment on Whoville. He could, he thought, be very happy if he could hear them not having any.
But when he heard their Welcome, Wahoo Christmas Morning Song, he finally got the message. Suddenly, he no longer wanted to keep all the rest of Christmas from them. Mr. Grinch wanted to give happiness, with what he had, a sled preposterously piled high with Christmas.
And there he goes, Max finally getting the ride he had wanted all along, with some kind of Who Tooter, sounding the call of the heart.
He flung out all the decorations, presents, and trees. He even carved the feast beast and Cindy Lou Who, who was only two, served Max with her own tiny pointed fingers.
Moral: Believe in Santa and Christmas, or lose out on the feasting.
Mr. Grinch as Mr. Claus was hilarious, due to the ungiving of Christmas for the good people of Whoville. He really could have traumatized Miss Cindy Lou Who instead of just speaking smoothly and sending her back to bed with her cup.
Well, no more speculation that Mr. Grinch could have simply moved to some other sullen mountaintop far away from Whoville. That portal of opportunity was obviously no longer a viable factor.
Not to mention the gloating hours it took him to remove everything and pile it, putting it mildly, high upon that sled.
If poor little Max really could pull that monstrosity, the sled, that is, through deep snow, he surely had the strength to have escaped his grimly green master years ago.
What it comes down to it this: I have had to wear tight shoes, with swollen feet and ankles no less. And I never begrudged the Merry Christmases of others.
The only explanation must be that Mr. Grinch had a tiny heart/read goodness.
He did not hate Christmas, he hated joy that he did not share. Like most meanies, he never realized that he had chosen not to share the joy, so he blamed his resentment on Whoville. He could, he thought, be very happy if he could hear them not having any.
But when he heard their Welcome, Wahoo Christmas Morning Song, he finally got the message. Suddenly, he no longer wanted to keep all the rest of Christmas from them. Mr. Grinch wanted to give happiness, with what he had, a sled preposterously piled high with Christmas.
And there he goes, Max finally getting the ride he had wanted all along, with some kind of Who Tooter, sounding the call of the heart.
He flung out all the decorations, presents, and trees. He even carved the feast beast and Cindy Lou Who, who was only two, served Max with her own tiny pointed fingers.
Moral: Believe in Santa and Christmas, or lose out on the feasting.
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Dr Suess: Calvinist Theologian
Every Who Down in Who-ville Liked Christmas a lot... But the Grinch,Who lived just north of Who-ville, Did NOT!
The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.
But, Whatever the reason, His heart or his shoes, He stood there on Christmas Eve, hating the Whos, Staring down from his cave with a sour, Grinchy frown At the warm lighted windows below in their town.
He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming! IT CAME! Somehow or other, it came just the same!
And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling: "How could it be so?" "It came with out ribbons! It came without tags!" "It came without packages, boxes or bags!" And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! "Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store." "Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
And what happened then...? Well...in Who-ville they say That the Grinch's small heart Grew three sizes that day!
And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight, He whizzed with his load through the bright morning light And he brought back the toys! And the food for the feast! And he...
...HE HIMSELF...! The Grinch carved the roast beast!
Every Who Down in Who-ville Liked Christmas a lot... But the Grinch,Who lived just north of Who-ville, Did NOT!
The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.
But, Whatever the reason, His heart or his shoes, He stood there on Christmas Eve, hating the Whos, Staring down from his cave with a sour, Grinchy frown At the warm lighted windows below in their town.
The learned theologian Dr. Seuss supplies a Calvinistic interpretation in the close of the book!
He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming! IT CAME! Somehow or other, it came just the same!
And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling: "How could it be so?" "It came with out ribbons! It came without tags!" "It came without packages, boxes or bags!" And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! "Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store." "Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
And what happened then...? Well...in Who-ville they say That the Grinch's small heart Grew three sizes that day!
And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight, He whizzed with his load through the bright morning light And he brought back the toys! And the food for the feast! And he...
...HE HIMSELF...! The Grinch carved the roast beast!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss
Dr. Seuss, born in America, the son of immigrants from Germany, was most likely Jewish. And I don't remember the word "depravity" was ever used by Dr. Seuss.
Thanks so much, Dr. Steve, for your charming addiion to this thread.
Dr. Seuss, born in America, the son of immigrants from Germany, was most likely Jewish. And I don't remember the word "depravity" was ever used by Dr. Seuss.
Thanks so much, Dr. Steve, for your charming addiion to this thread.
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