A special holiday that is celebrated by mostly everyone around the world but mainly
Christian as a festival for the birth of Jesus. A time to just appreciate the ones you love with their company with everyone exchanging gifts and telling stories, children stories are the root of kids learning basic life lessons to comprehend and tell you the do’s and the don'ts of the world they live in. The film,“How The Grinch Stole Christmas” based on the story written by Dr. Seuss, is based on this city called Whoville with the people living there are called whos with them being lovers of Christmas but all expect the Grinch. This responsible text of a self-conflict protagonist, The Grinch. On a daily basis fights a battle within himself with his ego suppressing his emotions away. Through the Freudian and Jungian lens, he will take on his path on finding
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individuation with him overcoming his intentions of doing bad to others to make himself feel good, to be able to see his heart which is “two sizes too small”. The book takes a look at the life of someone who in the town is considered to be an outcast who is feared by everyone in Whoville, which leads the Grinch to have his id from childhood experiences to impact his behavior with experiencing some trauma from his classmates due to his physical and behavioral differences. He was judged quickly for trying to attempt to win over a girl name Martha May’s heart, imagining someone with her social status to fall in love with him was out of this world. Sorrowful, shattered and sadden, through the defense mechanism of avoidance he does not deal with the problem at hand and decides to immediately remove himself out of the situation by moving to the top of the mountain in anger. This led for his id to arise and giving his actions a somewhat of an explanation on why he acted so cruel, moving to the top of the mountain gave him the thought of being far more superior. The battle he fights inside every day with knowing what's wrong from right, stresses Freud’s theory of the superego, ego, and id. The first time meeting young Cindy Lou he tries to frighten her when first interacting with her, as the Grinch place Cindy upside down in the mail sorting machine but when he started to walk away he gave in to his dog max who would not let him leave her like that reaches down and flips her. All of a sudden he hears her soft voice behind him saying “‘Thank you for saving me’ in shock replied with ‘Saving you? Is that what you think I did? (Howard, 12:31). By her saying that he tied her up in the back room, as an irrational to not let anyone think he was not as bad as people made of him in to be. The Grinch’s superego is represented by his dog max who also acts like his conscious proving with his superego rising showing that he is capable of doing what’s right which also proves that is id influence his bad behaviors. Beside the fight his good side gives. With the Grinch masking over his fear of intimacy and abandonment which allowed his persona to be this scary, heartless monster and not show his true feelings that he has been hiding of self-worth.
Knowing Christmas is several days away and with a town who loves Christmas would be a great time to cause trouble. As he would come down from Mount Crumpit with his mask on we would proceed to change everyone’s mail and tie little girls up. The mask he put on would allow him to protect his face and his heart but would allow for his id to accept his behaviors. With see how the whos have such love for Christmas he would do anything to take away their happiness in doing so he saw the real meaning behind Christmas it is not about the lights, the gifts or trees ‘Maybe Christmas doesn’t come in a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more’” (Howard, 124:50). He starts to remove his defense mechanisms which allow him to find individuation and ultimately overcoming his id, He tears down the walls that block out the emotions which allows him to forget his past and celebrate the holiday he has been running from his entire
life “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” based on the children’s story written by Dr.Suess, is a responsible text as it illustrates that for you to find your individuation his to completely trying to get rid of your id’s influence on yourself to get better. Has it showed that love his the most key factor to be complete with yourself, but through the Freudian and Jungian lenses, Dr. Seuss showed how people who are broken make others feel the pain that they are going through to help them cope with what they are dealing with a persona. The movie is a warm, wholesome family feel. But the Grinch learns how to deal with his id by suppressing it to grow as a person.
Dr. Seuss's original fable is a simple story told with a great moral that criticizes the commercialization of Christmas. The original story features an “Ebenezer Scrooge” type creature that lives up the mountains outside "Whoville." The Grinch indulges himself in the annual ritual of spoiling everyone's festivities with a series of nasty pranks. This particular year however he plans to sabotage the holiday season by dressing as Santa Claus, clim...
With her justification, of the Whoville law, that all Whos should be able to attend not because of their outer appearance. As the mayor, Maywho objectifies the crowd believes in what Cindy Lou says. However, the mayor does not want that to happen as argues if he is not here I will accept the award. Cindy Lou was able to break the law of not speaking about or to the Grinch as well as have the people in the town agree to invite him to the celebration. When the Grinch goes mad because of the razor gift he received Cindy Lou and her family were all shamed and looked down upon by everyone in Whoville for what they did and it was their fault for breaking the norm (not inviting the Grinch). Later on, because the Grinch took all the presents the people in the town were able to see the true meaning of Christmas and that is family so in an indirect way the Grinch also broke the norm of just accepting gifts on that day. The Grinch proved that although his appearance and personality were he truly knew what the Charismas spirit was and it wasn’t all about the gifts, lights, or celebrations but family was the key part in it
Marley had died. Scrooge did not have anyone else who cared about him. “Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say. . . ‘My dear Scrooge, how are you?’. . . But what did Scrooge care! It was the very thing he liked.” (Dickens 3). No one liked Scrooge. Likewise, a group of teenagers go up to see The Grinch. They come down the mountain scared and tells the Whos. When one of the teenagers mentions seeing The Grinch, everyone freaks out and creates havoc in Whoville. The mayor finally tells Cindy Lou Who why they do not like The Grinch. It was because he did not like Christmas and he was always mean and unhappy. The Grinch does not like Christmas and he is grumpy. No one likes him. Although, people provoked The Grinch to be mean, unlike Scrooge. In short, contemporary books use the same conflicts as traditional
The following paper compares a popular short films character, The Grinch, of How The Grinch Stole Christmas, with Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs. The reason such a comparison seems apt is that the Grinch seems to have all a “man” could want, but is nonetheless unhappy and miserable. Although his material needs have been met, he lacks a sense of belonging, does not have true self-esteem, and has never come close to Maslow’s descriptions of self-actualization. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” shows the evolution of the Grinch from a miser and robber to a being of generosity and empathy. Using Maslow’s theory allows us to see the Grinch’s structure and development of personality, the psychopathology, therapeutic techniques, and the limitations
I will be using the Marxist school of criticism to analyze the poem “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”.The school is based on the theories of Karl Marx. Thus, Marxism is mostly about class differences, and economic conditions. In "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" anyone can spot the difference in class between the Grinch and the Whos easily.
Do you believe in ghost? I know Scrooge does, Scrooge was an old grumpy banker that only cared about money, who did not care too much about other people. Then one day ghosts came and changed that all. Once the ghosts came they told him how much he was doing wrong and how he used to be when he was younger when he liked christmas. The ghosts taught him a lot of things but most of all they taught him to be caring and courteous to his friends and people he has never met. Scrooge is afraid of his future and his self.
A morality play, not unlike some of the popular plays I have seen. I think we all have seen this familiar theme many times over the years. As we head into the Christmas season, where reflective thinking becomes this very theme. I can compare this play with some of these seasonal plays. The play that comes to my mind immediately is, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
The Grinch is an individual, who is bitter and lives in a cave on the snowy Mount Crumpits, which is 10,000 feet tall and north of Whoville town. The Grinch age is unknown, however looks to be about in his mid-40s and is unemployed. Thus, results in him spending a lot of time alone in his cave with his dog, Max, as his social companion. At any rate, the Grinch faced many issues when he was younger, causing his current behavior, where he was abandoned as a child, and made fun of because of his look and horrendous appearance at school and as a way to cope he decided to run away. The Grinch behavior shows signs of depression, aggression, and irritation though out a large sum of the movie. In that case, the kid that use to make fun of
First, let’s talk about the psychoanalytic therapy which Corey (2009) says is “a model of personality development and an approach to psychotherapy. He gave psychotherapy a new look and new horizons, calling attention to psychodynamic factors that motivate behavior, focusing on the role of the unconscious, and developing the first therapeutic procedures for understanding and modifying the structure of one’s basic character” (pg. 60). How can I relate this therapy model to the Grinch? Well looking at the Grinch he appears to want nothing more than to ruin Christmas for the whos. Which to me this shows a sign of aggression and I guess of being destructive if you look at it this way. The Grinch didn’t have any insight into the happiness of Christmas for the whos’. He wa...
Do you ever feel like people change? In A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens, Scrooge is a grouchy, unsocial, miserly, uncharitable old man. He is extremely unsympathetic and bah humbugs everything to do with Christmas. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is magically visited by 3 ghosts. The ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Scrooge has a rude awakening of haunting memories he holds onto. These memories make him feeling as if he needs a second chance and a fresh start at life. What better day than Christmas to tidy the dreaded past. The mysterious ghosts bring him to the past, present and future in one night. Scrooge had remarkable experiences and felt emotions he had never thought were possible to feel again. Scrooge longed for
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966&2000) explains not only the life of the Grinch but the Whos as well. Through the theorists of Karen Horney and Erik Erikson, viewers can learn why the Grinch’s personality is formed. Not only had it formed, but through the years it transformed.
It is hard to believe that there is anyone on the planet that hasn't heard of the story "A Christmas Carol". Although it isn't hard to believe that people do not realize that there are differences between movies and novels. In this case, that fits right into that subject. Here are some of the differences between the movie and the novel.
In "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a transformation as a result of his encounters with three ghosts and becomes a kind, happy, and generous man. His greedy, cruel, and grumpy demeanor is replaced seemingly overnight, but he doesn’t just wake up and decide to be nice. It takes three Spirits to change his outlook on life - The Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future. The Ghost of Christmas Past makes Scrooge begin to regret his selfishness, and the Ghost of Christmas Present begins to teach him about others. This second Ghost helps to make him realize that money doesn't buy happiness. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, however, teaches the most profound lesson of all: unless he changes, no one will care if Scrooge dies. Because of the Ghosts, by Christmas morning Ebenezer Scrooge is a completely different person from the man who went to bed on Christmas Eve.
Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. Classics of Children's Literature. Ed. John W. Griffith and Charles Frey. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan, 1992. 197-249.
Frosty the Snowman waves hello alongside Santa 's reindeer that are ready to take off. Candy canes line the sidewalk and the ginger bread dolls dance in a merry circle. The trees all sparkle with thousands of red, yellow, purple, blue, and orange lights. Out back, Mary and Joseph stand over baby Jesus, Choo-Choo train’s chug in spot, stars twinkle with bright yellow bulbs, and Mr. and Mrs. Santa Clause wave in the distance. Kerkhoven, MN, the location of the happiest house on the block. Every year my breath is always taken away as my eyes struggle to soak in the utter abundance of Christmas spirit. I 'm smiling and we 're not even inside yet.