How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Sure, it ain't Truth or Consequences, but Who-ville has to be high up there on the list of weirdest town names ever. What do we know about Who-ville, really, other than the fact that it's a small t...
Tone
The tone in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is quite straightforward, as far as Seussian tales go. The narrator is clearly on a mission to give us the narrative nuggets we so desire. It's a delight...
Writing Style
True to Seussian form, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! rhymes jauntily throughout. Here's a snippet of the scene where the Grinch first fashions his "Santy Claus" disguise: And he chuckled, and clu...
What's Up With the Title?
Tongue-in-cheek much, Dr. Seuss? How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a rather clever title because it deliberately misleads the reader to believe that Mr. Grinch actually pulls off his ambitious hei...
What's Up With the Ending?
This one's a doozy, folks. Throughout How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, we're led to believe that the Grinch is this horrible, nasty creature who will never change, and that he manages to carry out...
Trivia
The performance of the song, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch," is often attributed to Boris Karloff, who narrated the How the Grinch Stole Christmas! cartoon television special. However, the singer...