How The Grinch Stole Christmas Summary

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Hi Amena! I think you did an impactful interpretation of the poem, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” through a Marxist perspective. Even though you have written a praiseworthy analysis through this lens, there are different lenses to consider that critics tend to use. I personally believe that this piece of literature is the best critique with an archetypal analysis.
I feel that the story was originally trying to focus more on the storyline and character development than the Grinch’s status. The Grinch was ostracized from the Whos mainly for his evilness and reluctance to get along. You can tell that he is, in fact, evil because he stole things that didn’t belong to him, tricked an innocent two-year old Who, and enslaved his own dog. Therefore,