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A Christmas Tale: Get To Know The Grinch

A Christmas Tale: Get To Know The Grinch

You have to admit that some Christmas-themed books, movies, and TV shows that can be rewatched every year are non-negotiables. Honestly, Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without watching the 2000 film Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas or the 2018 animated film The Grinch.

He remains one of the most well-known holiday figures—the Christmas tale. If you barely know him, don’t worry because we got you covered. Keep reading with us to get to know the Grinch and be mesmerized by this character.

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A Christmas Tale: Get to Know The Grinch

How did the Grinch end up being green?

When the character originally caught the attention of readers, he had no color. He first appeared in 1966 in a 33-line illustrated poem The Hoobub and the Grinch. However, the Grinch should not be green.

When Theodor Seuss Geisel, the book’s author, published it in 1957, he appeared in black and white. According to the cartoon’s director Chuck Jones, he wanted to make the wicked furry character green. Because he took motivation to his rented car painted in an ugly shade of color.

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Why did the Grinch hate Christmas?

The book never explained why the creature hated Christmas. Yet, the author guessed that his shoes were too tight, his screws were loose, and his heart was two sizes too small. The 2000 live-action film, though, delves deeper into his past. The Whos, humanoid creatures, mistreat the Grinch as a child. This appears to be the reason why he grew to despise them. The Grinch, who has a short fuse and is spiteful, tries to ruin Christmas by pretending to be Santa Claus and stealing all of the Whos’ gifts.

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The inspiration came from an unlikely source

Mr. Geisel is the real-life inspiration for the Grinch. The day after Christmas in 1956, Geisel noticed he wasn’t feeling well while brushing his teeth.

I was brushing my teeth on the morning of the 26th of last December when I noticed a very Grinch-ish countenance in the mirror. It was Seuss!

Theodor Seuss Geisel
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Geisel was motivated to rediscover something about Christmas that obviously he’d lost. Which inspired him to write the classic Christmas tale.

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