The Grinch is the central character in the Dr. Seuss book titled "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" The Grinch is known for his green, furry appearance and his grouchy, mean-spirited personality. While his true name is never revealed in the story, he is referred to as "The Grinch" throughout.
Seuss first used the name in the book 'Scrambled Eggs Super!' (1953). Before that, Rudyard Kipling used used the word "grinching" in 1892, referring to a harsh, grating noise. Grinch had also been used as a last name for characters since about the early 1900s.
Before the book was published in 1957, other unpleasant literary characters had the name Grinch, and the verb grinching was used to mean "a harsh, grating noise." Describing someone as a grinch today means they're a killjoy or party pooper, trying to make everyone feel as bad as they do.
The Grinch remembers his own childhood in an orphanage. He had no mother or father and no-one to care for him. There was no Christmas tree and no presents for him but he watched other children having fun with their families. It was the worst day of his life.
Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) is a 1966 American animated television special, directed and co-produced by Chuck Jones. Based on the 1957 children's book of the same name by Dr. Seuss, the special features the voice of Boris Karloff (also a narrator) as the Grinch.
Many know the Grinch for being mean and green, but few may know that Dr. Seuss originally drew the antagonist in black and white in his original 1957 story.
The Grinch is portrayed as a bright green, hairy creature with a pointed nose, but his genetic relation to the Whos is never explained. The Grinch is humanoid in design but not classified as a human or a Who, which partially explains his resentment towards the Whos and his desire to be accepted by their community.
It is because of the Mayor's bullying, that caused the Grinch to become cold-hearted, unforgiving and diabolical. This is why he hated Christmas and the whos.
There's no clear answer as to how Grinch/The Grinch/Mr. Grinch got his name, but the most popular theory is that Grinch came from grincheux, the French word for grumpy. It seems as though Dr. Seuss may have dabbled in French linguistics.
Christmas is a spirit, a state of mind, a joyous feeling, the Grinch came to understand. Christmas gifting should come straight from the heart and should be received with an open heart, he learned. True love does not come with a price tag, so don't try to buy love with expensive gifts.
The Grinch is bullied cruelly by the other kids in his class because of his looks, and the Grinch reacts angrily by throwing his gift at the Christmas tree. His friends and the teacher laugh at him and do not help him. He leaves the town and never returns.
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In the original book, the Grinch was white with red eyeballs. When director Chuck Jones made the first movie he was inspired to make the evil character green because he was always given an ugly green car as a rental. Everyone's copied him ever since.
The Grinch arrived in Whoville by mistake when he was a baby and was adopted by two elderly sisters. Although he showed some sadistic tendencies as a child, the Grinch was raised in a nice childhood by the sisters.
The story concludes with his heart growing back to original size as returns Christmas to Whoville. Throughout the story, the Grinch is portrayed as the villain.
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He was 8 when he went to Mt Crumpit and he spent 53 years there so at the time of the story he is 61 Years Old Making Him Born in 1896 in the book, 1905 in the 1966 Movie, 1939 in the 2000 Movie, and 1957 in the 2018 Movie.
