Compare And Contrast The Grinch And A Christmas Carol

Christmas stories are often used to teach lessons of giving and kindness. Many of said stories follow a theme or pattern. They can usually all be linked back to a universal message of kindness. In Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, a story, and a lesson of holiday cheer is told. Set in the English 1800´s, a man by the name of Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character. He is greedy and hateful towards Christmas. His old dead friend, Jacob Marley visits him one night as a ghost, and warns Scrooge to change his ways. Scrooge is then visited by three spirits who hope to teach him a lesson. The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. A similar plot is displayed in Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas. The Grinch is the grouchy Christmas

Ebenezer Scrooge lives alone and all the townspeople dislike and are afraid of him. He despises Christmas and is hateful towards those that celebrate it. The author describes Scrooge as ¨...A tight fisted, hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!” (Dickens 02). Scrooge's character is described in such a way that makes his character give off a displeasing, mean attitude. The character The Grinch, is shown in a much similar light. The Grinch lives alone in the mountains and isolates himself from those who enjoy Christmas. The Grinch is the town shut in, and all the Whoos fear him. They avoid him at all costs, and never invite him to celebrate. Both Scrooge and the Grinch are described as the nasty town shut ins. Their character types are very similar. But even so, The Grinch differs from Scrooge. The Grinch was more bullied into isolation, while Scrooge chooses his own

Scrooge’s great dislike of Christmas leads to him never celebrating in the festivities. So when Scrooges nephew Fred comes to invite him to dinner, Scrooge gives his bold opinion of celebration; and coldly declines. “What reason have you to be dismal?’... ‘What else can I be… What’s Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money… every idiot who goes about with merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled in his own pudding!’” (Dickens 04). Scrooge denies his nephew's invitation to Christmas dinner. He has no desire to attend and displays his absolute disgust for any man who should celebrate. The Grinch wishes not to attend a Christmas event as well. Cindy comes to the Grinchś lair to invite him to the festival. The Grinch doesn't want to come due to his loathing of Christmas and the Whos in whoville. He rudely declines and shoos Cindy away. The Grinch is similar to Scrooge in his reluctance to join the Christmas festivities. The Grinch differs from Scrooge because The Grinch has a slight urge to actually attend the