Christmas And The Grinch Similarities

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Grinch comparison essay

Similarities between the Grinch book and movie include-the theme is Christmas isn't about presents, The Who's love Christmas, and the grinch stole everyone's presents. The first similarity is the theme. In the book, at first the Who's love presents but then they realized that family is all they need. For example, “Every Who down in Who-Ville, the tall and the small, Was singing! Without any present at all!” (28). In the movie, the Who's sing in the morning after they witness their missing trees and presents. Another similarity is that The Who's love Christmas in both the movie and book. An example from the book is, “Every Who down in Who-Ville, the tall and the small, Would stand down close together, with Christmas

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