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G Grinch Doesn 'T Like Christmas'
As a Marxist, I believe the text undermines the true meaning of the story: “It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight/It could be his head wasn’t screwed on just right”. This line is referencing that there must be a reason why the Grinch doesn’t like Christmas. The perception that everyone favours Christmas because that’s just the way it is, depicts a false consciousness, at the time.

The class struggle is seen with the character, Grinch, as he is separate from the Whoville society. He develops and expresses a hatred for Christmas. He claims, it is due to Whos buying unnecessary gifts that will eventually be thrown away. Indeed, Grinch does not have anyone to offer him a gift: “for fifty five years I’ve put up with it”, and

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