The Grinch
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The Grinch is a famously grouchy, green, Christmas-hating character from Dr. Seuss’s classic children’s story “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| the Grinch | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Dr. Seuss character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
1966 animated television special How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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2000 live-action film How the Grinch Stole Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ 2018 animated film The Grinch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWorkGenre |
Christmas story
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children's literature ⓘ |
| characterArc |
heart grows three sizes
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learns true meaning of Christmas ⓘ |
| color | green ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Dr. Seuss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
iconic Christmas character
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symbol of holiday grouchiness ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence |
Mount Crumpit
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above Whoville ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceMedium | children's book ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| holidayAssociatedWith | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| moodAtBeginning | bitter ⓘ |
| moodAtEnd | joyful ⓘ |
| notableAction |
disguises himself as Santa Claus
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forces Max to pull a sleigh ⓘ steals Christmas decorations ⓘ steals Christmas food ⓘ steals Christmas presents ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store.
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Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more! ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
cynical
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grouchy ⓘ misanthropic ⓘ |
| pet | Max NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jim Carrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMotivation | to stop Christmas from coming ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstAppearance | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Max NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStory | antagonist-turned-protagonist ⓘ |
| setting | Whoville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | Who-like creature ⓘ |
| targetAudienceOfWork | children ⓘ |
| themeAssociatedWith |
anti-commercialism
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community spirit ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| voicedBy |
Benedict Cumberbatch
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Boris Karloff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
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subject surface form:
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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this entity surface form:
the Grinch
subject surface form:
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!