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Analysis Of The Poem The Grinch Stole Christmas

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I interpreted the poem The Grinch Who Stole Christmas using archetypal criticism. The archetypal school of thought is a means of interpreting text by focusing on recurring myths and symbols that relate to social context. After analyzing using this school of thought I have come to a conclusion that the meaning of this poem is that Good will always triumph over evil. Throughout the poem it was evident that the Grinch detested Christmas for no apparent reason. The Grinch symbolize a villainous person as he went great extent to harm the who's. It was clear that the poet exemplified this through the metaphor about his heart being two sizes too small. A heart represents love and since his heart is small it symbolizes hatred. Moving on it was clear

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