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  • travman301
    #swagdog
    • Mar 2004
    • 2641

    #1

    The Psychology of the Grinch

    The Psychology of the Grinch:
    An In-depth View at a Being Scorn




    As we dive into the psychotic world of Dr. Suess’ The Grinch, it soon

    becomes apparent that various persons posses psychological disorders. The

    Grinch himself has a multitude of various mental ailments ranging from self

    mutilation to depression. However, surprising to many, the Grinch is not the

    only person in Whoville that is physiologically unstable. Nearly every Who in

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas has at least one psychological disorder. The

    mayor is obsessive compulsive with a possible carry over to bi-polar disorder.

    Martha May Who seems to have some asphyxiation with bestiality [Citation

    needed], wooing over the Grinch and all his green glory. Cindy Who’s parents

    are anal retentive, and are so much so that they hardly listen to their

    daughter. This lack of attention will drive Cindy to mental breakdown, and

    further mental disabilities. All in all, every single Who in Whoville are blinded

    by pure commercialism and continue to confide in one another’s actions;

    ultimately achieving a snowball effect. I also believe the over consumption of

    Who hash during this fastidious period contributes thusly. [Citation needed]

    But of all the Whos one stands out as the most impacted physiologically. This

    Who is the Grinch.




    As a child the Grinch was always different from the other Whos. This

    could arise from a biological standpoint (as he was green and had lesbian

    grandmothers as moms) or a mental one. During childhood, the Grinch was

    mocked for various physical attributes. One of these attributes happened to

    be an abundance of facial hair at a young age. I believe that the Grinch has

    an overactive pituitary gland, which made him start puberty at a very early

    age. I also have come to understand that the Grinch adapted a sort of

    chlorophyll in his bloodstream, as his bodies’ defense to the consumption of

    various porcelain objects, ultimately turning him a jade hue. The Grinch began

    eating these objects after a lack of attention in the oral psychosexual

    stage. I have hypothesized the origin of these various physical deformities

    and have come up blank for many years. However, as I researched more into

    the phenomena that has spawned the Grinch I have found the culprit. An

    over consumption of Who hash during the Grinch’s fetal stages has set the

    stage for the various metal and physical difficulties the Grinch shall encounter

    during his lifetime.





    All such deformities made the Grinch easy prey for the cruelness of

    school children. They mocked and ridiculed him for many years. All of this

    derision eventual caused the complete stop of psychological growth in the

    Grinch. He became enraged with a childish passion and only excluded himself

    from society further. The Grinch eventually became a hermit, who’s only

    companion was a gangly mutt. The Grinch’s resentment of the Whos was

    allowed to fester in his seclusion; his only release was occasional

    displacement towards his dog. After years of this behavior he had adapted a

    vast barrage of psychological deformations. These included regression,

    bipolar disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia, reaction formation, displacement,

    projection, and many more. The Grinch’s behavior seemed to be on the brink

    of no return, when one faithful night changed everything.




    Christmas Eve is a time for joy for many a Who, and a time of intense

    sorrow for the Grinch. On a drug fueled rampage [Citation need] the Grinch

    stumbled through the sewer system to Whoville. He smashed everything in

    his immediate range, displacing his anger to whatever came into his path.

    This is all until he came across Cindy Who’s household. Whenst he gazed

    upon her freakishly deformed nose, the images of his own childhood came

    into fruition. He suddenly felt sympathy for the Who, and began to reform

    himself. He undid the damage he had created and retreated to his lair. They

    say the Grinch’s heart seized to hemorrhage that day. Ever sense, the

    Grinch has worked out his anger and resentment in constructive endeavors,

    and is in the process of getting re-integrated into society. With further

    observation and possibly therapy sessions, I foresee a full reclamation in the

    Grinch. Recovery foreboding, I shall continue observation; making this a case

    study, and a hopeful conclusion.


    In association with V.H.S.U.; Professor Bennie {Ph. D}
    Last edited by travman301; 01-1-2007, 04:10 PM.
  • FoJaR
    The Worst
    • Nov 2005
    • 2816

    #2
    Re: The Psychology of the Grinch

    lies.

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    • Afrobean
      Admiral in the Red Army
      • Dec 2003
      • 13262

      #3
      Re: The Psychology of the Grinch

      Originally posted by travman301
      As we dive into the psychotic would of Dr. Suess’ The Grinch
      Stopped reading there.

      Is this serious or ironic? I don't feel like reading the entire thing to find out.

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      • travman301
        #swagdog
        • Mar 2004
        • 2641

        #4
        Re: The Psychology of the Grinch

        Originally posted by Afrobean
        Stopped reading there.

        Is this serious or ironic? I don't feel like reading the entire thing to find out.
        Definalty not serious, and i didn't catch that typo. Thanks.

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        • afrobeaner
          FFR Player
          • Nov 2006
          • 8

          #5
          Re: The Psychology of the Grinch

          Time to srs this thread up a bit, and I feel as though I am the perfect person to do so. Just remember to take everything I say with a grain of salt.

          Also, I typed up this commentary as I read it, so you may be able to read through my style and notice where I made certain realizations about the nature of this. Oh and for you "tl;dr"ers out there, here is a shortened version: "Needs more evidence to support the outlandish claims. It is riddled with spelling errors and has a few problems with style. Also, it is based on the movie version of the story, which I feel is a huge mistake." Anyway, now onto the full version. Have fun "tl;dr"ing everyone.

          The name of the book is "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (exclamation point included) yet you seem to have the title named as "The Grinch" in the first sentence.

          What's with the line breaks and empty lines? It's not formatted that way in it's original format is it? If it is, remove the empty lines and actually format it to be double-spaced. Also, remove the carriage returns there that cause lines to end before they reach the end of the display and allow it to break its own lines naturally.

          "The Grinch himself has a multitude of various mental ailments ranging from self mutilation to depression." Such a claim shouldn't be made so declaratively without any evidence.

          "However, surprising to many, the Grinch is not the only person in Whoville that is physiologically unstable." Might be my imagination, but it using the word surprising in that structure feels weird.

          "The mayor is obsessive compulsive with a possible carry over to bi-polar disorder." Again, don't make such a claim without evidence. Quote the book if you have to.

          "Martha May Who seems to have some asphyxiation with bestiality [Citation needed], wooing over the Grinch and all his green glory." No **** "citation needed". Also, I may be mistaken, but I don't recall any of the Whos appreciating the Grinch at all in any of the story tellings except in the film version, which is horribly inaccurate to the original.

          "Cindy Who’s parents are anal retentive, and are so much so that they hardly listen to their daughter." You really have a thing for making assertions without evidence, don't you?

          "This lack of attention will drive Cindy to mental breakdown, and further mental disabilities." Got a crystal ball, eh? Also, it's probably a bad idea to make conjecture like that in a formal style essay. If you can find a quote from a psychologist saying those things, it'd be fine, but to make such a claim yourself within the essay is a bad idea, especially since you have no evidence to back this up.

          "I also believe the over consumption of Who hash during this fastidious period contributes thusly. [Citation needed]" Don't try to structure phrases like that unless you have a very strong grasp of language. That sentence comes off very awkwardly and doesn't even fit with the style of the rest of the essay. Moreover, you used the word "I" and referred to yourself; this is a big no-no in formal essays of this nature.

          "But of all the Whos one stands out as the most impacted physiologically." Not as brushed up on my rules of using the word "but" to start a sentence, but either way, it's really not needed here. "Of all the Whos one stands out as the most impacted psychologically," works fine. Additionally, I assume you mean "psychologically" instead of "physiologically", because that doesn't even make sense.

          "As a child the Grinch was always different from the other Whos. This could arise from a biological standpoint (as he was green and had lesbian grandmothers as moms) or a mental one." Ok... now I know you must be basing this off of the movie. This is a very bad idea as the movie is the least popular version of the story. The best choice for an essay of this nature would probably be the popular animated television special, as it is widely known. The movie makes up many aspects of the character and adds all kinds of unnecessary character development just to fill up the movie. These movie-only details are easily forgettable and a large portion of your audience will likely not remember many of the little details you bring up.

          "I believe that the Grinch has an overactive pituitary gland, which made him start puberty at a very early age." Again, referring to the self is a bad idea. Also, you suggest no evidence for him starting puberty early outside of the growth of facial hair. Notice that many animals grow hair all over their body and to presume certain things about a fictional race such as the Whos shouldn't be done. Also, the pituitary gland in humans controls growth specifically. Functions of puberty are affected by the reproductive organs, which also function as glands.

          "I also have come to understand that the Grinch adapted a sort of chlorophyll in his bloodstream, as his bodies’ defense to the consumption of various porcelain objects, ultimately turning him a jade hue." Where are you getting this from? I don't recall anything like this detailed in the movie, the book, or the animated special. Are you simply presuming that since he is green, he must have chlorophyll? This would be a mistake. There are many living creatures who are green in color not due to chlorophyll, but due to simple pigmentation. Also, you referred to yourself again here. Anyway, if you're going to make claims such as "The Grinch has chlorophyll" you should damn well better get some evidence to back this up.

          Something I just thought of: What exactly is his name? Is it "Grinch"? Is it "The Grinch"? Or does he simply not have a name at all and he is simply "the grinch"? I would suggest doing some research to find out for certain, as this affects how you should capitalize his "name". Simply reading the book should be enough to clue you into how exactly to capitalize it. In the end though, what you have is probably right. I just wanted to point out that in case you overlooked that.

          "The Grinch began eating these objects after a lack of attention in the oral psychosexual stage." What. Now it sounds like you're just making things up to use vocabulary terms for your psychology class. Again, if you're going to make such claims, provide evidence.

          "I have hypothesized the origin of these various physical deformities and have come up blank for many years. However, as I researched more into the phenomena that has spawned the Grinch I have found the culprit. An over consumption of Who hash during the Grinch’s fetal stages has set the stage for the various metal and physical difficulties the Grinch shall encounter during his lifetime." Seriously, stop making things up. The Grinch's physical difference, while likely even being the catalyst for his antisocial behavior in the book, is never specifically explained and the reason for it is never given explicitly.

          Aww... and this paragraph was doing so well comparatively before this: "These included regression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia, reaction formation, displacement, projection, and many more." Don't make things up. At the very least, ADHD would be impossible to diagnose in this character due to his two dimensional quality. Also, I don't recall a single instance of psychosis in any tellings of the story, so schizophrenia is out the window as well. I'm not all that familiar with the other details listed, but I'd say it's safe to assume that without evidence to back that up, you might as well be saying "The Grinch had AIDS, herpes, and hepatitis."

          "...one faithful night changed everything." "faithful"? You sure you don't mean "fateful"?

          "On a drug fueled rampage [Citation need] the Grinch stumbled through the sewer system to Whoville." No mention of drugs is ever made. To make such claims is simply slanderous.

          "Whenst he gazed upon her freakishly deformed nose, the images of his own childhood came into fruition." "Whenst"? "Fruition"? I think you should cut back on the "big" words if you're not going to use them correctly.

          "He undid the damage he had created and retreated to his lair." What damage? You didn't even mention his plot to steal everything so that the Whos would stop celebrating. While the Grinch obvious was affected mentally, he made the premeditated choice to "steal Christmas" consciously and knowingly. Also, it's kind of silly to write an essay about a psychological analyzation of a character from a book named "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" and not even include any details of his actual act of "stealing Christmas". One more thing: you say he retreated to his lair, yet I believe you never even described it. I would recommend at least mentioning the fact that he lives alone up on a "mountain" overlooking Whoville.

          "They say the Grinch’s heart seized to hemorrhage that day." Not only is that a misuse of the term "hemorrhage" but it also doesn't make sense. A nice attempt at parallel humor, but ultimately, it's for naught.

          "Ever sense, the Grinch has worked out his anger and resentment in constructive endeavors...." You can't know this for sure. Also, you mean "since" instead of "sense" I imagine.

          "I foresee a full reclamation in the Grinch..." First of all, he is fictional. Second of all, you referred to yourself again. Third of all, I am sure you are not an expert when it comes to psychological analyzation, and as such, you really shouldn't say things like that.

          "I shall continue observation...." Impossible, as he is fictional. "...making this a case study, and a hopeful conclusion." Also not possible.

          "In association with V.H.S.U.; Professor Bennie {Ph. D}" Aren't there laws against lying in instances such as that? I know I would be mad if I were from "VHSU" and someone was misrepresenting the institution. Or, if VHSU were totally fake, I'd be upset at the writer for making light of the matter, and also by giving himself false authority. And really, there has to be some kind of law against claiming to have a doctorate when you really don't.

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          • travman301
            #swagdog
            • Mar 2004
            • 2641

            #6
            Re: The Psychology of the Grinch

            LOL. It's a joke dude...
            Thanks for catching all of the spelling errors though.
            Although, you probably put more work into critiquing this than I actually did writting it. LOL.
            Anyways, I suppose it's appritiated.
            Last edited by travman301; 01-2-2007, 05:22 AM.

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            • Afrobean
              Admiral in the Red Army
              • Dec 2003
              • 13262

              #7
              Re: The Psychology of the Grinch

              Originally posted by travman301
              Although, you probably put more work into critiquing this than I actually did writting it.
              Yeah, probably. I was dead bored at work though.

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              • travman301
                #swagdog
                • Mar 2004
                • 2641

                #8
                Re: The Psychology of the Grinch

                LoL. That's a constructive use of your time.

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                • chelsea-chan
                  FFR Player
                  • Dec 2006
                  • 1

                  #9
                  Re: The Psychology of the Grinch

                  wow i actually think that you are right the grinch and all of whoville is like wacked >> <<
                  OMG LOOK ITS A MONKEY >> << jk jk its not but it is chelsea-chan and ya thats it!! >> <<

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