Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Its Recent Acceptance into the American Popular Christmas Tradition

Thomas Burns

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Burns, Thomas. “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Its Recent Acceptance into the American Popular Christmas Tradition.” New York Folklore, vol. 2, no. 3–4, 1976, pp. 191–204.

Summary

This article examines the Dr. Suess story, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," in its use of secular Christmas symbols and reasons that that is the reason for its popularity as a story told during the Christmas season.
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