The Grinch

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the term villain? Often when we think of a villain we think of people who revel in destruction and have dark masks obscuring their faces. However, we are quick to forget the unseen killers. The ones that go unpunished, people who are incurable taking the world by storm. That is why, out of the unlimited number of villains we have to choose from, as our incessant need to create heroes whom we can place hope in continues, the Grinch is by far the best villain. In the movie, "The Grinch", he proves to know his power isn't his ability to destroy things but the happiness of the people who own them. He knows more than death and demolition his ability to be the Grinch, to spread his disease of depression and take away the very enthusiasm that pushes WhoVille forward as a society, gives him complete control and makes him truly nefarious. His usual tactics begin to become insufficient in filling the void he knows , deep down, only acceptance will mend. In a furious attempt to push this concept away he decides to steal Christmas. Trapped in a world of despondency and numbness, Grinch envies the Who's and their ability to love and feel because he fears love is something he will never be acquainted with. He wants everyone else around him to see life in the same way he does and decides the best way to do this is to target one of the last vestiges of hope and childhood the Who’s have left. The Grinch is a clear embodiment of the many qualities and characteristics specific to a villain we discussed in class such as inferiority complex, visual otherness and determination of the will . One only need to shed light to the aspects of the Grinch that make him a crook to reveal a very effective and intriguing one at that.

Due to self-image issues and childhood trauma,the Grinch has a severe inferiority complex. The Grinch is portrayed in a very comic manner but in truth this humor is used to obscure the pain and