Yet, his plan fails beautifully. When the Whos wake up to empty houses and still stand hand-in-hand to sing, the Grinch has his famous epiphany:
The legend of the Grinch began on December 26, 1956. Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) looked in the mirror while brushing his teeth and noticed a "very Grinchish" reflection. Put off by the rising commercialism of the season and dealing with personal family health struggles, he wrote the story to rediscover a holiday spirit he felt he had lost. The Heart of the Heist subtitle How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The plot is iconic: the Grinch, living in isolation atop Mount Crumpit, despises the "noise, noise, noise" of Whoville’s celebrations. He believes that by swiping every physical scrap of the holiday—the trees, the "roast beast," and the presents—he can stop Christmas from coming. Yet, his plan fails beautifully