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The grumpy, anti-holiday spirit of the character has led to the everyday term "Grinch" [27] [28] coming to refer to a person opposed to Christmas time celebrations [29] [30] or to someone with a coarse, greedy attitude. [28] In 2002, TV Guide ranked The Grinch number 5 on its "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" list. [27]
The term characterization was introduced in the 19th century. [3] Aristotle promoted the primacy of plot over characters, that is, a plot-driven narrative, arguing in his Poetics that tragedy "is a representation, not of men, but of action and life."
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The character was, in part, modeled on J. Robert Oppenheimer, whom Rand had interviewed for an earlier project, and his part in the creation of nuclear weapons. [13] To his former student Galt, Stadler represents the epitome of human evil, as the "man who knew better" but chose not to act for the good.
Mr. Muddle makes a cup of tea, putting everything back in the wrong place. When Little Miss Neat comes home Miss Neat can't find anything, and when Miss Neat sits in a chair Miss Neat is pricked by forks, knives, and spoons that Mr. Muddle placed there. Hargreaves tells the reader, "I don't think Little Miss Neat will be taking a holiday next year.
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The characters in Lynn Johnston's cartoon strip For Better or For Worse have extensive back stories. The birthdates of the characters given below were the characters' birthdates as shown on the strip's website [1] prior to the cartoonist's decision to re-boot the strip from 1 September 2008, returning the setting to the early years of John and Elly's marriage.