The poem “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”, written by Dr. Suess, has an underlying Marxist perspective as it speaks clearly on issues of discrimination, ostracism and misplaced values. The poem, “The Grinch, Who lived just north of Who-ville” (Dr. Seuss, 5) reveals the Grinch’s seclusion and isolation from the Whos. He is alienated and considered an outcast in who-ville, because he struggles financially and does not live by the same ideologies as the Whos. The hatred develops during the Christmas season because he does not have the financial means to conform to the propaganda. The Whos are clearly depicted as upper class citizens who fall for the propaganda and hegemony of material goods by the capitalist society. Moreover, because the Whos’