1957. That is the year Dr. Seuss wrote the "ultimate Christmas story". 2007. This year, people still remember that green old hermit today, and this cartoon does a good job of capturing new Christmas trends and old Christmas traditions. The cartoonist devises this small still-life story in order to show how Christmas has evolved from sitting in your home watching Christmas-themed movies to going out and buying the biggest and best gifts from the major retailers. The cartoonist has a good point though. Kids of today don't care about Rudolf, Jack Skellington, or even the Grinch for that matter; all they want is IPods, clothes, and video games, not a marathon of classic Christmas stories on TBS.
The two sides of Christmas are displayed here perfectly. First, you have the innocent mom with here Rudolph vintage Christmas sweater on that she probably got when she was a young "lass", combined with her ecstatic facial expression that shows she is not joking when she see the Grinch on TV. This is the old Christmas tradition the artist shows. Next, we have the transition period (mind you this is a still-photo) as the stereotypical mom hands her VISA credit card to the suit-and-tie clerk the present is shown to us. She carries her four bags probably each worth more than 100$ because she is paying with her credit card. Also, the clerk has the "another stupid show" look on his face cause he has seen it a million times and it was old the second time he saw it. Even without the words this cartoon tell the story of the fast pace of our American lifestyle. Now, excuse me I must go watch Nightmare Before Christmas, before its to late and they decide to burn all the VHS Tapes.
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Festive colors kiddo.
-Andrea
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