Dr. Seuss The Cat In The Hat

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The Cat in the Hat is one of the most widely known Dr. Seuss books and is one of the most popular with children. The book however may be even deeper or having a meaning adults now as children overlooked; however, when adults now read it to their children they begin to see things that may have not registered before. In this critique it talks about how the Cat in the story is a complete stranger to the children but they still let him in. I agree with idea because it addresses a security issue with robbers and kidnappings, and that children should be taught at a young age to not talk or let strangers into the house. I did see this in my own analysis and how the Cat in many ways like breaking their things is not necessarily robbing but it is an

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