Green Eggs And Ham Character Analysis

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The book green eggs and ham has sold over 100 million Copies in the world and is one dr. Seuss best sellers. In the over 100 million copies sold of this book the character Sam-i-am ask his friend if he would like green eggs and Ham. Through the book, Sam-i-am asks his friend if he Would like some green eggs and ham in very different ways While the unnamed character denies him in every way till the End. Dr. Seuss illustrates the life lesson of disliking something before you try it through the characters in the book.
In this book, Sam I am try's to give the unnamed character green eggs and ham is a way that it must be good but the unnamed character keeps denning the offer. You can tell that the unnamed character does not like green eggs and ham by
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The two characters in this book help bring out the theme and if there were not one the theme would not get out to the reader.In the book the unnamed character says no to green eggs and ham while Sam I am keeps asking him if Sam I am were not there to ask him the unnamed character could not say no which gets rid of the theme.At one point in the book Sam I am askes the unnamed character to try it but the unnamed character says no and gives many examples on why he’s not going to eat it in any situation.The reason this evidence helps is that the unnamed character has not even try the green eggs and ham but is denying it in every way possible saying its no good.This evidence helps build on the theme to help the reader get it if it were not for any of these thing the reader would not get the theme
So the theme is that Dr. Seuss illustrates the life lesson of disliking something before you try it through the characters in the book.All of the ideas like the characters helping build the theme and there actions show that the theme is you cant dislike something before you ever try it.So what does this all mean exactly, well it shows that that while a kid reads this book

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