The name of Dr. Seuss has taken over the industry of children literacy. Known as Theodor Geisel, he was able to surround his whole life around literature and drawing. Starting by creating cartoons for newspapers and magazines for advertising as well as political cartoons, Dr. Seuss eventually moved on to writing children’s stories. This is when he found out that his first wife, Helen Palmer, was not able to have children. Dr. Seuss wanted to create books for the sake of reading development in young children and to spark inspiration within them, and his success is overwhelming. His pieces have influenced children because he created words used in everyday life, his work has deeper meanings within for children to hint at, and he is the reason that Read Across America
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Seuss was able to influence many readers through the invention and application of words in everyday life. For example, Dr. Seuss is credited to creating the word “nerd” in If I Ran the Zoo. “In the book, a sign identified a ‘nerd’ as a red and yellow and white-haired sourpuss. From there, it has the meaning of what we associate it with” (Barajas). Dr. Seuss’ stories have the power to impact the English language. Not only has the word “nerd” been added to the dictionary, but Dr. Seuss was able to the reinvent the meaning of “grinch” in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. According to Nel, “And while Seuss didn’t invent ‘grinch’ the word’s meaning - a grouchy person - is all him” (). Seuss continues to influence all ages because as a writer he was willing to take risks and create a book about a word people did not know the meaning of. These two are the common words people recognize from Seuss’ work. Not to mention, it was a common occurrence to create words throughout his work. Whether is was Sneetches (), (), or (), Seuss was not afraid to create words to fit his rhyming standards. The words he created were easy for anyone to quickly grasp the definition, and that is part of what sets his work from
Seuss was able to influence many readers through the invention and application of words in everyday life. For example, Dr. Seuss is credited to creating the word “nerd” in If I Ran the Zoo. “In the book, a sign identified a ‘nerd’ as a red and yellow and white-haired sourpuss. From there, it has the meaning of what we associate it with” (Barajas). Dr. Seuss’ stories have the power to impact the English language. Not only has the word “nerd” been added to the dictionary, but Dr. Seuss was able to the reinvent the meaning of “grinch” in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. According to Nel, “And while Seuss didn’t invent ‘grinch’ the word’s meaning - a grouchy person - is all him” (). Seuss continues to influence all ages because as a writer he was willing to take risks and create a book about a word people did not know the meaning of. These two are the common words people recognize from Seuss’ work. Not to mention, it was a common occurrence to create words throughout his work. Whether is was Sneetches (), (), or (), Seuss was not afraid to create words to fit his rhyming standards. The words he created were easy for anyone to quickly grasp the definition, and that is part of what sets his work from