The characteristics of the Cold War are reflected in Dr. Seuss's novel The Butter Battle Book. This can be seen through the conflict existing between the two nations and the wall separating them, and even more through the Arms Race, and the deadly effects of nuclear warfare. Not only does the short story demonstrate the important lesson of respecting differences, it prominently shows the devastating effects of petty conflicts. Like the Yooks and Zooks, had the United States and the Soviet Union showed tolerance and respected each others the differences during the Cold War, a drastically different outcome would have occurred.
