The stories of The Lorax, By Dr. Seuss, and Easter’s End, by Jared Diamond, both touch on a very controversial point: The destruction of our natural world bringing extinction of life. Both authors take their own perspectives in going about this topic. Suess, using a fantasy world of the future, speaks about pollution and the destruction of forests, Whereas Diamond gives a brief history of Easter Island and how its biodiversity declined and perished. Each author equates the end of their stories as the oncoming “end of the world” and that we must learn to change our ways if we are to not have our days as a species numbered even shorter.
Seuss speaks more about the overconsumption of natural resources out of greed of huge companies. The Once-ler, …show more content…
In his article he questions how such an elaborate society that thrived fell to cannibalism. The Island itself was almost a paradise before humans were a part of the picture. It is hypothesized that it had a very mild climate and had an abundance of trees; the hau hau and the toromiro trees, both of which are not seen on the island today. It’s animal life was extremely diverse as well, having over around 200 species of birds that lived on the island. Once tribes began to settle things began to change and competition between tribes began. It became one of the most intense one-upmanship of the time. Tribes would use the trees just to help make rolling logs and ropes just to move their giant statues which grew bigger and bigger as time went on. After a few hundred years resources started to deplete. The tribes had overused the trees just to see who had the biggest stick, and now they had no wood to even cook with. As Diamond states “the disaster happened not with a bang but a whimper” meaning it didn't happen all at once but slowly over time. The islanders didn't realise that their competition had become such an issue until it was too late. The island itself was very remote so the islanders had nothing else to base what was happening on. After the trees were gone the island became pretty barren, similar to some
Seuss speaks more about the overconsumption of natural resources out of greed of huge companies. The Once-ler, …show more content…
In his article he questions how such an elaborate society that thrived fell to cannibalism. The Island itself was almost a paradise before humans were a part of the picture. It is hypothesized that it had a very mild climate and had an abundance of trees; the hau hau and the toromiro trees, both of which are not seen on the island today. It’s animal life was extremely diverse as well, having over around 200 species of birds that lived on the island. Once tribes began to settle things began to change and competition between tribes began. It became one of the most intense one-upmanship of the time. Tribes would use the trees just to help make rolling logs and ropes just to move their giant statues which grew bigger and bigger as time went on. After a few hundred years resources started to deplete. The tribes had overused the trees just to see who had the biggest stick, and now they had no wood to even cook with. As Diamond states “the disaster happened not with a bang but a whimper” meaning it didn't happen all at once but slowly over time. The islanders didn't realise that their competition had become such an issue until it was too late. The island itself was very remote so the islanders had nothing else to base what was happening on. After the trees were gone the island became pretty barren, similar to some