The Lorax Character Analysis

What attributes make someone a hero? Do they have to be someone who rescues an entire town from harm or goes to war? Or can they be someone who is persistent for a goal to be accomplished, even if they are not very well seen or heard? In the story “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss, there is one character who has a grueling task of protecting a place that he, and others, love dearly. The Lorax is a hero for never surrendering his goal, for being determined and brave, and for standing up for others, in this case, “speaking for the trees”. He is a hero for being noble, determined, and courageous. The Once-ler chops down a Truffula Tree, and almost instantaneously, the Lorax shows up. Without violence, which would be an extremely difficult action to restrain since the Once-ler is very intimidating, he tries to explain the importance of the trees and how they benefit many of the animals that reside there. This action in itself shows the Lorax’s nobility towards a …show more content…
The commitment required to take action for something can be rigorous and strenuous, but it is precisely the word to describe how the Lorax acted as a hero. He tries endlessly to force the Once-ler to abandon his business, however the Once-ler does the exact opposite by growing larger and larger in his industry. He chops down four trees at a time instead of one, and the machines from the factory give off an alarming amount of smoke. The consequence of this affects the Swomee-Swans, and evidence from the story indicates that the smoke was causing harm to the Lorax as well, because he was “coughing, sneezing, snarggling, and croaking”. No matter how much strain it would take to warn the Once-ler, the Lorax would not resign. A hero does what it takes to make things right. The heroic action he took to evacuate the swans, Bar-Ba-Loots, and Humming Fish was to save them from further harm. He was not losing them, he was keeping them protected. This shows perseverance as well as