Throughout the decades, children's books play a significant role in building fundamental behavior and knowledge about how the world is organized. Children’s books have to not only be entertaining and makes reading fun, but also promote a good moral. “The Lorax,” is an amazing book that delivers a powerful message to preserve natural resources. The book was written in a simple language and provided with amazing illustrations. There is no doubt that children definitely enjoy reading “The Lorax,” as well as adults, due to understanding what the Lorax was trying to tell the older audience.
“The Lorax” brings out an idea of declining environmental situation. Moreover, it is also a Marxist critique of industrial capitalism. The messages in “The Lorax” …show more content…
In his mind there are unlimited number of growing trees; therefore the loss of just one tree won’t be harmful. It absolutely represents the idea of how consumers nowadays don’t accept the idea that natural resources are actually limited. Therefore, we can conclude relying on the Marxist utopian strategies, that the utopian nature of the Truffula forest does more harm than good to the land.
Third, the interpretation of the Lorax and the Once-ler are definitely important to the Marxist critique. The Lorax, who is represented as an oppressor, is played poorly as an advocate of the environment as a whole. He is small, funny-looking, and according to Marx, the Lorax is the alternative of the oppressed, who is ignored and ridiculed by those who are in power.
In contrast, the Once-ler is a confident figure. Even though the idea that the Once-ler has no face, that may be seen as those who are in power may not even show their real faces. According to Marx, the Once-ler demonstrates the role of the exploiter. While reading the book, it feels like it was addressed to some other figures. Thus, that can be viewed as a reference to authority such as the government for example. However, it was not clearly said who is exploiting or oppressing in particular and why. It is hard to put a face on some metaphorical oppressors, and, therefore, the Once-ler is the epitome of faceless …show more content…
However, as the Thneeds industry was growing fast, that absolutely caused the formation of a new class and opened up the way for capitalism. The Once-ler devalues the Lorax’s concerns and rationalizes his own beliefs. The Once-ler makes Thneeds attractive; therefore, the purchase of Thneeds becomes popular, the Thneed industry grows, and the environmental impact of this expanding industry becomes an afterthought. This is the story everywhere, although we rarely like to think about it because it implicates us as well.
Just like in the modern world, the main reason people were buying Thneeds due to the products being extremely cheap. However, according to Marx, Thneeds can be sold that cheap due to lacking a competition in the Thneed market. Additionally, from Marxist’s perspective, we may conclude that the Once-ler was paying his factory employees low wages for labor. Lastly, the main point was that people would buy the Thneeds for its multiple functionality. According to Marx, people have to be in that delusion while buying the Thneedsse, otherwise the entire economic system would
“The Lorax” brings out an idea of declining environmental situation. Moreover, it is also a Marxist critique of industrial capitalism. The messages in “The Lorax” …show more content…
In his mind there are unlimited number of growing trees; therefore the loss of just one tree won’t be harmful. It absolutely represents the idea of how consumers nowadays don’t accept the idea that natural resources are actually limited. Therefore, we can conclude relying on the Marxist utopian strategies, that the utopian nature of the Truffula forest does more harm than good to the land.
Third, the interpretation of the Lorax and the Once-ler are definitely important to the Marxist critique. The Lorax, who is represented as an oppressor, is played poorly as an advocate of the environment as a whole. He is small, funny-looking, and according to Marx, the Lorax is the alternative of the oppressed, who is ignored and ridiculed by those who are in power.
In contrast, the Once-ler is a confident figure. Even though the idea that the Once-ler has no face, that may be seen as those who are in power may not even show their real faces. According to Marx, the Once-ler demonstrates the role of the exploiter. While reading the book, it feels like it was addressed to some other figures. Thus, that can be viewed as a reference to authority such as the government for example. However, it was not clearly said who is exploiting or oppressing in particular and why. It is hard to put a face on some metaphorical oppressors, and, therefore, the Once-ler is the epitome of faceless …show more content…
However, as the Thneeds industry was growing fast, that absolutely caused the formation of a new class and opened up the way for capitalism. The Once-ler devalues the Lorax’s concerns and rationalizes his own beliefs. The Once-ler makes Thneeds attractive; therefore, the purchase of Thneeds becomes popular, the Thneed industry grows, and the environmental impact of this expanding industry becomes an afterthought. This is the story everywhere, although we rarely like to think about it because it implicates us as well.
Just like in the modern world, the main reason people were buying Thneeds due to the products being extremely cheap. However, according to Marx, Thneeds can be sold that cheap due to lacking a competition in the Thneed market. Additionally, from Marxist’s perspective, we may conclude that the Once-ler was paying his factory employees low wages for labor. Lastly, the main point was that people would buy the Thneeds for its multiple functionality. According to Marx, people have to be in that delusion while buying the Thneedsse, otherwise the entire economic system would