Carlos Escobar
Pre-AP Eng. II, 4th Period
Mrs. Sugg
5/16/2018
The Lorax
Through time men have found ways to rise to the top of society. In other words, men try to be the wealthiest person because money means power, and being on top is what every man wants. There is nothing wrong with being wealthy, the problem is that most of the time wealth comes with a price. In the story “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss, talks about a man called the Once-ler that had a new invention that he thought everyone would want, which was made of truffula trees. The Once-ler became greedy causing animals to leave the land and cause the extinction of the truffula trees. At the end of the story, the Once-ler regrets his actions. The three main points are the Once-ler being …show more content…
The Once-ler did not take into consideration what the Lorax was telling him because the Once-ler thought that he was better than the Lorax and got all the money and power that he was wanting. The Once-ler took advantage of the Lorax but he felt some guilt, the story says that when the Lorax confronted him he stated that he felt dad, but “business is business! And business must grow regardless of crummies in tummies. What the Once-ler meant is that he did not care about the animals that need the truffula trees. The Once-ler was very greedy and wanted more and more until he had nothing else to …show more content…
Since the Lorax was the working class, the Once-ler did not pay attention to the Lorax because he does not have any type of power that could stop the Once-ler from cutting truffula trees. In the story, the Lorax kept telling the Once-ler “I’m the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues. And I’m asking you, sir, at the top of my lungs”. Since the Lorax did not have power the Once-ler did not pay much attention to what the Lorax was telling him, what the Once-ler said “I meant no harm. I most truly did not. But I had to grow bigger. So bigger I got.” what this shows is how greedy and selfish was the Once-ler about the growth of his
Pre-AP Eng. II, 4th Period
Mrs. Sugg
5/16/2018
The Lorax
Through time men have found ways to rise to the top of society. In other words, men try to be the wealthiest person because money means power, and being on top is what every man wants. There is nothing wrong with being wealthy, the problem is that most of the time wealth comes with a price. In the story “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss, talks about a man called the Once-ler that had a new invention that he thought everyone would want, which was made of truffula trees. The Once-ler became greedy causing animals to leave the land and cause the extinction of the truffula trees. At the end of the story, the Once-ler regrets his actions. The three main points are the Once-ler being …show more content…
The Once-ler did not take into consideration what the Lorax was telling him because the Once-ler thought that he was better than the Lorax and got all the money and power that he was wanting. The Once-ler took advantage of the Lorax but he felt some guilt, the story says that when the Lorax confronted him he stated that he felt dad, but “business is business! And business must grow regardless of crummies in tummies. What the Once-ler meant is that he did not care about the animals that need the truffula trees. The Once-ler was very greedy and wanted more and more until he had nothing else to …show more content…
Since the Lorax was the working class, the Once-ler did not pay attention to the Lorax because he does not have any type of power that could stop the Once-ler from cutting truffula trees. In the story, the Lorax kept telling the Once-ler “I’m the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues. And I’m asking you, sir, at the top of my lungs”. Since the Lorax did not have power the Once-ler did not pay much attention to what the Lorax was telling him, what the Once-ler said “I meant no harm. I most truly did not. But I had to grow bigger. So bigger I got.” what this shows is how greedy and selfish was the Once-ler about the growth of his