Have you ever read a Dr. Seuss book? You would automatically think that all of his books are childish and have no main purpose to them, right? Well, you may have not known this, but even if every single one of Theodor Geisel’s books may be meant for kids, deeply hidden in the childish text is a meaningful message. Seuss inscripts a deep message into his books because he wants to express his feelings during a specific part of his life in the form of children’s literature. Two of his books, entitled The Lorax and The Sneetches, published on August 12th, 1971, and August 28th, 1961, respectively. The Lorax, about a small orange man who loses his home and his forest because of a destructive and power-hungry man, and The Sneetches, about a part of a species of animals that think that they are better than the others just because of a slight physical difference, both have a very strong and meaningful message that will catch the eye of most mature readers.
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For example, on pages 5 and 8, Geisel writes, “‘I’m busy...shut up if you please’... ‘The Lorax said nothing. He just gave me a glance’”. Here, the Once-ler is ignoring the Lorax’s warnings regarding the environmental damage he is causing. Eventually, he kills every single plant in the forest, leaving it like a barren wasteland with a smog-filled atmosphere. This forces the Lorax, his friends and his family to immediately leave, and all of this is caused just because of his desire to gain more and more money, and even more
For example, on pages 5 and 8, Geisel writes, “‘I’m busy...shut up if you please’... ‘The Lorax said nothing. He just gave me a glance’”. Here, the Once-ler is ignoring the Lorax’s warnings regarding the environmental damage he is causing. Eventually, he kills every single plant in the forest, leaving it like a barren wasteland with a smog-filled atmosphere. This forces the Lorax, his friends and his family to immediately leave, and all of this is caused just because of his desire to gain more and more money, and even more