And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street

Oh, The Places He Went Theodor Geisel wrote 44 different books in his lifetime. Although, you won’t see his name on any of them. Rather, you’ll see his pen name, Dr. Seuss. Many people know who Dr. Seuss is but not Theodor Geisel. They don’t know what Theodor Geisel was like as a person or what made him one of the most interesting writers in American history. Geisel’s biographical information and life experiences alone, give a taste of how interesting he was. Biographical information and life experiences on Geisel seem endless. Theodor Geisel was born March 2nd, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was born to Theodor Robert and Henrietta Geisel(Cohen 1391). All of Geisel’s grandparents were German immigrants. Geisel’s father managed a local brewery which later closed because of prohibition(“Theodor Geisel.”). In high school Geisel attended Springfield Central High School. This is where he began to take an interest in art, and enjoyed taking classes there. Geisel graduated in 1921 (“Theodor Seuss Geisel- Dr.Seuss” ). After highschool he attended Dartmouth where he edited and drew cartoons for a college newspaper, called the Jack-O-Lantern (Goldman). He originally intended to become a professor of english, but he was placed in what he thought was a useless area of research, so he began to work as an advertising artist (“Theodor Geisel.”). He worked as an advertising artist for fifteen years. 1936 was when he first started writing children’s books. He wrote his first poem to…

“I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful one-hundred percent!” Dr. Seuss is the brilliant children’s author / illustrator that has put several important messages into his books. A lot of the characters in his books are based off of his personality; however, some of them are based of other people that were in his life or that he had just seen. During his time writing, he was able to publish over 50 illustrated books. Dr. Seuss’s books are way more than just nonsense…

Seuss is acknowledged for many books and writings, but one of Geisel’s popular books is And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. The speaker of the book is the main character, Marco, who tells his father about his day and what he sees. The conflict becomes visible once Marco states, “Now, what can I say when I get home today?” (Seuss 1). The statement shows that Marco will be searching for something throughout the story to tell his father. As Marco narrates it is shown that he is talking to…

1The outstanding writer Dr.Seuss, has influenced a lot on to me and many other young growing kids. 2Dr.Seuss influenced us to use our limitless imaginations through his writing into our writing and our play. 3In several of his books Dr.Seuss uses his incredible imagination to make up amusing names for characters and ridiculous names for the settings of his stories. Like in the book, And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street, he uses his imagination to come up with the name Mulberry street and he…

is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It is the first book, where Dr. Seuss does not focus on a boy, but it focus on an adult; and the focus is not on good but on a villain. “The Grinch hated the Whos’s presents and toys, feasting, and joy and singing and NOISE! He says he has tolerated Christmas for 53 years” (Fensch, 2000, p.126). The Grinch tied antlers to his dog, Max, tied him up to a sleigh, put on a Santa suit and, on Christmas Eve. The Grinch then went down a Who chimney and took all…

What makes Theodor Seuss Geisel an interesting person? Geisel was an interesting person because he was writer, had crazy looking creatures, and unique individual. He had a good background, no conflicts and his crazy drawings made him famous. He was born Theodor Seuss Geisel on March 2,1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Theodor went on to graduated from Dartmouth college in 1925. He then studied at Lincoln college of Oxford University. After dropping out from Oxford, he traveled throughout…

Dr Seuss is one of the most famous children's book author. He is a well known author from all around the word. He was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, MA and Died September 24, 1991, in La Jolla, CA. Dr. Seuss's actual name is Theodor Seuss Geisel, he added the Dr in front of his name because his father, Theodor Robert Geisel wanted Seuss to become a doctor. There are a couple of nicknames for Theodor Seuss Geisel, some are Dr. seuss, Geisel, Ted Geisel, the Kaiser,etc. As a kid seuss was…

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive that is you-er than you! This is one of the truest quotes from the mouth of the beloved Dr. Seuss. We will look into the life of this renowned author of some of our favorite children’s books. Dr. Seuss, whose full name is Theodor Seuss Geisel, was born in Springfield Massachusetts to his parents Henrietta and Theodor Geisel on March 2 1904. He went to Dartmouth College and graduated the year of 1925. While enrolled there, he…

While at Dartmouth, Seuss studied English and joined the university’s humor magazine, The Jack-o-Lantern. He eventually became the head editor of the magazine; however, he was forced to resign from his post when he and his friends were caught drinking gin in the middle of prohibition. Nonetheless, Theodor continued sending in stories and comics to the magazine anonymously, or using various pen names, one of which was Seuss. After his graduation from Dartmouth in 1925, Seuss moved on to Oxford…

Through his journey in self-awareness, Jonas ultimately leaves his community. This theme is also seen in movies. Stand by Me, a film based on the novella “The Body” by Stephen King, also explores this theme. In the movie, a group of four friends set out on a journey one hot summer day to find the body of Ray Brower, who has been missing and has apparently been run over by a train. Gordie LaChance and his friends Chris Chambers, Vern Tessio, and Teddy Duchamp all must confront their own issues to…