Dr. Seuss

go” (Oh, the Places You’ll Go, Seuss, 1990, p. 2). If you were a reader of Dr. Seuss then you at least had a sense that the sky is the limit, and life is full of adventures. Many people have grown up reading Dr. Seuss books as a child, especially books like Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, and Oh, the Places You’ll Go, and many more. His books have made a lasting impact on society and throughout the world. Many parents would read their children a night-time story by Dr. Seuss, and his works were part…

Dr. Seuss once said, “Be who yo=u are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” His words can be understood as a universal theme about identity. By looking at an author, interpreting their work, and examining other examples that share the same ideas, a universal theme can be identified and understood. Dr. Seuss is credited with saying these words. Theodore Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to parents Theodore…

environmental movement comes from its portrayal in the media. In James Cameron’s cutting-edge movie Avatar, Pixar’s animated story WALL-E, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, and Ray Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder,” three of the primary goals of the modern environmental movement: the education of children about environmentalism,…

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 words & rhyming.…

Truffula Trees (Essay about the deeper meaning of The Lorax) The story, The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss that is about a person who cuts down trees, and a creature who confronts him. The main characters here are; the Onceler, who is an entrepreneur looking for opportunity, and the Lorax, who is the speaker for the trees. In the beginning of the story, there is a boy who asks for the story of the Lorax. The Onceler tells about what happens. First, the Onceler notices a forest of truffula trees. He…

trouble. It is difficult to take years in perfecting the house of cards and then watching it all tumble down. Phonte chooses to work hard and use rap as his most valuable tool. “Cause you to me is Dr. Seuss to a Steinbeck/a pro with the prose, what a concept,”(Phonte). Unlike the childish storytelling of Dr. Seuss, Phonte compares himself with the sophisticated storytelling of Steinbeck. Saying he is a pro with the pros refers as to him being an expert rap artist with outstanding poetry. This…

Dr. Seuss’s movie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas won a numerous amount of awards such as the Kids’ Choice Award, but what really made people feel like it was fit for all of these awards? With the humor in it and the holiday spirit it expresses, many children fell in love with the Grinch when it first came out, and continue to love it still today. Although many people consider The Grinch to be too childish; it is one of the best Christmas movies. Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer,…

pollution. The sharp contrast as the story progresses appeals to the emotions of the reader and makes the reader truly feel sorry for the problems that have occurred. Because Seuss plays on the reader’s emotions, the reader is more willing to be part of the change and help in the effort to protect the wilderness. On the last page, Dr. Seuss challenges the reader to not only feel sympathy for the environment, but to also make a difference by saving the truffula…

While writing entertaining children’s books, Dr. Seuss also wanted to express very distinct social messages. One message that he sends in one is about greedy can lead to lessons learned the hard way of losing valuable friends. He does this in The Lorax in The Sneetches.The Lorax is about an inventor that chops down a tree and goes money hungry and eventual chops an entire forest down.The Sneetches is about two types of Sneetches ones with no star on their bellies and ones with and they get…

As Americans, we live in a world that is controlled by powerful people. As our history evolved, our historical leaders fell into the categories of an introvert or extrovert. We live in a world where we are taught to follow extroverts however introverts are the backbone of society. Although extroverts led the marches, the introverts were close behind dominating in silence. Introverts are usually the individuals that gain their energy by being alone compared to extraverts who gain their energy…