The Lorax

The tragedy of the commons and the lorax. The tragedy of the commons is a social-economical idea proposed by Biologist Garrett James Hardin that states that individual users acting independently according to their own self-interest behave contrary to the common good when dealing with a public resource. This idea is explored further in the children’s book the lorax by written by the acclaimed children’s book author (and environmental advocate) Theodor Seuss Geisel (also known as Dr.…

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…

The Lorax From Environmental Science: A Global Concern Watch “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss, then answer the following questions: What is the Lorax? What is his role in the book? The Lorax is the defender of the forests in the book. His role is to protect the forest and all those who live within it. 2. Teddy Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot had policies, called utilitarian conservation, that stated that forests should be saved “not because they are beautiful or because they shelter wild creatures of…

energy research and sources, along with more restrictive emissions tests would greatly reduce the amount of pollution. James Mary, I read this article. First, this was an interesting read. I could not help myself to picture the children’s movie “The Lorax”.…

very well seen or heard? In the story “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss, there is one character who has a grueling task of protecting a place that he, and others, love dearly. The Lorax is a hero for never surrendering his goal, for being determined and brave, and for standing up for others, in this case, “speaking for the trees”. He is a hero for being noble, determined, and courageous. The Once-ler chops down a Truffula Tree, and almost instantaneously, the Lorax shows up. Without violence, which…

children's books could be classified as nonsense poems. Let’s compare and contrast two of them. These two pieces of literature were written exactly 100 years apart from each other with The Jabberwocky being written in 1871 and The Lorax being written in 1971. The Lorax and The Jabberwocky are two nonsense poems/stories. They have a lot of similarities and a lot of differences. They front and foremost though, are just fun to read. Let’s start with what they have in common. First off, they have a…

book “The Lorax” by: Dr. Seuss. Industrialization, urbanization, and globalization all will make this make-believe world a reality, and all the pros and cons that come with it. Industrialization is a crucial theme in the story “The Lorax,” without a factory to manufacture his goods, Mr. Oncler’s company would collapse due to the unbalance of supply and demand. Urbanization is the growth of cities or metropolitan areas, this theme is especially prevalent is the book “The Lorax.” The…

The Kaffir Boy, “The Lorax” and the TED Talk by Juan Enriquez all have one thing in common, their response to how we as a species have evolved in many ways. Some of those ways are good and others are not. Such as how we treat our environment and other people. Like the Once-Ler in The Lorax we take more than what is necessary for survival and in connection to Juan Enriquez’s TED Talk, almost all of what we do have today isn’t natural due to all of the genetic manipulation done to the genes and…

Humans tend to take their resources for advantage and use them only to the benefit of themselves; which more times than not, leads to the depletion or extinction of said resource. Dr.Seuss’ The Lorax is a great fictional example of this issue. A non-fictional example would be Easter Island. In both cases, humans have completely exhausted at least one resource becausethey’ve used it to benefit their own lives. These resources have been used up solely because humans are only in it for themselves…

In the movie The Lorax something happens that will change the ecosystem. Here is the Once-ler who will tell exactly what happened. It was a bright and sunny day when I said goodbye to my family. I had come up with this great invention called the thneed. The problem is I did not have the material to make the thneeds, so I decided to travel until I found what I needed. I found a beautiful and sustainable ecosystem that was filled with colorful truffula trees and many different animals. The…