The Lorax
Seuss addresses a growing crisis by employing nonsensical words and images, such as a Thneed, "a Fine-Something-That-All-People-Need." The greedy Once-ler and his factories that sully the sky artfully inform the reader about the dangers of pollution, extinction, and deforestation. However, Seuss never mentions these buzzwords. Instead, he uses a magical language that defies rational criticism and enraptures children of all ages: the cruffulous croak and smogulous smoke, the snergelly hose, rippulous pond, gruvvulous glove and miff-muffered moof. The "mossy, bossy" Lorax warns the Once-ler of the effects of the smog contaminating the skies and the "gluppity-glup" polluting the waters. ...
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am . I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.” Like an activist trying to stop this madness, he establishes the responsibility of all creatures for the welfare of others, especially those unable to defend themselves. Throughout the book, continues to assume the position of the guardian of living things, directing his complaints of destruction at the Once-ler. His age and his beard contribute to the wizened, old aspect of his character convincing the reader of his validity as a spokesperson for wildlife. The Once-ler represents of a society that focuses on economic growth and expansion as the primary indications of the success and prosperity of business, regardless of the consequences. , with his appearance of age and wisdom, is like the old-farts of today, that have been here longer then we have, telling us to realize that what we are doing is not right. The white man had a thneed, which was to colonize and migrate, and the ...
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