Dr. Seuss’S Long-Lasting Message Surpasses Written Words

Children’s Literature is a wide range. It is collection of culture, concepts and future values. After reading the introduction” Trade And Plumb-Cake Forever, The Riverside Anthology of Children’s Literature), I considered most insightful in reading this section , Children’s literature differs from adult literature, Children’s literature plays a key role in raising children's imaginations, and it plays an important role in the development and creative thinking in children.

Seuss made the wacky style of drawing he used work in his books work (s2).He started with drawings then added dialogue to make his books flow with the pictures (s2).Seuss created new and unique concepts and ideas when it came to writing and illustrating books (s1). Seuss Created whimsical books for children and adults by illustrating and writing most of them (s1).

Throughout his life Dr. Seuss became a well known child writer. He used various books to bring awareness to bring attention to different problems in the environment. One good example is The Lorax. It shows how one human finds something he can make out of trees, but does not conserve or preserve. He just uses as many trees as he wants because of how many there are. Eventually, it caught up to him. He ran out of trees and with this he ran out of money. Without trees, the town had to run on artificial air because the trees could not produce it. From this lesson, the public could learn as well. Although this book is intended for kids, mature audiences can find a lesson in it as well.

Art and books: We created Dr. Seuss’s famous hat, by using red, white stripes papers and crayons. We traced, cut, and colored letter Ii. Mrs. Miller was impressed with the children's imagination this week while creating various art projects including Dr. Seuss shapes, Stamp Paintings, and Rainbow Paper. We read the following stories; “The Cat In The Hat, “The Cat in the Hat Comes Back”, “Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories”, “Thidwick the Moose”, “Oh the Thinks You Can Think”, “Go, Dog, Go”, “One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish”, and watched Dr. Seuss’s “Green Eggs & Ham” movie.

It surprised me at first that Contemporary Realistic Fiction is the most popular genre in children’s books. But after reading this it made more sense why contemporary realistic fiction is the most popular genre. It approaches the reality of children’s own lives. They can also connect to it so much easier than other genres.

Geisel drew in different mediums and for different audiences. He had a 30-year career in advertising, drawing for major companies like Standard Oil (Morgan & Morgan, 1995). His ad for an insecticide called Flit became the “Got Milk?” of the time period (Morgan & Morgan, 1995). He spent 3 years drawing political cartoons for a New York Magazine, PM (Morgan & Morgan, 1995). And of course, Geisel illustrated and wrote children’s primers (Morgan & Morgan, 1995). However, he also dabbled in the world of animation during his stint in what he dubbed “Fort Hollywood”, to create training videos for the troops during WWII (Morgan & Morgan, 1995). His second wife, Audrey Geisel, also dabbled in animation after the death of her husband in 1991 (Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, 2016). She has co-produced all of the Dr.Seuss movies that have come out in recent years, including The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who, The Grinch, and The Lorax (Morgan & Morgan, 1995); (Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, 2016). Mrs. Geisel has also worked in conjunction with Seuss’ same publisher, Random House, to continue generating his unpublished children’s novels (Morgan & Morgan, 1995); (Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine,

Children’s literature is the precedent for the development of all children. Children’s literature varies from poetry to children’s picture books. Every aspect of children’s literature gives an ability to grow a child mentally and develop their ideas and imagination. In early literature, children were romanized to be perfect and well behaved. Author Maurice Sendak counters the idea of a perfect child in his book “Where The Wild Things Are”. Sendak uses his picture book to illustrate a child’s ability to have feelings of anger, resentment, and frustration. The interviewer, Patrick F. Roughen of Red Feather Journal states that“Where the Wild Things Are (1963) contains some of the earliest attempts in children’s literature to represent the intrapsychic challenges of the lives of children. Anger, frustration, and the complexities of parent-child relationships can be found throughout its pages”. “Where the Wild Things Are” reinforces the idea that children are capable of emotions that one would imagine are only depicted in the adult world.

Dr. Seuss is well known for his inspirational yet creative writing. He is able to motivate others through his life lessons he teaches through books. He has accomplished much while he was alive and won’t be forgotten for a while. Dr. Seuss is pasted in the minds of children and adults, due to his talents of being an

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss depicts a world ravaged by deforestation and suffering from other environmental crises. In the town of Thneedville, an aspiring capitalist begins to sell his new product and as a result of booming business, the cornerstone of his business pays the price. The trees, the only natural resource used in production, are harvested to the point of extinction. The lack of trees leads to soil erosion, air pollution, and species extinction. While this is a children’s tale and Dr. Seuss’s illustration may be quite extreme, it is a reality for future generations of our planet. Human involvement in ecosystems by clearing land for urban development, logging, and agriculture have all exacerbated the rate of decline in the region’s natural systems. The deforestation of rainforests for the cultivation of palm oil is causing the possible extinction of orangutans and exacerbating air quality issues in Indonesia.

Seuss does an excellent job of illustrating his message to both intended audiences: children and their parents. Almost immediately a youthful diligence is created in perspective to the small boy who is entrusted to listen to the Oncler’s story. Like most children, when an authoritative figure has a story to tell, they develop a curiosity to listen. Furthermore, the emotional appeal to children is formed by the witty nature of poetry narrating the story and the contrast of colors portraying the beauty of a thriving environment. This is apparent during the Oncler’s introduction to the abundance of Barbaloots, Hummingfish, and other animals living happily within the Truffula trees.

Seuss is one of the most inspiring writers, and his skill to capture children’s attention. As well as a brief overview of what he went through to be where he is in society now. These changes didn’t just happen instantly, it took plenty of time, patience, and motivation. Throughout his life, it seems he was most creative as a child. His love for animals, reading comic strips, and writing poems allowed him to be successful and do what he loves the most. That is what is so inspiring about Dr. Seuss is he went with his natural talent and did something that he enjoys. I am very happy that until this day his books still reach out and inspire many. I do feel as if his stories were a big influence in my life even till this day. It is important that teachers still utilize his stories the right way and help our new generation of students. Though his stories are historically old, they still retain plenty of

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Dr. Seuss did not only use his stories to influence and teach children to read, but he used them to encourage children to think critically about serious issues happening in the world around us. In hopes that the adults of the future become aware of their surroundings and correct the mistakes of today’s society. In Dr.Seussʻs children story, Through the events that occur within the story of The Lorax, Dr. Seuss attempts to inform children reading that if todayʻs society continues to put wants before the needs of the environment, the environment in result, will slowly begin to lose its meaning. The Lorax displays events of greed, industrialization, and the desperate need to protect and

The story of The Lorax may be animated and exaggerated to the point of talking animals, but in reality, it is true. Destroyed habitats and forests are the products of capitalism. Karl Marx believed that capitalism benefits nobody except the greedy owners who take no consideration for anyone or anything other than the money they are getting from the next sell. Seuss uses Marx’s ideas in The Lorax to demonstrate how capitalism goes from private riches, to exploitation of others, resulting in exploitation of the environment, which Marx would not only have agreed with but would have joined the fight against the destruction of the environment.

After Geisel talked about how his books had hidden messages. While I was reading the Lorax, the theme I discovered was environment. The Lorax is talking about how people take nature for granted and waste our resources. We have so many factories which cause pollution and many trees are still getting cut down. It’s ridiculous how a book was written in 1971 about the miss treat in our environment and still no change is discovered in 2015.