Dr. Seuss's 'Cat In The Hat'

Simon verses the Lord Of The Flies Couple kids end up on an island, what could possible go wrong? Well as mature as these boys might seem its not all fun and games when these boys do not have contact to the outside world for over a month or two. Each day the boys encounter a new conflict and the conflicts get scarier and more treacherous then the last day. “l’ll go if you like. I don’t mind, honestly’”

The Cat in The Hat Comes Back is an illustrated children’s book written by Dr. Seuss and published in 1958. This book is made for children aged three to eight who are just at the beginning of learning how to read. This book is the second of the two The Cat in The Hat books and it is full of silliness, messiness and despair on behalf of the narrator. However, some people try to analyse this children’s book as an allegory of the Cold War. In the following paper, I will show why some people might think of The Cat in The Hat Comes Back as a Cold War Allegory although Dr. Seuss never indicated anything about this theory.

Children have little self control and would lead the world into self destruction. In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a boy named Piggy is teased by the others on their island. Piggy is arguably the smartest “biggun” on the island. Piggy illustrates some of the best characteristics of a person for survival, he is reasonable, well-spoken, and compassionate. Piggy would be a fantastic leader because of his taking charge and being fair, while guiding them to what they need to do to survive.

Dr. Seuss is probably the American writer who has so far had the greatest impact on children's literature. The intelligent usage of vivid illustrations, imaginative characters, and catchy rhymes made it easy for people who grew up reading these stories to recognize them. However, although the author worked tirelessly at his craft, he is not well-known since he did not seek after personal fame. Most of the fans to his literary materials are not well conversant with the details of his private life. For instance, most people are not aware that Dr. Seuss was not a doctor, but simply added the prefix to his pseudonym to provide credibility to the menagerie of characters in his works (Thompson 21). He worked as a writer and a cartoonist, publishing nearly more than sixty books. Some of the most famous pieces of his work include “Green Eggs and Ham” and the “The Cat in the Hat.”

I believe that the cat was the only thing that showed her love and attention. Her only son, had a family of his own, her grandchildren were older now, and she felt like she was not important to them anymore, and the children?s mother was involved with the baby. By bringing the cat, she felt like she would not be lonely. The reader can also tell that the woman is extremely prejudice. She refers to the black child as a ?cute little pickaninny? and a nigger.

(e)The fish tells the children that the Cat in the Hat “should not be here when your mother is not” to warn them that the Cat is going to cause trouble (10).

In many ways, Piggy is a tool and technology created and used by society; his glasses are used to create fire, which fuels the destruction of most of the island, yet is life itself, serving as warmth, light, protection from the beast, and leads to rescue; he is the primary source of comedy, which has the power to create unity; he is killed by Roger after his glasses are stolen and has nothing more to offer. Piggy is also consistently associated with adults, whether wishing for an adult or calling the other children childish, Golding uses this to relate a maturity to Piggy that can be derived only from civilization. Piggy is a product of society and becomes lost without the order that is consumed by savagery. Simon is symbolic of an unspoken kindness and spirituality found in human instinct, setting the perceived beast, a dead pilot, free, and understanding the essence of human nature through what can be considered a sub conscious interaction with the Lord of Flies. Simon steps up to retrieve Piggy’s glasses after Jack knocks Piggy down, which Golding describes with intense imagery, “Passions beat about Simon on the mountaintop with awful wings,” (60). This suggests the intuition of Simon of the nature of their humanity; the realization of the transformation to savagery is both terrifying and important. In a functional society, Simon is necessary for the success of order and

Dr. Seuss I took an unconventional approach in the topic I chose for my reading assignment – whereas most groups selected single novels, my partner and I opted to read a collection of short stories by none other than the notorious Dr. Seuss. Were I writing this essay on a “normal” book, I would be able to pose a question about the book itself and answer it in an ordinary sort of way. However, given the subject matter I have chosen, an essay on an individual book, though possible, would be a very tricky thing to do. It would be wiser, and probably easier, to respond to the man himself. My decision to respond to the man himself makes many more choices – what facet of Dr. Seuss shall I ask myself questions about? I think

The children of The Cat in the Hat represent the part of the human psyche known as the ego. When the Cat in the Hat enters the home and promises fun, they are tempted. They are eager for fun when they say, "...How I wish/We had something to do!" (2) and "Then Sally and I/did not know what to say./Our mother was out of the house/For the day" (8). In contrast, the fish was constantly reminding them how wrong it is for the Cat in the Hat to be in the house. They want to have fun, but they are thinking of the consequences. This is evident when the narrator says, "I do not like the way that they play!/If Mother could see this,/Oh, what would she say!" (45).

Geisel is thought to be one of the best children’s book authors. “For most people the thought of growing up in a world without Green Eggs and Ham, Grinches, and Cats in Hats is barely conceivable” (Levine 10). Children throughout the world have grown up with the wonderful books created by “Dr. Seuss”. “These odd creations occupy a special place in the earliest memories of children around the world” (Levine 10). He has been able to not only capture their minds but their hearts as well. Geisel’s colorful imagination, upbeat rhymes, and unique illustrations seem to have no limits. He has written books that range from simply humorous to impressively insightful. This has contributed greatly in him selling more than 200 million copies. To many “Dr. Seuss is by far the best-selling children’s author to date, and perhaps the most beloved” (Levine

Shortly after, the family is about to set off for Florida. After a brief conversation, Bailey forbids his mother from bringing the cat along for the ride. Once again, the Author expresses her view of her self-absorbed, callous mother through the grandmother. Going against her son’s orders, she decides to bring the cat anyways, for fear it may miss her too much or, in a freak accident, asphyxiate itself on on the gas burners. An utterly selfish action for nothing more than getting what she wants, just because she wants it. This action would prove to be disastrous in the end, showing the self destructive behavior of a woman unfit to be called a “mother” by O’Connor.

The boys show their first sign of their rebellious instinct shortly after the plane crash. After the boys find one another and gain information about the crash, a realization hits that they are now on their own. When asked by Piggy if there are any adults, Ralph replies “I don’t think so. [...] No grownups!” (8) Ralph states this with excitement, as he now realizes the freedom the boys have. This portrays the internal desire to rebel against authority. The boys associate adults with the rules they had back home. The rules they have at home prevent the boys from doing anything they desire. Now the boys lack any form of adult supervision which allows them to act according to

As a noted perfectionist, he would work hours on his children's books. He once stated, "The creative process boiled down to two things – time and sweat (qtd. in Krull 39)." His writing style remained unchanged throughout his lifetime; the way he wrote in general was a fill-in-the-blank approach and used whimsical language coupled with artless drawings (Kaplan). In several of his children's books, Geisel adds more and more tension, building up to the climax only to end in an anticlimactic way. For example, in The Cat in the Hat, suspense increases as the mess the Cat makes becomes unmanageable. The illustrations add to this tension as the children's mother is set to arrive. However, just before she enters the door, the mess is cleaned and sparkling new (Hurst). Although his writing style has remained unchanged in his years of writing, Dr. Seuss was still able to make reading fun and enjoyable to children.

that the cat is giving the boy a cold angry stare this is showing that

Firstly, the two main characters in this story, Kitty and Stew, are crucial elements of the story to present its theme. When Kitty was a child, her and Stew were intimate. She would laugh at her father's jokes about playing with the hairs of his nose. (Gaitskill, 290) This