The Lorax Allusions

Seuss’s works, The Lorax and The Sneetches, both speak of important messages. In The Lorax the setting is a world where almost all of the planets trees had been chopped down. Where the protector of the trees, the Lorax, was created from the first Truffula tree being cut down. The character of the Lorax represents the voice and life force of the Truffula trees. He’s a static character, commanding, perspective, and relentless just like nature, yet falls at the hands of the greedy humans. The character of Ted represents change and the comprehension of human’s mistakes. Ted’s curiosity of the Truffula trees leads him on an adventure to finding out what happened to all of the trees only to realize the mistakes that humans made. He learns the importance of trees to the in their lives and learns that if no one cares nothing will ever get better in their polluted world. Overall the story speaks of mindless human consumption and environmental

Seuss’ The Lorax and The Red Snapper Issue in the Gulf of Mexico.“A finite world can only support a finite number of people” (Hardin). In the lorax the Once-Ler believed that he was doing no harm but then more and more trees started to be cutdown until there no longer was any more Truffula Trees (Seuss). With the Red Snapper issue because of the hunting season being expanded there will be a sharp decrease in Red Snappers and if the people that go fishing take a lot more than what is necessary at one point the Red Snappers may be gone(Red Snapper Article). In this world almost all resources are finite and if people keep taking more than what they need at one point all finite resources will be used up.The poorly suited laws also play a huge roll in Tragedy of The Commons. For example,in The Lorax there were no laws protecting the Truffula Trees and no laws to stop the Once-Lerfrom polluting the lake in which the fished lived in (Suess). In the Red Snapper issue because the law was changed so that people had more time during hunting season is

Betty Smith’s classic tale A Tree Grows in Brooklyn utilizes an assortment of intriguing, relatable characters to tell the emotional tale of a young girl, born into the depths of poverty, and to detail the traumatic life events that occur that shape her into her future self. Set in impoverished Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1912, this story centers around the Nolan family: hardworking, tough mother Katie, impractical and romantic father Johnny, momma’s boy Cornelius “Neeley”, and the protagonist, eleven-year old Mary Frances “Francie”, a sharp-witted, loyal daydreamer through whom the reader sees life occur throughout the book. Francie’s ability to daydream about a greater life for her and her family help her to escape

In the novel, All The Light We Cannot See, the author, Anthony Doerr, uses allusion to convey how Marie-Laure (one of the main characters)  interprets the book 20,000 leagues under the sea. Since she is blind, Marie-Laure reads in braille and was given two significant things to help her adjust to her blindness; The book 20,000 leagues under the sea, and a handmade scale model of her town used for navigation. As she continues to read the book she learns that “Pages later, he [Captain Nemo] rammed a warship full of men, passing through its hull -- like a sailmaker’s needle through cloth (Doerr 445). This quote showcases how war is motivated. Captain Nemo was kind of an anti-hero in the sense that he killed huge sums of people, but the clear

Geisel’s literacy expresses remarkable views on a variety of moralistic issues. Dr.Seuss’s The Lorax (1971) was published at the beginning of the environmental movement (Lebduska, 1994). The Lorax was Dr. Seuss' personal favourite of all his books. He created a story addressing economic and environmental issues without it being dull and driveling. The Lorax, he once explained, “came out of me being angry. In The Lorax I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might” (Lebduska, 1994, p.170). The plot is recited from a simple yet environmentally accurate viewpoint. It demonstrates the conflict between natural resources and man-made production, which is the central conflict in the book.

The Lorax relates to the Cree proverb image in the lecture material in many ways. The video shows the beautiful environment before the business came in and started using the trees for materials. When the business started booming people moved into the town and as the need for more material increased the trees decreased. This video relates to the proverb because everyone doesn’t want to listen to any advice while they are making money and being successful. But when the resources are gone, and the money is gone many people will finally realize what they had lost. The video and the proverb are both trying to prove a point that money only matters in the short run, and in the long run, the resources matter the most. The Lorax tried to tell the boss

As solely a student, I will tell you that Lauren is an amazing student. In a classroom environment, Lauren is knowledgeable about many subjects, participates often, and always seeks to learn more. Specifically in social studies, Lauren has an extensive knowledge of international, historical, dates; events; and people. With every book that we read in English, Lauren is able to find metaphors that I never would have noticed.

While Moses is up at the Mountain of Sinai receiving the 10 Commandments from God, the people began to become worried. They urged Aaron, their temporary leader, to make an idol because they believed that Moses had either died or left them. As a result, Aaron melted their gold earrings and created a golden calf, which the people began to worship. The Lord of the Flies by George Orwell alludes to the story of the Golden Calf, where the pig’s head served as the “golden-calf”. The pig’s head symbolizes the root of evil and corruption in humanity; sin.

Henry Ford served as the inventor for the assembly line. He believed that the idea of independently manufacturing products was too inefficient and cultivated the idea to move the product instead of the people building it. Ford also pioneered technological research in developing products. Ford served as the turning point for technology; introducing and utilizing break-through ideas. Not only did he change how automobiles were manufactured, he changed the way people thought about technology. He made new technologies readily accessible and set the standard for the 20th century. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, Huxley makes Ford the center-point for why the new society was created, the old one was un-happy and inefficient. Replacing God

Timshel is the idea that one has a choice for the path of good or evil. In the song, “Timshel”, Mumford and Son’s creates allusions between their song and the novel, East of Eden. In “Timshel”, there is a lyric that says, “And you have your choices and these are what make man great”, which implies that in one’s life, they have the opportunity to pick their own path(14-15). This is related to Cal, in East of Eden, when Lee preaches to him about him being able to turn his life around. Timshel is also a great idea because people whose future looks negative, still have the chance to be positive. There are also allusions to Cain and Abel when Mumford and Son’s says, “And death is at your doorstep and it will steal your innocence but it will not steal your substance”(4-6).

The world full of so many colors, but they are affected by the same nasty, not glossy finish. The book Brave New World by Alexander Huxley was an image of what the future holds. A picture that showed that society will be soon be taken over and forced to serve a ruling order. Huxley had many themes in the book Brave New World, to make us imagine what the world can become. One of his most poignant themes, that he used was the dangers of an all-powerful government, by using languages such as allusions and motifs.

The author Lois Lowry grew up all around the world when she was a child due to her dad being in the U.S. Army. Since father was a dentist in the army and traveled the world she had gone to many countries which inspired her writing. At one point she had lived in Tokyo where she went to an American school on the base during her junior high years. One of her literary works later in her life is, The Giver, which had won a Newbery Award. In The Giver, the setting is a utopian society where the characters have no feelings, no memories, and no choices that they are able to make on their own. The names of the characters also have hidden meanings and relations behind them using allusion to recreate a religous matter along with how the novel

“The Lorax” and “Jabberwocky” are both similar and different in many distinct ways. Doesn't one need to point them out? I can name three ways right here, right now. We can both clarify them together and you’ll see, how these stories can really be. I’ve noticed what makes the two stories actually different than one other. And also the same. Hopefully, you’ll name those ways quicker than a cheetah can run a few miles. (Of course not that fast). Why don't we get right along to those differences and similarities right away?

As proclaimed by Shmoop editors, “When authors refer to other great works, people, and events. It’s usually not accidental” (Shmoop Editorial Team). In the story Brave New World by Aldous Huxley there is a profuse amount of allusions throughout the entirety of the novel. There are three main forms of allusion that is superior to the rest. Huxley uses literary, Native American, and religious allusions throughout the whole of the novel. These three forms of allusion help tie the story together by bringing into view how different the two societies are within the story.

In the novella I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, Robert is the last human on Earth that has been plagued by a disease that turns humans into vampires. This infection has ended with Neville alone in a house to fend and survive, in an undisclosed area of Los Angeles. It is mentioned several times through the novella that bombs could have caused the mutation of a disease and constant sandstorms attribute to the spreading of the infection throughout the areas of Los Angeles. In order to fend off the blood sucking vampires, Neville sets up perimeters of garlic, and mirrors to repel the vampires getting closer to his house. Additionally, Neville installs lights and boards his windows so the vamps can’t get in without a fight. All of his