The boy pays the Once-ler fifteen cents, a nail, and the shell of a great-great-great-grandfather snail to hear the story of how the Lorax was lifted away. The ecology books I'd read were dull.In The Lorax I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might.' Ī boy living in a polluted area wanders down the Street of the Lifted Lorax and visits a strange, reclusive man known as the Once-ler. Seuss stated,' The Lorax came out of me being angry.

He was able to create an engaging story addressing industrial/ economic and environmental issues. The story encourages personal care and involvement in making the situation better: a quote from the Lorax states, 'Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. The story is commonly recognized as a fable concerning the danger of greed causing human destruction of the natural environment, using the literary element of personification to create relatable characters for industry (as the Once-ler), the environment (being the Truffula trees) and environmental activism (as the Lorax). Seuss works, most of the creatures mentioned are original to the book. It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, the titular character, who 'speaks for the trees' and confronts the Once-ler, a business magnate who causes environmental destruction. The Lorax is a children's book written by Dr.

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