How Did Dr. Seuss Change The Culture Through The 1990s?

Cornell Notes

MLA Citation:

Schwartz, Shelly. “All About Dr. Seuss: The Man Behind the Cat in the Hat.” ThoughtCo, ThoughtCo, 12 Mar. 2018, www.thoughtco.com/dr-seuss-1779838. Name: Lauren Kaplita Date: 5/29/2018 Class/Period: 3/4

Essential Question:

How did Dr. Seuss change the culture in the 1950s through the 1990s?

Questions:

What was Dr. Seuss’s background? Notes:

• His father = drawing

• Mother = writing

• Theodor Seuss Geisel

• Parents influenced his passion and creative writting

• Born: March 2, 1904 = Springfield Massachusetts

• Died: September 24, 1991

• He had German ancestry= he was bullied

• Sold U.S. liberty bonds = showed he supported the U.S.

• Theodore Roosevelt awarded the best liberty bond sellers a medal.

• Geisel

Even though he had German ancestry, he favored the Allies and criticized fascists such as Hitler. He persuaded people to think different things about war in his cartoons he drew. After writing hundreds of political cartoons, he wrote many stories that impacted children because they became their bedtime stories and were read in classrooms. They grabbed the kid’s attention with the catchy rhymes and funny made up words he used. This made kids want to learn how to read and begin learning to do so. His books are available in over twenty different languages, so most of the world can read them. Also, there are so many books, that at least every person would at least like one of his books. He has certain morals in his stories that many will take into their daily lives. His books teach the responsibilities we have for ourselves and the world around us. All of his books have rich meanings to them and through his books and political cartoons he teaches the importance of literature and the culture around us. With all of his books, he impacted many kids’ imagination and their ability to love to read and still do

Seuss change the culture in the 1950s through the 1990s?

Questions:

Did Dr. Seuss impact other authors? Notes:

• Inspired many authors to write and illustrate books by themselves such as PD Eastman and Mo Willems

• These authors made picture books that also made kids want to read and had a moral of the story

• Many got confused and thought Dr. Seuss wrote those books

• P.D Eastman’s book, “Are You My Mother”, teaches kids to never give up.

• He entertains kids the same as Dr. Seuss entertains kids to read his books because there are funny and imaginative

• For Example: Why would a baby bird think an airplane is his mother? This causes kids to laugh and enjoy the story.

• Mo Willems is also both an author and illustrator and he wrote funny books with the pigeon wanting to drive the bus and Elephant and Piggy

• This influenced people’s love to read as a kid

What was Dr. Seuss’s impact on adults? • Many morals of stories impact adults’ life

• He made parents happy that their child wanted to learn to read his books.

• The Lorax

• The Adult world had done much damage to the environment and the world around it

• This book illustrates the idea that kids should be conscious about not repeating the same mistakes the previous generation has made with not taking care of the