Real Meaning Behind Dr. Seuss's Books

Have you ever wondered about the real meaning behind Dr.Seuss’s books? Believe it or not, Dr.Seuss’s books aren’t just a variety of rhymes and made up words. While I never realized the real meaning, my favorite Dr.Seuss book of all time is The Lorax. The books written by Dr.Seuss that I will explain are Yertle the Turtle, The Lorax, and And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street.

Yertle the Turtle is one story showing that Dr.Seuss is more than nonsense words and rhyming. Yertle, the king of all turtles, is the main character, and there is a smaller turtle named Mac who is also featured in the book. The story is set in any country ruled by a dictator. In Yertle the Turtle, Yertle creates a throne for himself by stacking all the turtles in his country. When the stack of turtles became very tall, Mac burps and the whole stack falls down. Yertle is no longer king of all turtles. This story was published when most countries were ruled by dictators. Although the story is told using nonsense words and rhyming, the meaning is more significant. Dr.Seuss is putting down dictators.

The main characters are the Once-Ler, a factory owner, and the Lorax, who speaks for the trees.The Once-Ler cuts down a truffula tree, and uses the material to make a sweater. The sweaters eventually become very popular, and the Once-Ler creates a factory, cutting down numerous trees and polluting the environment. While the Once-Ler and his workers continue to cut down truffula trees, they force the creatures living in the environment to move away. The last truffula tree is cut down, and the Lorax flies away and the Once-Ler gives the last truffula to a little boy. In this story, Dr.Seuss is telling us not to pollute our environments. Dr.Seuss’s books are more than just nonsense words and