The Lorax Analysis

I believe that the message in the Lorax is very important and is relevant to real life situations. The Once-ler has a creative idea to use the Truffula trees to make Thneeds but he becomes too greedy when the demand for the Thneeds increases. In the beginning of the episode, the Once-ler tries to reason with the Lorax for cutting one of his trees. He said, “There’s no cause for alarm, I chopped just one tree”. Later, his opinion changes, because as the demand for the Thneeds becomes greater it means he needs to make more. He decides to invent a new piece of technology to help do this called the Super-Axe-Hacker. This increases production and saves time because more trees are being cut down. He also asks more of his family members to move in

The Once-ler is using the seed to try and explain to the child, to plant it, and grow it, and to protect it from people like him who cannot see the importance of the environment. Dr. Seuss wrote this book for children because he is trying to inform them at a young age about the importance of saving the environment and doing things in moderation. He is trying to teach children to not be greedy because it can corrupt an entire community and that it is okay to take something but after doing so, give something

Everything in nature depends on each other and when things start changing, something else happens. Every action will have a reaction. When the Once-Ler starts inventing products and recruiting more help to make productions faster he is not considering the long-term effects that will happen. First, they start to cut down more trees to make more houses, thneeds, factories, etc. This results in the Bar-ba-loots having to move because their food source, the Truffula trees, are being cut down and not replanted which, therefore, does not leave enough for everyone to feed on. Then, the intolerable fumes from the factory invaded, and poisoned the air and water, which makes it very hard for the Swomee-swans to fly and breathe and the Humming-fish to swim. This is significant because it’s happening in real life too, but people are acting oblivious to it. There are way too many oil and natural gas companies that begin drilling without fully researching and understanding the long-term environmental impact. This is affecting both humans and animals. In conclusion, the Lorax’s message is very important and it is essential that we start to understand it and use it let it affect our decisions before it is too