“The Lorax” is a popular children’s book written by Dr. Seuss, but did you know that is has a special meaning? Easter Island is famously known for its large statues, but did you know that it once had a population of nearly twelve thousand people? Both “The Lorax” and Easter Island were both affected by the effects of humans destroying the environment.
In “The Lorax”, the Once-ler discovered land that appeared to have never been disturbed by humans before. He found truffula trees, which he noticed were really soft, so he decided to turn them into thneeds. Thneeds were used for anything imaginable so everybody wanted one, but that meant that the Once-ler had to open up large factories to meet the peoples demand for them. By opening up these factories
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Many people wonder what happened to the islanders and wonder why they disappeared. Easter Island is famous for its many large statues which were carved of stone and dragged half way across the island to be placed. But to move the stones, the people had to cut down palm trees which eventually caused the island to be stripped of its trees population and caused the animals to migrate and find other food sources. When the animals migrated it caused the islanders population to collapse due to wars and starvation which lead to cannibalism among the people. Although the island had went through an ecological disaster in the early 1600’s, the people were able to restore the stability of the island and they lived relatively well until the late 1600’s. The ultimate killers of the people on Easter Island were the westerners who had visited the island in search of the new Americas. They did not directly kill the population, but they gave them diseases such as syphilis and small pox which caused the fall of the population on Easter