Seuss’ story transcends the call for environmentalism. Seuss' warning, therefore, could not be more needed.īut in rewatching The Lorax, it is clear that the moral of Dr. Indeed, our world is currently in danger, with greenhouse gasses, toxic waste and global warming all causing irreparable damage to our environment. Soon, the detrimental effects of climate change will be irreversible, a fact that is often overlooked by many.
It reprimands and criticizes big companies and corporations whose products are gradually destroying our ecosystem, and calls out the consumers who perpetuate this vicious cycle. Seuss’ prescient message in 1971 continues to be relevant and powerful.Īt surface level, the story is a fable about the importance of environmentalism. On July 7, The Lorax was uploaded to Netflix.
This town’s infrastructure is completely artificial-they even sell and produce bottled air-and so Ted goes on a quest to find a real tree, hoping to impress his crush who’s a staunch environmentalist.īut since that viewing all those years ago, I haven’t thought much about The Lorax-until recently. The movie version names the boy who visits the Once–ler Ted, and the town Thneedville, a society that bought all of the Once–ler’s Thneeds. The movie was different from the book, with a more intricate plot, cute subplots, and new characters. I remember dragging my family to see it, my twelve–year–old self eager to see one of my favorite stories on the big screen and ecstatic that the cast featured icons like Zac Efron and Taylor Swift. Seuss classic was turned into a successful animated musical. In 2012, around forty years after the book’s publication, this beloved Dr. But the Once–ler’s greediness and insatiable desire for more caused him to ignore the Lorax’s pleas and warnings until eventually there was nothing left: no cute little animals, no beautiful nature, no Truffula Trees, and no Lorax. He tells the boy that the Lorax tried to stop him.
The Once–ler explains to the boy that their world used to be beautiful, filled with cute little creatures and vibrant nature, until the Once–ler began cutting down all the Truffula Trees to make Thneeds, a multi–purpose fabric. It begins with a young boy visiting a mysterious man called the Once–ler to learn about the disappearance of the magical being called the Lorax. The book is set in a depressingly decrepit world eroded by pollution. I would turn each page slowly as to drink everything in-and I was fascinated by the story. I loved the smooth and satisfying rhythm of its rhyming scheme and the detailed and colorful illustrations. One of my all–time favorite children’s books when growing up was The Lorax.
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