A Rhetorical Analysis Of The Book 'The Lorax' By Dr.

Dr. Seuss is a very smart man in terms of his poems and children stories. A quality of these rhymes, poems, and children’s stories is that we cannot get them out of our head. Maybe because it was particularly vivid or poignant, or just simply easy to remember. His writing has deep meaning behind what seems to be a simple story; which not only appeals to a younger audience, but to adults as well. “The Lorax” written by Dr. Seuss is one of his most explicitly rhetorical books. The story is set in a dark, murky, destroyed landscape caused by the Once-ler’s exploitation of the ecosystem, which was once supported by the Truffula trees.
However the Lorax is an advocate for the Truffula trees. The Lorax spoke for the trees because the trees could not speak for themselves. The Lorax felt like he needed to speak for the trees because they were being cut down and the Lorax believed that
Not only were the trees being affected but the population in the area was also affected. Three populations survival in particular was endangered by the Once-ler’s actions. One of the populations affected were the Humming fish. These fish were located in Lake Erie and were unable to breathe through their gills due to water pollution from the Thneed factory. Another population that was affected was the Brown Barbaloos. The Brown Barbaloos did not have enough of a food supply to sustain life. This was because the fruit off the Truffula trees were their source of food and since the trees were quickly disappearing so was the Barbaloos food source. The Swammy Swams were also affected. They were not able to sing/breathe due to the air pollution from the factory. This can be related to problems in society today. Big companies are a big cause of pollution in the air and water. Also there are companies that clear cut forests down. Dr. Seuss reminds of these people, and uses the Once-ler as an