The Cat In The Hat By Theodor Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel, known around the world as Dr. Seuss, was an American children’s book author (Britannica). Additionally, Seuss was an illustrator and cartoonists whose influence has entertained, educated, and inspired readers and viewers of all ages. His children’s books such as The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Green Eggs and Ham are among some of his most famous pieces.
Dr. Seuss was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. His mother, Henrietta Seuss Geisel, was a very renowned brewmaster. His father, Theodor Robert Geisel, was the superintendent of Forest Park. Dr. Seuss gave credit to his parents for his talent as a writer and illustrator. He claimed that his mother was responsible for his ability
Seuss’s career as a children’s story author led to him winning many awards and gaining international fame. As many people know, Seuss is arguably one of the most influential and respected children’s authors in the world, but many people do not know the stories behind the stories. Nearly all of Seuss’s pieces were inspired by events, scenarios, or thoughts that he experienced in his own life. One such example can be found in his popular book The Cat in the Hat. What led to Seuss writing this book was actually another pair children’s story authors by the names of Dick and Jane. Seuss found that the stories written by Dick and Jane primers were not interesting and did not get children engaged with learning how to read or wanting to learn. As a solution to this, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat which was a main cause for the Dick and Jane primers to go out of business and no longer be offered as heavily in public and school libraries. Seuss later admitted to having great pride in doing this and that it brought him great satisfaction in doing so (The
It is apparent that Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax is a statement on environmental issues. Seuss is able to express through this book how he felt as though people were destroying the Earth and natural beauty. The story tells of how man had cut down all the trees in the world and everything had to be manufactured and, as a result, people in charge became greedy and selfish. People in the logging industry were unhappy with how Seuss had made them look evil and corrupt through this story. To appease the loggers, Seuss wrote a similar book titled The Truax. This story was told from the point of view of the loggers to make them out as less of the bad guys (The