The Butter Battle Book The Butter Battle Book was a book made by Doctor Seuss January 12 1984. The book was about two different people.Those who ate bread butter side up and others butter side down. This would then spring into a war of who had the better defenses on their side. Dr.Seuss had three points that were found in this book and they were conflict‚ irony and setting; he used all three of these methods effectively in this book that seemed to be violent at it’s core with its conflict. Many
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9/16/12 The works of Dr. Seuss have for so long accompanied children growing up‚ whether it be in school‚ at the library‚ or at home. For children‚ his books represented a land of adventure and wonderful rhyming imagery. But in our childhood years‚ who knew he had an underlying meaning that meant so much more? As a young adult today‚ I am now cognizant of Dr. Seuss’ hidden agenda and vow to implore this man’s exertions of bringing awareness to the problems America was facing not only nationally
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war (Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History‚ no page number). As such‚ it is often not told to younger audiences because of its dark history and massive repercussions on today’s world. However‚ "The Butter Battle Book" by Dr. Seuss shares striking similarities with the Cold War‚ and it‚ being a children’s book‚ is in fact the best and most effective way of exposing children to the Cold War and events
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The Butter Battle Book written by Dr. Seuss is extremely satirical because of the story’s many similarities to the Cold War. By way of example‚ the conflict in the book is due to a nonsensical disagreement about which side an individual should butter his or her bread. The two groups‚ the Yooks and the Zooks‚ build a wall to divide the two societies due to their conflicting opinions. This parallels with the Cold War and the Berlin Wall which divided the Capitalists from the Communists. Another similarity
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My assessment of the Cold War holds the fact that it was a war based on threat and innovation. In the Butter Battle book and the Cold War share similar characters which can help children learn about complex political issues during the war. A major icon of the Cold War is the establishment and use of the "Berlin Wall".As researched‚ the Berlin Wall had a purpose to keep Western "fascists" from going into East Germany. The Berlin Wall stayed until November 9‚ 1989 as angry citizens attacked and chipped
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In The Butter Battle Book‚ Seuss puts his satirical talents on full display. He transforms the cause of the senseless war into a trivial conflict over toast‚ putting a more comical twist on things. The battle is between two different races or cultures‚ known as the Yooks and the Zooks‚ who do not realize that they happen to be more alike than different‚ because they live on opposite sides of a long wall. The Yooks like to eat their bread with the butter-side up‚ while the Zooks like to eat their
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The Butter Battle Book The Butter Battle Book is a picture book written by Dr. Suess. This book was published in 1984‚ and it was written as an allegory to the Cold War. It is an anti-war story about the arms race‚ MAD‚ and nuclear weapons. This book was written in the Cold War era about the concerns of the time‚ and how all of life could be destroyed by nuclear war. The Cold War was the time after WWII that involved strong tensions between the Western Bloc and the United States. During the Cold
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25 March 2014 Seuss-ism “Think left and think right and think low and think high‚ Oh‚ the things you can think up if only you try.” Dr‚ Seuss’s fun children’s rhymes are known by many‚ with over 200 million copies of his stories sold‚ but do these fun little stories hold a deeper meaning? Theodor Seuss Geisel also popularly known as the children’s author “Dr. Seuss” hides his philosophical views on individuality within the rhythm of his most popular books. Theodor Seuss Geisel was brought
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The Influence of Dr. Seuss Name College The Influence of Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel was a very influential man. His books have influenced several generations of children and adults throughout the years of his published work. Although Dr. Seuss passed away in 1991‚ his vast collection of written material is still influencing people of all ages across the world. Some of his work has been considered controversial‚ some considered nothing more than children’s fantasy stories‚ and some
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Dr. Seuss “Why fit when you were born to stand out?” – Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel‚ better known to the public as Dr. Seuss‚ is arguably the greatest children’s author in history. With world renown stories such as “The Cat in the Hat”‚ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”‚ and “Green Eggs and Ham”‚ Dr. Seuss has influenced people of all ages. And to this day‚ twelve years after his death‚ Seuss continues to affect the way children read‚ learn‚ and grow up with his timeless classics. Before the
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