Dr. Seuss: The Great American Children’s Poet Dr. Seuss is the pseudonym for Theodor Seuss Geisel III‚ Ted Geisel to his friends. He originally thought of his pen name being pronounced zo-oice which is the German pronunciation. He took his middle name from his mother’s maiden name. He was born in 1904 to Theodor Jr. and Henrietta Geisel of Springfiel Massachusetts. Both sets of grandparents were from Germany. Theodor Jr. was a wealthy brewer and tavern owner until the Prohibition. Then he worked
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Theodor Geisel Seuss is an American author‚ and a political cartoonist who is also known under the pen name Dr Seuss. His works play an important role in children literature because of his simple vocabulary and rhyming lines. His style is known by its exceptional storylines and moral values‚ two aspects that are found in most of his works. He has written several children’s books that inspired children and adults all around the world. One of his remarkable techniques that he uses in his writing‚ is
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Dr. Seuss and his influence on social issues Most of us know him as Dr. Seuss but his real name is Theodore Seuss Geisel born on March 2‚ 1904 in Springfield Massachusetts and died on September 24‚ 1991 (age 87) in La Jolla‚ California‚ US. Some famous books we would know by Dr. Seuss would be “Green Eggs and Ham‚” “Cat in the Hat” and his movies “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” “The Lorax”. Dr. Seuss was known for his children books and his amazing imagination and the places he would make for his
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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
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The children’s book “Green Eggs and Ham by Dr.Seuss” by Theodor Geisel has the obvious moral of not judging a book by its cover. The obvious meaning to children would be to try new things. However‚ from an archetypal criticism point of view‚ the story is seen as an allegory/metaphor for “Dante’s Inferno”. Seen with Sam-I-am being a symbol for the guide Dante has the through Hell‚ Virgil. The unnamed character representing Dante himself goes through the different circles of Hell‚ and the green eggs
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Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film) Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (promoted theatrically as The Grinch) is a 2000 American fantasy comedy Christmas film from Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment‚ based on the 1957 book of the same name by Dr. Seuss. It was the first Dr. Seuss book to be adapted into a full-length feature film. Because the film is based on a children’s picture book‚ many additions had to be made to the storyline to bring it up to feature-length
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Tracy Wang Mrs. Montgomery Research November 19‚ 2012 Dr. Seuss and His Amazing Literatures Dr. Seuss is a well know children’s literature writer. Many people probably can recognize his unique style of illustrations and story characters but not know who this writer is. His way of drawing buildings is and characters is something that symbolizes him. For example when you look at a normal building‚ it should have a geometric shape so the building actually “makes sense”. However the way that he
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Dr. Seuss‚ one of the greatest poets‚ used his imagination to create humorous works for children and adults. He was so well known and loved by everyone‚ schools still celebrate his birthday for weeks at a time. Theodor Seuss Geisel‚ also known as the legendary “Dr. Seuss‚” was more than just a famous children’s author. He was an excellent cartoonist for a local newspaper during World War II. “Tis Roosevelt‚ Not Hitler‚ that the world should fear‚” (Minear 34”) is a commonly referenced phrase
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to understand order vs. chaos better‚ one might look into the world renowned books of Dr. Seuss. His literature is not only clever and fun to read‚ but it also holds a lot of messages if you look deep enough. Reading one of his famous books‚ The Cat in the Hat‚ you can depict the Order vs. Chaos by looking at the Cat (Chaos) and the Goldfish (Order). The Cat at one point balances a teacup‚ some milk‚ a cake‚ three books‚ the Fish‚ a rake‚ a toy boat‚ and even his umbrella while he’s on top of a ball
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Corwin Sprunger Coach Fox English III - 6 1 March 2015 Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel There are many other people that could be placed on a stamp but Dr. Seuss is a little different than other people. Dr. Seuss should be placed on a commemorative postage stamp because he had a big imagination‚ entertained people and helped children learn how to read. When he was young‚ he made “loopy” drawings of animals‚ characters‚ and people. Even his father took him to the zoo to help him be creative with his drawings
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