The story parallels what was going on in real life. Some of the examples include two main sides, the Americans and Russians, also threats of war from both sides. Another point is the "weapon" that both sides had in their war chest; the nuclear bomb. Dr. Seuss wanted to show how the themes of politics were foolish. (MacDonald).
The environment is another social issue that was committed on in Dr. Seuss's works. A great example of this was released in 1971 entitled The Loax. Seuss uses the Loax to represent the wildlife. The wildlife does try to save itself by sending the rest of the wildlife away, to hopefully out run the Once-lers. The Once-lers are big businesses who do not care how much they use or how much land they take. The saying "business is business" is the Once-lers" favorite saying. As MacDonald discusses in the seventies the environment was in concern because of businesses, especially manufacturing businesses. They were expanding and taking the land, nature resources and polluting. The pollution was not just of the air but the water too. Forcing wildlife to find new places, which many did not. Dr. Seuss is crystal clear about what he is trying to tell both big business and his readers about the environment, "Unless someone like you cares a whole lot, nothing is going to get better."(149).
Levine shows another example of how Seuss comments on social issues. Levine discusses how faithfulness of parents and the keeping of promises are social issues in Seuss's works. In 1940 Horton Hatches the Egg was released. This work contains two main characters, Horton and Mayize. Mayize is a lazy bird who has just laid an egg but desires to go on vacation. Horton is an elephant that is willing to be the adopted parent for the egg. He is put through all types of pain and suffering to keep his promise. He however decides to keep to his word, and takes his job seriously of being a parent for the egg.
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