He was very upset as he shouted and puffed.

“I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.Īnd I’m asking you sir, at the top of my lungs”. But the instant he finishes, the Lorax appears out of the tree stump to burst his bubble and gives him holy heck. He builds a little shop, chops down one of those beautiful trees, and with the silken tufts, knits a Thneed. After some bribery, the Once-ler begins his sad tale.Īs he describes it, a long time ago, he was traveling in his wagon and came upon a beautiful place teeming with life: Swomee-swans, Brown Bar-ba-loots, Humming-Fish, and of course the amazing, colorful, silken Truffula Trees. To find out what happened to the Lorax, we must ask The Once-ler, a mysterious green being whose face we never see. All that is left from where the Lorax once stood is a pile of stones. There’s not really much life of any kind.

We begin on the Street of the Lifted Lorax, in a landscape that is bleak and desolate. I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I understand there are a lot more elements added to make a feature-length film.) (Note: This is the plot of the book, which is pretty short. (If you are also one of the few who hasn’t read the book and don’t want me to spoil it for you, then stop reading this post now and come back to it after you’ve read the book or seen the movie.) The Story of the Lorax Here’s the basic story, with my own interpretive spin on it. While The Lorax has been revered by environmentalists since it was written in the 70’s as a cautionary tale against rampant industrialization and overconsumption, I found myself seeing much more in it than a simple environmental tale. “Don’t worry,” she said, “Your post doesn’t have to be about trees but about any Lorax-inspired theme.” So I agreed to do it and hurried down to the library to check out the book. Somehow I missed it as a child, and then as an adult, I guess I’d heard so much about it, I never felt the need to actually pick it up and read it. “Except,” I told the rep, “my blog is about plastic, and isn’t The Lorax about saving trees? I don’t know if I can write a relevant post.” Believe it or not, I had never actually read the book. I had seen ads for the movie and was already looking forward to it, so I was happy to participate. SEUSS’ THE LORAX, which will be in theaters March 2. I’ll explain what I mean, but first, let me back up a bit.Ī couple of weeks ago, a representative from Universal Pictures invited me to write a compensated* post for the LESSONS FROM THE LORAX Blog Tour in support of Universal Pictures’ animated film DR. I used to be like him, and I still am sometimes.

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