The Lorax sadly lifted himself into the air and disappeared through the smog, leaving behind a stone platform engraved with the word 'UNLESS'. Without raw materials, the factory closed down and the Once-ler's relatives left him. The Once-ler was unrepentant and vowed to continue 'biggering' his operations, but at that moment, one of his machines felled the last Truffula Tree. As time went on, the valley became choked with pollution, and the Lorax sent the animals away to find more hospitable habitats. The Once-ler's small shop soon grew into a large factory, and new vehicles were built to log the Truffula forest and ship out Th needs. After a man bought the Th-need for $3.98, the Once-ler, ignoring the Lorax's protests, phoned his relatives and asked them to come and help him with his new business. A strange creature known as the Lorax emerged from the tree's stump and voiced his disapproval of the Once-ler's actions. Having long searched for such a tree as the Truffula, he cut one down and used its foliage to knit an incredibly versatile garment known as the Th need. The Once-ler tells the boy that many years ago, he arrived in a beautiful valley containing a forest of Truffula Trees and a range of animals. The boy pays the Once-ler fifteen cents, a nail, and the shell of a great-great-great-grandfather snail to hear the story of how the Lorax was lifted away. Plot Ī boy living in a polluted area wanders down the Street of the Lifted Lorax and visits a strange, reclusive man known as the Once-ler. The ecology books I'd read were dull.In The Lorax I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might'. Seuss stated: ' The Lorax came out of me being angry.

He was able to create an engaging story addressing industrial/ economic and environmental issues. The story encourages personal care and involvement in making the situation better: a quote from the Lorax states, 'Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. The story is commonly recognized as a fable concerning the danger of greed causing human destruction of the natural environment, using the literary element of personification to create relatable characters for industry (the Once-ler), the environment (the Truffula trees) and environmental activism (the Lorax). Seuss’s works, most of the creatures mentioned are original to the book.

It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, the titular character, who 'speaks for the trees' and confronts the Once-ler, a business magnate who causes environmental destruction. The Lorax is a children's book written by Dr.

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