Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr.
Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against
mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth''s natural
beauty.
A young boy residing in a polluted, grim world visits a
strange creature called the Once-ler who lives in such seclusion
that he never appears in full and only his limbs are shown. He pays
the Once-ler fifteen cents, a nail, and the shell of a
great-great-great grandfather snail to explain why the world is in
such a run-down state. The Once-ler explains to the boy that he
arrived in a beautiful, cheerful world containing happy, playful
fauna that spent their days romping around blissfully among
"Truffula trees." The Once-ler begins to cut down the truffula
trees, thinking they will help him craft "Thneeds," his invention
that he thinks everyone will need.
The Lorax, a small orange creature, appears from the stump of
a truffula tree. He "speaks for the trees, for the trees have no
tongues" and warns the Once-ler of the consequences of cutting down
the truffula trees, but the Once-ler ignores him. Soon the once
beautiful land becomes polluted and the fauna flee to find more
hospitable habitats. Eventually the final Truffula tree is cut
down, and without Truffulas the Once-ler cannot make any more
Thneeds. This leads to the closure of Once-ler''s factory and the
disappearance of the Lorax. The Once-ler lingers on in his
crumbling residence, living in seclusion and remorse, while
pondering over a message the Lorax left behind: a stone slab etched
with the word "Unless". The Once-ler now realizes that the Lorax
means that unless someone cares, the situation will not improve.
The book then returns to the present, ending on an ambiguous yet
optimistic note where the Once-ler gives the boy the last Truffula
seed and encourages him to plant it so that Truffula trees can
return as well as the fauna, and so would the Lorax.
關於作者：
Theodor Seuss Geisel - better known to millions of his fans as
Dr. Seuss is quite simply the most beloved children’s book author
in the world.
Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr.
Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of
youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped millions of kids
learn to read.
Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield,
Massachusetts, on March 2, 1904. After graduating from Dartmouth
College in 1925, he went to Oxford University, intending to acquire
a doctorate in literature.
Geisel published his first children''s book, And to Think That
I Saw It on Mulberry Street, in 1937, after 27 publishers rejected
it.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984, an Academy Award, three
Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and three Caldecott Honors,
Geisel wrote and illustrated 44 books. While Theodor Geisel died on
September 24, 1991, Dr. Seuss lives on, inspiring generations of
children of all ages to explore the joys of reading.
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