and to this day, his books still thrive
He gave us the Lorax, Horton, and the Cat
counted fish, hopped on pop, and battled with butter: SPLAT!
His miles of advice taught me I could succeed,
Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!
I LOVE Dr. Seuss. Like...LOVE the books. I seriously think that I could probably quote most of the books word for work. Norman and I read the Foot book pretty much every single day when he was learning to read. The man is an inspiration to people everywhere; as a teacher I seriously admire him, but I think no matter who you are, you could find a great amount of inspiration in Dr. Seuss's work.
As a student of English, I find it really amazing and refreshing that he did all of his work in anapestic tetrameter. This means his work was written in four rhythmic anapests, each composed of two weak beats followed by one strong beat. I wrote that stupid poem at the top and let me tell you, it was super hard to even TRY to write like that. It just flowed from him naturally, and that is true talent.
Seuss did alot of work with very adult subjects, such as war, the environment, and life in general; his books transcend age genres and if you love his work you should look into his work with the newspapers he did comics for, and you'll especially get a kick out of Richard M. Nixon, will you please go now!?!
My personal favorite would have to be that little yellow guy who stood on his stump and preached to the world. Maybe it's cuz I'm a hippy, maybe it's because I'm bossy too, or maybe it's just because his little mustache is so stinkin' cute. Seuss has many extremely famous quotes, and lately I've been feeling this one: “You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”(I think it might have something to do with the fact that I've been feeling that way - floating in a state of sleepless exhausted bliss, haha - BUT, I'm leaving this blog with my favorite Seuss quote and one of my favorites from all of literature:
And I'll never forget the grim look on his face
when he heisted himself and took leave of this place,
through a hole in the smog, without leaving a trace.
And all that the Lorax left here in this mess
was a small pile of rocks, with one word...
"UNLESS."
Whatever that meant, well, I just couldn't guess.
That was long, long ago.
But each day since that day
I've sat here and worried
and worried away.
Through the years, while my buildings
have fallen apart,
I've worried about it
with all of my heart.
"But now," says the Once-ler,
"Now that you're here,
the word of the Lorax seems perfectly clear.
UNLESS someone like you
cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better.
It's not.
He's right.
UNLESS.
3 comments:
I absolutely love Dr. Seuss. When my mom made my baby sister's nursery I was soooo excited when it was Dr. Seuss themed. Her walls are covered in bright blue and green, the cat in the hat, thing one and thing two, Horton and his clover and even Gertrude McFuzz. And my favorite area at Universal Studios Island of Adventure is Seuss Landing. His stories are just so fun and entertaining. And the morals are great. You can never be too old for Seuss.
aaaw who doesn't love seuss :D
i have about 4 shirts that read "sam i am" heh...
One of my favorite shirts (too bad it doesn't fit well anymore) has Horton on it and the entire front is covered in the text from the beginning of "Horton Hears a Who". I start singing Seussical every time I wear it!
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