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== Politics ==

== Politics ==

Seuss identified himself as a [[liberal]] [[Democrat]], and his political views often show up in his work. [[The Lorax]], often considered a metaphorical piece on [[environmentalism]], features a lorax, who warns of impending doom, should The Once-ler, a stand-in for corporate greed, continue in it's destruction of the rare "truffula trees", to create thneeds. The Once-ler ignores his advice, until the very last truffula tree is destroyed, and proceeds to spend the rest of his life regretting his choices.  

Seuss identified himself as a [[liberal]] [[Democrat]], and his political views often show up in his work. [[The Lorax]], often considered a metaphorical piece on [[environmentalism]], features a lorax, who warns of impending doom, should The Once-ler, a stand-in for corporate greed, continue in its destruction of the rare "truffula trees", to create thneeds. The Once-ler ignores his advice, until the very last truffula tree is destroyed, and proceeds to spend the rest of his life regretting his choices.  

On the other hand, Seuss's book ''Horton Hears a Who'' is heavily promoted in [[pro-life]] circles, mostly because of the repeated line "A person's a person, no matter '''how''' small!" Seuss denied any [[pro-life]] metaphors in the book and claimed that it was a metaphor for the Hiroshima bombing.

On the other hand, Seuss's book ''Horton Hears a Who'' is heavily promoted in [[pro-life]] circles, mostly because of the repeated line "A person's a person, no matter '''how''' small!" Seuss denied any [[pro-life]] metaphors in the book and claimed that it was a metaphor for the Hiroshima bombing.