I would be willing to bet that most people in this room and our generation have seen the movie “the Lorax”, but have you ever looked at it for what it is past a cute movie with fun characters and catchy songs?

• Dr. Seuss was clever, but also blatantly obvious in his focus on the issues of deforestation and environmentalism when writing this story
• Written in 1971, Seuss attempted to inform people about what happens if humans keep harming the environment (deforestation of the Pacific Northwest in the 60s) (can also be related to carbon footprint, pollution, consumerism, extinction)
• Why would he put such a big idea in a kids movie? parents are the ones who watch the movies with their children and are able to read into the meaning and talk about it – implements the idea into kids minds so they will think about it later on
• rainforest action network and Greenpeace looking to spread awareness and raise money towards environmental redevelopment
• extinction of animal species and habitats specifically due to the fast paced effect of human life
• imagine a world with no trees outside and green grass or flowing water
  • it is hard to imagine but it is the future and while it may not have a noticeable affect where you live now, it will eventually and human life will be inhabitable
  • “unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. it’s not”
  • says a lot about our society and what it takes to get people’s attention when generic routes have failed