The Lorax And Jabberwocky Comparison

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Have you ever heard the words “Manxome” or “Grickle?” If not, then you haven’t read the poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll or the book “The Lorax,” by Dr. Seuss. I will be comparing and contrasting these two stories. First of all, “The Lorax” and “Jabberwocky” both have nonsense words, meaning that they contain words that people need to use context clues to figure out the definition of. If you have words like “vorpal” or “borogrove” on their own, you can’t find its definition. But when you read it in the poem “Jabberwocky,” you at least have some idea of what it means. Second, “The Lorax” has a hero, but the hero is not very clear. It can be the kid that Once Ler told the story of the Lorax, or it can be the Lorax himself. The kid is a curious child, brave enough to leave his home only to hear the story of the Lorax. The Lorax is small, but very brave. Despite his size, he will protect everything in the environment until there is nothing left to protect. In “Jabberwocky,” the hero is the young man who has set out to kill the Jabberwock. He is courageous because he left his comfortable spot to stop the evil Jabberwock in its territory. …show more content…

In “The Lorax,” before Once Ler came, the Lorax and all of the animals were jolly and energetic. When Once Ler started his Thneed business, the environment got worse and worse. The tone then became very depressing. You watch the animals leave, the trees get cut down, and the black, polluted sky. Then, after everything is gone, and there is almost no hope left, the Lorax lifts himself into the sky. “Jabberwocky” is much different from that. The hero sets out on a suspenseful journey to kill the Jabberwock. When the man kills the Jabberwock, he returns to his father and the poem becomes happy and

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