Theodore Geisel Research Paper

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“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” said Theodore Geisel. Geisel made the bad, happy. He never gave up when it got bad. Theodore Geisel is an inspirational author for kids. Geisel is a great American author, mostly known for his humorous poems. After taking a look at the life and work of Theodore Geisel, it is apparent that this writer deserves recognition as a profound American author. Geisel was born during WW1 March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts (Bio.com. A&E Networks Television). When he was old enough, he went to Dartmouth College in 1926, but during that time it was the Prohibition Era and he got caught having a drinking party. After he was caught, he got stripped of his editorship of the Jack-O-Lantern, …show more content…

After he moved out and went to Dartmouth College, he wrote the Jack-O-Lantern magazine for his college (Dr. Seuss | Seussville.com.). His mother especially was a major role, she made new rhymes often and she loved to do it (Theodor Seuss Geisel - "Dr. Seuss" Biography). It helped Geisel start thinking about writing. Also Geisel’s first wife Helen never let Geisel give up (Dr. Seuss | Seussville.com.). His mother and wife were of great importance to him with his writing career. An authors’ influences can be told about what they write, you can tell that Geisel had imaginative …show more content…

A lot of his best-seller books have been made up into movies and TV specials (Theodor Seuss Geisel - "Dr. Seuss" Biography). Almost everyone with a TV watches the TV specials when they air like “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. No one can get sick or bored of it because it is so loveable. He has also won two Academy Awards, two Emmy awards, a Peabody award, and the Pulitzer Prize (Theodor Seuss Geisel - "Dr. Seuss" Biography). Geisel's most liked accomplishment was that he was married to Helen Palmer (Dr. Seuss | Seussville.com.). She may have died from cancer, but her love helped Geisel go on with his life and create more of the books most children love

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