The Lorax
The Lorax is the title character of a 1971 Dr.
Seuss children's book, a small orange creature who "speaks for the trees" against industrial exploitation.
The character has become a cultural symbol for environmental advocacy: She's the Lorax of our neighborhood, fighting every development proposal.
To invoke the Lorax is to reference principled but sometimes futile environmental protest.
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- children's literatureBooks aimed at youth
- Cat in the HatMischievous illustrated feline
- GrinchCelebration-despising curmudgeon
Horton · Sneetches · Thing One · Thing Two · Sam-I-Am · Yertle the Turtle · Hop on Pop · Fox in Socks
Upper lip hair
- orangeCitrus with segments
- smallLimited in size
- creatureLiving, sentient entity
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
protector · Truffula · stump · lifted · whimsical · grumpy · warning · wisdom
Scheduled narrative session
- readingInterpreting written text
- childrenYoung human beings
- libraryBook collection or building
- hardcoverRigid-bound book format
paperback · illustration · fable · allegory · morality tale · classic · picture book · pages
Preventing waste or loss
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
stewardship · activism · habitat · protection · endangered · ecosystem · wildlife · logging
Dr. Seuss
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- children's literatureBooks aimed at youth
- Cat in the HatMischievous illustrated feline
Grinch · Horton · Sneetches · Thing One · Thing Two · Sam-I-Am · Yertle the Turtle · Hop on Pop · Fox in Socks · illustration
mustache
Upper lip hair
guardian · protector · Truffula · stump · lifted · whimsical · grumpy · warning · wisdom · allegory
storytime
Scheduled narrative session
hardcover · paperback · illustration · fable · allegory · morality tale · classic · picture book · pages · narrative
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
preservation · stewardship · activism · habitat · protection · endangered · ecosystem · wildlife · logging · clearcutting
- Eco FilmsAn Inconvenient Truth, Our Planet, Planet Earth, Blue Planet, Princess Mononoke
- nature booksanimal stories, White Fang, Walden, field guides, Watership Down
- DisneyWalt Disney, Mickey Mouse, Disney, Minnie Mouse, Goofy
The Loraxpolluter
One who dirties environments
robber baron · oil baron · climate denier · industrialist · corporate raider
The Loraxvillain
Wicked story antagonist
antagonist · exploiter · destroyer · anti-hero · profiteer
The Loraxcorporate greed
Excessive pursuit of profit
industrial capitalism · multinational corporations · consumerism · Monsanto · ExxonMobil