Dr. Seuss's Social, Political, and Religious Messages: The Serious Dimensions of Children’s Literature

by Katherine Sanger

In this thesis, social, religious, and political propaganda within Dr. Seuss is be examined through both a close reading of the text and the life of Dr. Seuss (Ted Geisel) in order to determine whether or not the messages truly exist and if they are as obvious as they appear. Seuss did purposely include messages in several of his books. There is no question that "The Lorax" was meant to be an environmental warning, "The Butter Battle Book" included...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520191863
• ISBN13: 9781520191867
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"