In the classic children's novel, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Dr. Seuss leads the reader on a tour through a fictional world full of Yinks, Yaks, Zans and other fantastic creatures. Seuss presents his imaginary world through the viewpoint of two anonymous children who, based on their appearances and simplistic language skills, are probably between the ages of eight and twelve. At first glance the novel appears as nothing more than an entertaining distraction for young children. Upon closer examination it is revealed that Dr. Seuss wrote the book to instill his far left political values into the minds of susceptible, naive children who lack the ability to place the book in its proper context.
             The most telling of Seuss's leftist plot elements are the narrators. Both of the young children view the fantastic creatures of the novel as nothing more than sources entertainment, often making light of and ignoring their troubles. Viewing an elderly, obese aquatic creature that is almost certainly suffering from hypertension and other cardiac health problems, the narrators think "From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere." (9) The children are symbolic of the capitalism Seuss felt plagued the Western world. Completely oblivious to the problems of the lower class, the narrators are never seen with anything but a content, smug smile upon their faces.
             In an important passage from the text, the narrators state that "We like our Mike and this is why: Mike does all the work when the hills get high." (23) The reader is then presented with an illustration of a naked gorilla pushing the narrators' bike up a steep incline while they rest, eyes closed, with an apathetic expression of complete comfort upon their faces. Seuss appears to be commenting on the socio-economic gap present in all Western democracies, invoking the image of America's legacy of slavery. It is ...