achelor of Arts Degree in English, he went on to write columns for the Springfield Union for a few months.
             The Lorax by Dr. Seuss is a story of greed and destruction. The setting of the book is in the forest of Truffula Trees. The Once-ler was riding in the country when he comes upon this beautiful forest of Truffula Trees. In the book he is telling his story to a boy who comes to his house and he says " Way back in the day when the grass was still green and the pond was still wet and the clouds were still clean, and the song of the Swomee-Swans rang out in space.... One morning I came to this glorious place. And first I saw the trees!" The trees in the story symbolize what the Once-ler wants to have for himself; they are the way he wants to make his money. He does not care about who he hurts, or what he has to do to make money, he is very determined!
             The Once-ler sold his first Thneed and he was in business. Here was the chance for the Once-ler and his family to be rich so he called them all up and started a business. The Once-ler built a factory and his business was in full tilt. He chopped as many Truffula Trees as he could and kept making more and more Thneeds. A Thneed's something that everybody needs or wants such as, a shirt, or a sock, and maybe a glove. But it has other uses far beyond what we could imagine.
             When he chopped down the first Truffula Tree the Lorax came to his office to speak for the trees. He begged the Once-ler to not chop down the Truffula Trees, but the Once-ler was convinced that his Thneeds were the things that everyone needs. So the Once-ler sold his first Thneed and he was in business. Here was the chance for the Once-ler and his family to be rich so he called them all up and started a business. The Once-ler built a factory and his business was in full tilt. He chopped as many Truffula Trees as he coul
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