The Once-ler's voice is described as sounding "as if he had smallish bees up his nose.”
The Once-ler describes the tufts of the Truffula Trees as "softer than silk" and their smell is compared to "fresh butterfly milk."
The Question and Answer section for The Lorax is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Lessons from The Lorax: Consumerism and Thneeds, Part II
The issue is environmentalism, the cost of cutting down of trees, and Lorax's determination to speak for the trees because they cannot speak for themselves. The Lorax advocates for custodial guardianship, or taking responsibility for nature. This...
A Thneed represents the consumer goods that are marketed as necessary items, and thus produced at a frenzy at great cost to the environment.
