User:Jaimeneto17/The Lorax (film)

The Creation of The Lorax
The film was originally inspired by Dr. Seuss's books and stories which was left with Audrey Giesel, Dr. Seuss's wife, after Dr. Seuss's death in 1991. The story (Horton Hears a Who!) was Dr. Seuss's favorite work, according to the co-writers Cinco Paul and Ken Duario and the story (The Lorax) was Audrey Giesel's favorite work of her husband. Chris Meledandri, the producer of the film "The Lorax", stated that Dr. Seuss's wife was involved directly in the production of the film with ideas, design suggestions, color suggestions, and some aspects that her husband would like.

Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism is portrayed during the Lorax. Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. Anthropomorphism appears during the movie since the bears, Lorax (Patas Monkey), and fishes had human traits such as talking. This factor is important for the movie because the producer was able to show people how the animals felt regarding all the deforestation made by humans.

Lorax's Environmental Impacts
Dr. Seuss wrote 90% of the story while he was on a trip to the Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nanyuki. The inspiration for the "Lorax" character was the high amount of Patas Monkeys in the region of the Mount Kenya. Dr. Seuss also included in his notes an illustration of whistling thorn acacia, a tree that the Patas Monkeys have as the main food source. Ironically, the Patas Monkey have been reduced by half since 1991 and the whistling thorn acacia are also disappearing because of drought and the use of the land for agriculture.