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He usually visits Whoville only during the holidays, and delights in ruining the fun for everyone else by stealing and hiding the presents or some other mischief. The Grinch is an extremely grouchy character with a poor attitude and a bad temper. He is a Who in Whoville, who lives on Mount Crumpit away from civilization, with his dog ‘Max’. He also seems to have pockets in the fur over his belly, where he frequently puts his hands. While normally his mouth seems small and expressionless, it stretches into an extremely wide smile when he is happy. He is covered in green hair, and excess fur makes his fingers look longer than usual. He has a pear-shaped body with a bulging stomach, and long toes and fingers, like the other Whos. The Grinch is the antagonist of the books ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ and ‘The Grinch Meets his Max’.

In return, they created their own book called The Truax, showing their point of view. Finally, when the last tree is cut down, the Lorax goes too, leaving behind a rock with the word ‘unless’ marked on it, signifying that unless people care enough, the situation will not get better.įun Fact: The story of the Lorax offended people involved with the occupation of logging. He repeatedly warns and informs the Once-ler about the effects of his rampant destruction of the Truffula trees, until one by one, all the wild creatures such as the Brown Barbaloots, Swomee-Swans, and the Humming Fish leave to find new pastures. Seuss created this character to express his views on preventing pollution and saving the environment, and as such, the story depicts the Lorax as a representative of the beautiful Truffula trees, who are victims to the greed of the industrialist named the Once-ler. He is said to have a sharp and bossy voice. He is a creature of short stature, with brownish orange mossy fur and an enormous mustache. The Lorax is an extremely popular character, and is the protagonist of the book with the same name. Seuss Characters, followed by a list of all the other characters that he created in his lifetime. Characters such as the Lorax, Grinch, Horton the Elephant, Cat in the Hat, and Yertle the Turtle have captured the imaginations of children and adults across the world, and some of these powerful characters have even been featured on the silver screen.

Geisel created the characters which had either bizarre looks or personalities, or a combination of both. Seuss book is the unique characters featured in them. Profession: Writer, cartoonist, animator, book publisher, artist In this article, we’ll have a look at the most famous of these characters, and the thought that went behind the creation of each character. Most of these books were written in rhyme, and were filled with imaginative characters. Theodore Seuss Geisel was a prominent writer and cartoonist, who was primarily known for his children’s books which he wrote under the name of Dr.
