And the turtles, of course... all the turtles are free
As turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.
Dr. Seuss, Yertle the Turtle
There are no words to explain the great respect that I have for Theodor Seuss Geisel. In Judith and Neil Morgan's biography, Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel, they explained the story behind Gerald McBoing-Boing and its process of becoming a cartoon. After Seuss went to see how everything was coming along he left notes in the margins of the script that read: "Don't make fun of him... He's a success"(131). This may just be me but I think this is the sweetest thing in the world. He cares enough for his fictional characters to actually keep their feeling in mind and make sure they are safe from ridicule.He has this certain ideal equality that I admire to the fullest of my abilities because it is true we should all be treated with the up most respect. This sort of ties in the beginning quote too. He is spreading the equality in this subtle way by giving freedom to the turtles and furthering that freedom by saying it should be widespread. Why try to be a turtle when you are perfect just the way you are? If the freedom is allowed to everyone, maybe no one would be afraid to just be themselves.
Alright, so this week's reading has been fun. I tried reading aloud this week and it somewhat helped, but I think the best way to help myself was just to read the text two times through. This helped me achieve a deeper understanding and kept my mind filled with ideas. I hope everyone enjoyed this week's post. Come back next week:)
Thanks for reading,
Jenn
Alright, so this week's reading has been fun. I tried reading aloud this week and it somewhat helped, but I think the best way to help myself was just to read the text two times through. This helped me achieve a deeper understanding and kept my mind filled with ideas. I hope everyone enjoyed this week's post. Come back next week:)
Thanks for reading,
Jenn