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The movie “The Lorax” is an animated film based on Dr. Seuss’ children’s book. It is not only a story but a tale with a powerful message. It presented environmental issues that can be related at present. It also shows how man’s greed can destroy nature and himself. The story has three main characters first is the Once-ler, the businessman. Second, the Lorax speaker of the tress and the 12 year old boy Ted.

In a walled place town named Thneedville, where all things are plastic and everything is not real. There is not even a single real tree. There is no nature and even air was sold. The 12 year old Ted is attracted to a woman named Audrey, hell in love with her and would do anything for Audrey’s wish which was to see a real tree. In his mission, Ted went outside the town and met the business man Once-ler. Once-ler was a businessman, he wanted to make his family proud of him so he went on a trip to look for something that would make him successful and then when he found one. He cut down a Trufulla tree and made a thneed out of it. The Lorax, guardian of the forest warned him to not cut trees anymore and then Ted promised the Lorax that he will not do it again. But he broke his promise and cut down all the trees and when the last tree was cut down, he realized that nothing was left even the animal who used to lived the paradise.
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