Venn Diagram (sort of)
PolynesiansThey were in a war unlike the Lorax.
These people still cause questions to arise about their society. Is actual history. After everything was gone people realized their mistakes but couldn't fix them. In the end most of the people died. Polynesians were just trying to survive the island. |
SimilaritiesBoth people found a paradise but abused it. In both stories there was a tragic downfall in their habitat. Because of greed both used all their recourses slowly but surely. Just like the clans in Easter Island the Onceler didn't think of the future consequences of what he was doing. They both depended on natural resources. The symbology used in the Lorax suggests that just like the Polynesians everything died out. Just like in the Lorax the Polynesians used a certain tree for almost everything. Their mistakes prevented stuff from the habitat during their time. In both stories because of civilization coming in the recourses were disappearing at a faster rate. Some polynesians tried to warn people about what was happening just like the Lorax.
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The LoraxAfter everything was gone people just left.
They had more modern technology to cut down the trees. In the end the habitat was saved. In this story one human was trying to build an empire. |