The Lorax

Reflection Questions:


1. What did the Once-ler do to upset the balance in this ecosystem?
    A: The Once-ler chopped down Truffula trees to create Thneeds to sell for his business.
2. What effect did his business have on the living things in the ecosystem?
    A: All the living things in the ecosystem were facing terrible food shortage and disease.
3. What effect did his business have on the water and air in the ecosystem? How did this affect the living things?
    A: The Thneed factories belched out smog that gives the Swomee Swans sore throats,leaving them unable to sing. The machinery made goo by-product and dumped them into ponds where the Humming Fish live, leaving them unable to hum.

4. What is the moral of the story?
    A: The moral of the story is to protect and use the resources wisely and appreciating the nature and all living things so that we can preserve them to the future.