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There's a Wocket in my Pocket! "There's a Wocket in my Pocket!" is an interesting children's book created by Dr. Seuss. At first glance one is given the impression that "There's a Wocket in my Pocket!" is just another fantasyland children's book by Dr. Seuss with a goofy cast of characters and amusing, memorable rhyme scheme. However, when one digs beneath the surface he will come to realize that this expresses a tale of paranoia and insanity that has been unparalleled in modern society. "Did you ever have a feeling there's a Wasket in your Basket?" This phrase introduces us to the true nature of the boy. The key word is "feeling" because it captures the thought that there isn't an absolute knowledge of the Wasket in the Basket, but a suspicion. The suspicions go on for the next few pages and with each new creature the boy gets a bit more excited, and crosses the edge of sanity a little further. Witness the smirk he has on his face when wondering "... Or a Nureau in your Bureau?" Now compare that to the absolute look of delight he has when questioning, "Or a Woset in your Closet?" The linear growth of joy at confirming his suspicions continues until he finally becomes insane and starts having interactions with his hallucinations, "And that Zelf up on that Shelf! I have talked to him myself." We are given a Bit of insight to the nature of the the young boy's dementia when he states, "That's the kind of house I live in." At this point in the story the reader will pause to wonder at the lack of parents in the home, and reach the conclusion that one of two things has happened: They have abandoned the child, or the child has already killed his parents and hidden their bodies somewhere in the house. The second idea has been supported by the overwhelming amount of creatures living downstairs, presumably guarding the corpses of the boy's dead parents. After all, there is a Telllar, a Nellar, a Gellar, a Dellar, a Bellar, a Wellar, and a

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